Ezra Taft Benson denounces politicians who support birth control and abortion during the October 1970 General Conference.

Date
Oct 1970
Type
Speech / Court Transcript
Source
Ezra Taft Benson
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Ezra Taft Benson, Conference Report (October 1970): 21

Scribe/Publisher
Conference Report
People
Ezra Taft Benson
Audience
Reading Public, Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
PDF
Transcription

Undermining of home

And so today, the undermining of the home and family is on the increase, with the devil anxiously working to displace the father as the head of the home and create rebellion among the children. The Book of Mormon describes this condition when it states, "And my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them." And then these words follow—and consider these words seriously when you think of those political leaders who are promoting birth control and abortion: "O my people, they who lead thee cause thee to err and destroy the way of thy paths." (2 Ne. 13:12.) And let me warn the sisters in all seriousness that you who submit yourselves to an abortion or to an operation that pre- cludes you from safely having additional healthy children are jeopardizing your exaltation and your future membership in the kingdom of God.

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