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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born on a farm in [[Whitney, Idaho|Whitney]], [[Idaho]], Benson was the oldest of eleven children. He was the great-grandson of [[Ezra T. Benson]], who was appointed by [[Brigham Young]] as a member of the [[Quorum of Twelve Apostles]] in 1846. Benson began his academic career at Utah State Agricultural College (now [[Utah State University]]), where he first met [[Flora Smith Amussen]]. Benson's alternated quarters at USAC with work on the family farm.<ref>[http://www.lds.org/ensign/1994/07/president-ezra-taft-benson-a-sure-voice-of-faith?lang=eng&query=ezra+taft+benson+life biographical article on Benson ''Ensign'', July 1994]</ref> | Born on a farm in [[Whitney, Idaho|Whitney]], [[Idaho]], Benson was the oldest of eleven children. He was the great-grandson of [[Ezra T. Benson]], who was appointed by [[Brigham Young]] as a member of the [[Quorum of Twelve Apostles]] in 1846. Benson began his academic career at Utah State Agricultural College (now [[Utah State University]]), where he first met [[Flora Smith Amussen]]. Benson's alternated quarters at USAC with work on the family farm.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.lds.org/ensign/1994/07/president-ezra-taft-benson-a-sure-voice-of-faith?lang=eng&query=ezra+taft+benson+life biographical article on Benson ''Ensign'', July 1994]</ref> | ||
Benson served a [[Missionary#Mormon missionaries|church mission]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] from 1921 to 1923. It was while serving as a missionary, especially an experience in [[Sheffield]] that caused Benson to realize how central the [[Book of Mormon]] was to the [[Restored Gospel]] message and converting people to the LDS Church.<ref | Benson served a [[Missionary#Mormon missionaries|church mission]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] from 1921 to 1923. It was while serving as a missionary, especially an experience in [[Sheffield]] that caused Benson to realize how central the [[Book of Mormon]] was to the [[Restored Gospel]] message and converting people to the LDS Church.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> He later served as president of the Newcastle [[Conference (LDS Church)|Conference]]. | ||
After his mission Benson studied at [[Brigham Young University]] and finished his bachelors degree there in 1926. That same year he married Flora Smith Amussen, shortly after her return from her mission in Hawaii. He received his masters degree from [[Iowa State University]]. Several years later did preliminary work on a doctorate at the University of California at Berkeley, but never completed this degree. | After his mission Benson studied at [[Brigham Young University]] and finished his bachelors degree there in 1926. That same year he married Flora Smith Amussen, shortly after her return from her mission in Hawaii. He received his masters degree from [[Iowa State University]]. Several years later did preliminary work on a doctorate at the University of California at Berkeley, but never completed this degree. | ||
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