Happy Birthday! President Benson

Here are gifts that some of you would give President Benson for his ninety-first birthday:

Love, because it’s one of the most precious things on earth.
Rebecca Bennett, age 10
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

A computer, because everybody should have one.
Chase Moser, age 6
Angeles, Philippines

A day of fun at our beach. We could run around together and build a sand castle.
Jessica Siebeneicher, age 4
Whangaparaoa, New Zealand

A puppy and a hug.
Shalea Gonsalves, age 8
Burlington, Vermont

My Little Mermaid book.
Daniel Fox, age 4
Bountiful, Utah

A quilt and flowers.
Jessica Waters, age 8
Birmingham, Alabama

A promise that I will go on a mission.
Tyler Porter, age 11
Whitney, Idaho

I’ll be extra good on his birthday.
Mariah Ashley, age 5
San Antonio, Texas

All my love, and years full of happiness.
Teagen Curtin, age 11
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

A big hug and a big kiss. He’ll enjoy it, and so will I.
Krista Davis, age 8
Layton, Utah

I’ll pray for him every day.
Christianne Salisbury, age 10
Tallahassee, Florida

A bike so that he can race up hills like the missionaries.
David Morton, age 3
Auckland, New Zealand

A brown bear and a lamb and a yellow bird in a box tied with a ribbon, and a Winnie the Pooh book.
Autumn Doney, age 3
Williston, Vermont

A world that will listen.
Sarah Ashley, age 7
San Antonio, Texas

A bookmark, so he can find his place in the Book of Mormon.
Elizabeth Leavitt, age 6
North Salt Lake, Utah

The world.
Jonah Simmons, age 10
Birmingham, Alabama

The golden plates.
Rachael Bennett, age 9
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

My pet sheep to play with.
Jarom Reid, age 11
Auckland, New Zealand

A lot of horsies.
Melissa Surre, age 4
San Antonio, Texas

Good health.
William Hull, age 10
Whitney, Idaho

A beautiful flower.
Randi Woods, age 6
Birmingham, Alabama

A brand new suit.
Skye Nicholls, age 10
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

A New Zealand chocolate bar—they’re yummy.
Cruchan McIver, age 7
Auckland, New Zealand

A poem that will always cheer him up in bad times.
Michael Morin, age 9
San Antonio, Texas

A smile and a hug on a warm day.
Bethany Rane, age 11
South Burlington, Vermont

A picture of my mum and dad.
Emmanita Forua, age 5
Orewa, New Zealand

A surprise party in Whitney, Idaho, where he grew up.
Arisha Moser, age 8
Angeles, Philippines

I’m going to share the gospel and give my friend a Book of Mormon.
Tania Napia, age 10
Auckland, New Zealand

A promise to always live the teachings of the gospel.
Alec Harvey, age 9
Auckland, New Zealand

I will read the Book of Mormon and the Bible.
Carey Joyce, age 6
Auckland, New Zealand

My love and an invitation to my wedding in the Washington Temple someday.
Andrea Lords, age 10
St. Essex Junction, Vermont

A kiwi, New Zealand’s native bird.
David Wilson, age 11
Whangaparaoa, New Zealand

A calendar, so he can keep track of all his meetings.
David Leavitt, age 8
North Salt Lake, Utah

I’m going to tell my friends about him and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Renata Manson, age 8
Auckland, New Zealand

Photography by Craig Dimond; Styling by Mindi Bartlett and Pam Farr