“Ezra Taft Benson,” Tambuli, Sept. 1994, 14–15
Ezra Taft Benson
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Sarah and George Benson were excited when they learned that Sarah was to have a baby. This would be their first child.
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When Sarah’s labor started on 4 August 1899, both her mother and George’s mother were there with the doctor to help. Sarah was grateful for their support.
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It wasn’t an easy delivery. The baby boy weighed more than eleven pounds! He wasn’t breathing when he was born, and the doctor didn’t think that the infant would live.
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But the grandmothers refused to give up. They each offered a silent prayer. Over and over, they dipped the baby in cold water, then in warm water.
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Imagine how excited they were when the baby gulped his first breath of air and let out a cry! Their prayers had been answered.
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The infant was named Ezra Taft Benson, and he grew up to be a great man. When he was eighty-six years old, he became the thirteenth President of the Church.