Stop safari from opening last session in Yosemite

I've searched the web looking for an answer.
Just upgraded to Yosemite and have Safari 8 now on my Macbook Pro.
Everytime I open Safari, it opens my last session...I get some people like this, I do not.
I've seen that there’s now a separate preference for what Safari 8 should do on startup: open a new window or restore all windows from the previous session.
I can't seem to find the option in Safari preferences anymore.
I want Safari to open to my homepage....I shouldn't have to click the Shift button every time....plz help.

Hi ..
Open System Preferences > General
Select: Close windows when quitting an app
Then restart your Mac to test.

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