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Young Men Lesson 20: Proper Use of Agency
Mormon Life says: "Each of us has come to this earth with all the tools necessary to make correct choices." -Thomas S. Monson
Discussion Questions• What blessings have you received from making correct choices?• What changes could you make in your life that would make it easier for you to always choose the right?Excerpt...
FHE: Agency
Mormon Life says: One of the greatest gifts our Heavenly Father has given us is the power to choose. With that power, we show Him what our hearts really desire.
Conference Talk: For more information on this topic read “Choose Eternal Life,” by Elder Randall K. Bennett, Ensign, Nov 2011, 98. Thought: In reality we have only two eternal choices, each with...
February 2012 Sharing Time: Choose to Obey
Mormon Life says: This sharing time will help the children learn about the blessings they receive when they choose the right.
Preparation: Obtain a bean bag and two buckets or baskets. Label one bucket, “YES” and the other bucket, “NO.” Presentation: Explain to the children that commandments are the rules or laws that...
Book of Mormon Lesson 6: "Free to Choose Liberty and Eternal Life"
Mormon Life says: What would you say to your children if it were the last thing you would ever say to them? Consider this as you reflect on Lehi's words in this lesson.
Quote of the week: I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children the spirit of that great book...
Young Women Lesson 28: Agency
Mormon Life says: Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right because it is right, even when it is hard.
During World War II, President James E. Faust, then a young enlisted man in the United States Army, applied for officer candidate school. He appeared before a board of inquiry composed of what he...
Young Men Lesson 5: Agency
Mormon Life says: As we obey our Heavenly Father’s commandments, our faith increases, we grow in wisdom and spiritual strength, and it becomes easier for us to make right choices.
Some time ago, as I was driving, I had to stop at a red light. The vehicle in front of me caught my attention. A sticker read, "I do what I want." I wondered why someone would choose to place...
FHE: Agency
Mormon Life says: "One gift that will help us navigate our lives is the gift [God] has given to all, the ability and power to choose."
Conference Talk: For more information on this topic read "Gifts to Help Us Navigate Our Life," by Jose A. Teixeira, Ensign, May 2009, 104-6. Thought: One gift that will help us navigate our...
Young Men Lesson 20: Proper Use of Agency
During my professional life as an airline pilot, passengers sometimes visited the cockpit of my aircraft. They asked about the many switches, instruments, systems, and procedures and how all this technical equipment would help such a huge and beautiful airplane fly. I would explain that it...
Thoughts on Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6
Mormon Life says: Lesson 6 focuses on the beginning chapters of 2 Nephi, Lehi's last words to his family. The following materials by Elder Dallin H. Oaks and John W. Welch shed light in the topics of free agency and Lehi's last testament.
Elder Dallin H. Oaks on Human Agency: First, because free agency is a God-given precondition to the purpose of mortal life, no person or organization can take away our free agency in...
