Agency

“My beloved young sisters, you have the precious gift of agency. I plead with you to choose to obey.” Believe, Obey, and Endure By President Thomas S. Monson, April 2012

“We have also been given the gift of agency. In a thousand ways we are privileged to choose for ourselves. Here we learn from the hard taskmaster of experience. We discern between good and evil. We differentiate as to the bitter and the sweet. We discover that there are consequences attached to our actions.” The Race of Life By President Thomas S. Monson ,  April 2012

“We know that we had our agency before this world was and that Lucifer attempted to take it from us. He had no confidence in the principle of agency or in us and argued for imposed salvation. He insisted that with his plan none would be lost, but he seemed not to recognize—or perhaps not to care—that in addition, none would be any wiser, any stronger, any more compassionate, or any more grateful if his plan were followed.” The Three Rs of Choice Thomas S. Monson , October 2012

“with the right of choice comes the responsibility to choose. We cannot be neutral; there is no middle ground.” The Three Rs of Choice Thomas S. Monson , October 2012

“The essential doctrine of agency requires that a testimony of the restored gospel be based on faith rather than just external or scientific proof.” In Tune with the Music of Faith By Elder Quentin L. Cook , April 2012

“That which is sacred to God becomes sacred to us only through the exercise of agency; each must choose to accept and hold sacred that which God has defined as sacred. He sends light and knowledge from heaven. He invites us to receive and treat it as sacred.” To Hold Sacred By Elder Paul B. Pieper , April 2012

“Agency is to act with accountability and responsibility for our actions.” Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life Robert D. Hales, October 2010

“when we choose to do the will of our Heavenly Father, our agency is preserved, our opportunities increase, and we progress.” Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life Robert D. Hales, October 2010

“…our righteous exercise of agency always makes a difference in the opportunities we have and our ability to act upon them and progress eternally.” Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life Robert D. Hales, October 2010

“Some challenges result from the agency of others. Agency is essential for individual spiritual growth and development. Evil conduct is an element of agency.” The Songs They Could Not Sing Quentin L. Cook , October 2011