Agency

Agency is our ability to make choices for ourselves while here on earth – whether they be righteous or not. Agency allows us to be who we need to be. It is a true gift of our Heavenly Father. Without the gift of agency, we would all be the same. We would not have our individuality or identity. Because we were given agency, we have the power to cultivate ourselves how we choose. We can develop ourselves and change for the better. Agency is a blessing to us all. We are following Heavenly Fathers plan when we use our agency for righteousness and to bring His plan to fruition here on earth. I am so thankful for my ability to choose for myself that which I know will make me eternally happy.

Top 10 Favorite quotes about Agency

1."Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny." Russell M. Nelson https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/decisions-for-eternity?lang=eng, 

2."We cannot force God’s children to choose the way to happiness. God cannot do that because of the agency He has given us." Henry B. Eyring https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/to-my-grandchildren?lang=eng,

3."The choice is yours, and the choice is mine, remembering that our choices, our decisions, determine our destiny. God will guide you in your determination to serve Him and keep His commandments as you listen, as you learn, as you labor, and as you love." Thomas S. Monson https://www.lds.org/liahona/2013/08/youth/four-words-to-guide-you?lang=eng

4. "As we strive to understand, internalize, and live correct gospel principles, we will become more spiritually self-reliant. The principle of spiritual self-reliance grows out of a fundamental doctrine of the Church that God has granted us—agency." Dieter F. Uchtdorf https://www.lds.org/liahona/2005/11/christlike-attributes-the-wind-beneath-our-wings?lang=eng

5. "We must choose whom to follow." Boyd K. Packer https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/the-witness?lang=eng

6. "Our fathers gave us liberty. Our vigilance must preserve it." J. Rueben Clark http://www.latterdayconservative.com/articles/some-fundamental-principles-of-our-constitution/

7. "Our choice in this life is not whether we will or will not to subject to any power. Our choice is to which authority we will yield obedience: God's or Satan's." D. Todd Christofferson http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=344

8. "We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." Thomas S. Monson https://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/01/living-the-abundant-life?lang=eng

9. "Christlike attributes come into our lives as we exercise our agency righteously." Dieter F. Uchtdorf  https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/10/christlike-attributes-the-wind-beneath-our-wings?lang=eng

10. "Agency is your power to become. Each choice takes you closer to or further from what you are meant to become." Randall L. Ridd https://www.lds.org/general-conference/print/2014/04/the-choice-generation?lang=eng

11. "Obedience is a choice. It is a choice between our own limited knowledge and power and God's unlimited wisdom and omnipotence." L. Tom Perry https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/obedience-through-our-faithfulness?lang=eng

12. "Unless overcome by serving others, selfishness leads to serious sin, with its depressing feelings and binding chains. It is the crowbar Satan uses to open a heart to temptation in order to destroy agency". Elder Richard G. Scott https://www.lds.org/ensign/1989/05/trust-in-the-lord?lang=eng&query=Elder+Richard+G.+Scott