AGENCY

 “There is no need for you or for me, in this enlightened age when the fullness of the gospel has been restored, to sail uncharted seas or to travel unmarked roads in search of truth.” ~President Thomas S. Monson, Obedience Brings Blessings, April 2013 General Conference

“None of us should ever underestimate how driven Satan is to succeed.”  ~Elder L. Tom Perry, Obedience to Law is Liberty, April 2013 General Conference

“Each choice you and I make is a test of our agency—whether we choose to be obedient or disobedient to the commandments of God is actually a choice between “liberty and eternal life” and “captivity and death.” ~ Elder L. Tom Perry, Obedience to Law is Liberty, April 2013 General Conference

 “Men and women receive their agency as a gift from God, but their liberty and, in turn, their eternal happiness come from obedience to His laws. As Alma counseled his errant son Corianton, ‘Wickedness never was happiness.’” ~ Elder L. Tom Perry, Obedience to Law is Liberty, April 2013 General Conference

“Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God.” ~President Boyd K. Packer, Agency and Control, April 1983 General Conference

“We are free to choose what we will and to pick and choose our acts, but we are not free to choose the consequences. They come as they will come.” ~President Boyd K. Packer, These Things I Know, April 2013 General Conference

“But think of it: in our premortal state we chose to follow the Savior Jesus Christ! And because we did, we were allowed to come to earth. I testify that by making the same choice to follow the Savior now, while we are here on earth, we will obtain an even greater blessing in the eternities. But let it be known: we must continue to choose to follow the Savior. Eternity is at stake, and our wise use of agency and our actions are essential that we might have eternal life.” ~Elder Robert D. Hales, Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life, October 2010 General Conference

“We have been given agency, we have been given the blessings of the priesthood, and we have been given the Light of Christ and the Holy Ghost for a reason. That reason is our growth and happiness in this world and eternal life in the world to come.” ~Elder Robert D. Hales, To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency, April 2006 General Conference

 “Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming.” ~Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Desires, April 2011General Conference

“Satan is no match for the Savior. Satan’s fate is decided. He knows he has lost, but he wants to take as many with him as he can. He will try to ruin your goodness and abilities by exploiting your weaknesses. Stay on the Lord’s side, and you will win every time.” ~ Elder Richard G. Scott, For Peace At Home, April 2013 General Conference