#3 - Agency one of Gods Greatest Gifts

Agency is one of God's Greatest Gifts. The Lord wants us to be responsible for our own actions, our own decisions, and our own choices. Having agency comes great responsibility. We all must understand the decisions we make consequences will follow.

D&C 82:10 is a favorite scripture of our family and a favorite person scripture for my siblings. We find "I the Lord am bound when ye do what I say, but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise."

This powerful scripture gives us the knowledge that if we are obedient, then the Lord promises his blessings upon each of us. But if we we are disobedient, he does not promise us anything, we must accept the consequences for our actions.

My brother Elder Nihipali has expressed often in his letters to us from the mission field the importance of being obedient. His simple words is "if we are obedient the lord follows through on his promise or blessings, if we choose to be disobedient then we should not expect any blessings because of our disobedience.

When it is my turn to the cross the veil I wll be prepared to know that Heavenly Father loves me and he truly wants us to exercise our agency in making the right decisions and choices. Thank you Heavenly Father for this wonderful gift.

#1 - Making Good Decisions through Scripture Study

Making wise choices and decisions require searching it to out and asking Heavenly Father if it be right. D&C 9:7-9 clearly provides the things we need to understand and to take care of our problems and study them out through our minds.

My scripture study requires someone reading to me the scriptures. When someone is reading to me I feel at home and at peace. It's the only time that I enjoy being with any member of my family. There are not many decisions that I am faced with now in my life. My limitations don't allow me choose right from wrong. But I can feel the spirit when my family speaks to me and tries to share the scriptures with me.

My experience of regular scripture study is more of peace and comfort to me when I'm listening to someone reading to me. But the experience my family feels while reading the scriptures brings them joy, peace and understanding. Difficult choices that my parents face will eventually come up as I get older especially about who will care for my sister, Moani, and I.

The Lord says in verse 8 that we "must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause your bosom shall burn within you; therefore you shall feel that it is right." I trust my parents and those that care for me that the right choices for me are by following this pattern that the Lord has set for all of us in this scripture.

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