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Agency

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Noah was blessed for choosing the right.

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 2:43pm

When the prophet Noah was alive, people were very wicked.

"[But] Noah and his sons hearkened unto the Lord, and gave heed, and they were called the sons of God." (Moses 8:13)

Because Noah and his sons chose the right, they received the Priesthood. Noah was called to preach the gospel. "And it came to pass that Noah called upon the children of men that they should repent; [Noah said] Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you; nevertheless [the people] hearkened not." (Moses 8:20, 24) Read more »

In the premortal life, I chose to follow God’s plan.

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 2:18pm

Heavenly Father taught Moses about what you and I did before we were born (Abraham 3). Before we were born, you and I lived with Heavenly Father and Jesus and Satan and many other of God's children. We were happy, but we could not grow. We needed physical bodies

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like the ones we have now to grow like Heavenly Father. Heavenly Father had a plan to help us grow like him. We would receive physical bodies and live in families. Satan wanted to destroy Heavenly Father's plan.

Heavenly Father said, " And we will prove [these children] herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;" (Abraham 3:25) Read more »

Agency Is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 2:05pm

Do you know what you want to do tomorrow? What about next week? Or next year?

The gift of making choices about what we will do is called agency. Heavenly Father lets us make choices. Our choices can help us or hurt us. When we use our agency to be obedient, Heavenly Father will bless us. When we are disobedient, we must face the consequences.

The prophet Joshua told the Israelites what he would do with his agency. He made the choice to be obedient He said, "Choose you this day whom ye will serve; ... but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15) Joshua told the people he would use his agency to serve the Lord, no matter what.

I am grateful I can make choices about my actions. I will be like Joshua and use my agency to serve the Lord.

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Ideas for Sharing Time Jan 2012 week 1&2

Submitted by Hatch Patch Cre... on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:04am
Here are a few ideas to help supplement the "Sharing Time" outline. This is specifically for Jan of 2012 all about "Agency Is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves" This is for weeks 1&2 ...

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Scripture Journal glue ins - Agency, Judgment, Suffering in Mortal Life

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 11:04am
Here are the glue-ins I'm using for teaching the Plan of Salvation for Old Testament. Agency: The Greatest Decision We want our children and their children to know that the choice of life is not between fame and obscurity, nor is the choice between w...

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