Act in Doctrine - Chapter Two

I loved this quote from p 44 of Act in Doctrine:

"The earth was created and prepared as a place whereon Heavenly Father's children could be proved to see if they would do 'all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them' (Abraham 3:25).  The very purposes of the Creation and of our mortal existence are to see if you and I will do and become what the Lord instructs and commands us to do and to become.  We have not been blessed with moral agency to do whatever we want whenever we will.  Rather, according to the Father's plan, we have received moral agency to choose the right, to do good, and to become whatever God intends for us to become."

And in Moses 7:32-33, we learn that "the fundamental purposes for the gift of agency are to love one another and to choose God."  (This isn't a suggestion or a counsel . . . this is a commandment.)

How can I better use my agency to love others and choose God?

Obedience to God isn't restrictive.  It's quite the opposite.

President Packer said this, "Perhaps the greatest discovery of my life, without question the greatest commitment, came when finally I had the confidence in God that I would loan or yield my agency to Him--without compulsion or pressure, without any duress, as a single individual alone, by myself, no counterfeiting, nothing expected other than the privilege.  In a sense, speaking figuratively, to take one's agency, that precious gift which the scriptures make plain is essential to life itself, and say, 'I will do as thou directs,' is afterward to learn that in so doing you possess it all the more."

That really means a lot to me.  And it leads me to ask the question, Have I completely yielded my agency to God?  Am I willing to do EVERYTHING He asks me to do--without question?

I would like to think so, but I am sure there are still some areas in which my faith is not yet perfect.

But I am going to think about these questions and consider how much of my agency has been given to Him.  That is my ultimate goal.  Because when we give Him our agency, He gives us everything.