Agency

1. “Agency used righteously allows light to dispel the darkness and enables us to live with joy and happiness.”

Hales, Robert D. "To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency." General Conference. Apr 2006: n. page. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/to-act-for-ourselves-the-gift-and-blessings-of-agency?lang=eng>.

2. “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.”

Hales, Robert D. "To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency." General Conference. Apr 2006: n. page. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/to-act-for-ourselves-the-gift-and-blessings-of-agency?lang=eng>.

3. “Our choice in this life is not whether we will or will not be subject to any power. Our choice is to which authority we will yield obedience: God’s or Satan’s.”

Christofferson, D. Todd. "You Are Free." Ensign. Mar 2013: n. page. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/03/you-are-free?lang=eng&query=agency>.

4. “Keep going, and the Lord will help you. At times you may not know quite what to do or what to say—just move forward.”

Christofferson, D. Todd. "Brethren We Have Work to Do." LDS General Conference. Oct 2012: n. page. Print. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/brethren-we-have-work-to-do?lang=eng>

5. “There may be anguish, confusion, sleepless nights, and pillows wet with tears. But our trials need not be spiritually fatal. They need not take us from our covenants or from the household of God.”

Anderson, Neil L. "Trial of Your Faith." LDS General Conference. OCT 2012: n. page. Print. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/trial-of-your-faith?lang=eng>.

6. “The essential doctrine of agency requires that a testimony of the restored gospel be based on faith rather than just external or scientific proof.”

Cook, Quinton L. "In Tune With the Music of Faith." LDS General Conference. (2012): n. page. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/in-tune-with-the-music-of-faith?lang=eng&query=*>.

7. “Whenever we choose to come unto Christ, take His name upon us, and follow His servants, we progress along the path to eternal life.”

Hales, Robert D. "Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life." LDS General Conference. (2010): n. page. Web. 22 Mar. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/agency-essential-to-the-plan-of-life*>.

8. “When we follow the prophets’ counsel to hold family home evening, family prayer, and family scripture study, our homes become an incubator for our children’s spiritual growth… By our righteous choices and actions, we liberate them from darkness by increasing their ability to walk in the light.”

 Hales, Robert D. "Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life." LDS General Conference. (2010): n. page. Web. 22 Mar. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/agency-essential-to-the-plan-of-life*>.

9. " A cunning part of [Satan’s] strategy is to dissociate anger from agency, making us believe that we are victims of an emotion that we cannot control."

Robbins, Lynn G. "Agency and Anger." LDS General Conference. Apr 1998: n. page. Web. 9 Apr. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng>.

10. "Understanding the connection between agency and anger is the first step in eliminating it from our lives. We can choose not to become angry."

Robbins, Lynn G. "Agency and Anger." LDS General Conference. Apr 1998: n. page. Web. 9 Apr. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng>.