Samuel the Lamanite continues to preach on the wall of the city, telling people the signs of the birth and death of the Savior, as well as teaching them some basic principles, including the concept and result of agency.
"30 And now remember, remember, my brethren, that whosoever perisheth, perisheth unto himself; and whosoever doeth iniquity, doeth it unto himself; for behold, ye are free; ye are permitted to act for yourselves; for behold, God hath given unto you a knowledge and he hath made you free.
31 He hath given unto you that ye might know good from evil, and he hath given unto you that ye might choose life or death; and ye can do good and be restored unto that which is good, or have that which is good restored unto you; or ye can do evil, and have that which is evil restored unto you." (Helaman 14:30)
As I read these verses, I thought, this is a very concise description of agency and it's results. He gives a little more emphasis to the idea that you are your own person and can make your own choices, but the results of those choices are 100% your own. If you chose to perish, you choose that on your own. If you choose evil, evil will come back to you. If you choose life, and good, those things will be returned as well. I think this is a difficult principle to "master", yet it is very simplistic in nature.
Now I just need to remember to make the kinds of choices that return back to me what I would like to have returned. I would like life and good returned to me.
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