Agency: Choose to live

"Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient to man. And they are free to choose eternal life through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh all that all men might be miserable like unto himself." -2 Nephi 2:27

Agency is a princepal that is little understood, or even thought of. We are free to choose the right or wrong. The scripture above states that there are only those two choices. Good or Bad. Eternal life or misery. When we choose to follow the Savior, we find true happiness. It is a consequence of that action! A lot of times people stick consequence with a bad reputation, but it is a good thing! When we are rewarded for the things that we do right, that is a consequence. It may be a blessing for choosing to obey a commandment! We also get consequences for our bad choices. This is probably where "Consequences" gets its bad name. When we make a bad choice, we pull ourselves away from God. We are against Him, rowing against the current. A consequence for making ourselves farther from God is putting ourselves in Satan's grasp. We are now in his captivity. We can go back to our Father in Heaven thru sincere and honest repentance! But we would not need to repent if we had made the right choice before! Maybe a blessing for choosing the right is being protected, being happy, and not needing to worry about going through the process of repentance. Please do not think that repentance is a bad thing. It is a wonderful thing! It is amazing that we can even do it! It is a serious thing though, it's you recommiting yourself to follow Christ with a whole new zeal. But if you made the right choice, you would not need to suffer the consequences of pulling yourself from God.  Make those righteous choices and you will see and feel the blessings of making that choice! Alma 41:10 "...Behold I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness." Wrong choice will never bring you happiness or peace that really matters in this life. I challenge you to choose to live and to live for eternal life. I testify of these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.