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Counting Blessings Is Better Than Recounting Problems

Agency, Or The Power To Choose, Was Ours As Spirit Children Of Our Creator Before The World Was. It Is A Gift From God, Nearly As Precious As Life Itself. Often, However, Agency Is Misunderstood. While We Are Free To Choose, Once We Have Made Those Choices, We Are Tied To The Consequence Of Those Choices. We Are Free To Take Drugs Or Not. But Once We Choose To Use A Habit-forming Drug, We Are Bound To The Consequences Of That Choice. Addiction Surrenders Later Freedom To Choose.

God Is The Same Yesterday, Today, And Forever, But We Are Not. Each Day, Ours Is The Challenge To Access The Power Of The Atonement So That We Can Truly Change, Become More Christlike, And Qualify For The Gift Of Exaltation And Live Eternally With God, Jesus Christ, And Our Families. For These Powers, Privileges, And Gospel Gifts, Thanks Be To God!

Truth, Covenants, And Ordinances Enable Us To Overcome Fear And Face The Future With Faith.

The Temple Is The House Of The Lord. The Basis For Every Temple Ordinance And Covenant…is The Atonement Of Jesus Christ. Every Activity, Every Lesson, All We Do In The Church, Point To The Lord And His Holy House.