"Although the devil laughs, his power is limited. Some may remember
the old adage: 'The devil made me do it.' Today I want to convey, in absolutely
certain terms, that the adversary cannot make us do anything. He does lie at
our door, as the scriptures say, and he follows us each day. Every
time we go out, every decision we make, we are either choosing to move in his
direction or in the direction of our Savior. But the adversary must depart if
we tell him to depart. He cannot influence us unless we allow him to do so, and
he knows that! The only time he can affect our minds and bodies—our very
spirits—is when we allow him to do so. In other words, we do not have to
succumb to his enticements!
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."
Elder Robert D. Hales, “To Act For Ourselves: The Gift and
Blessing of Agency”, April 2006 General Conference
Read full address here.
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