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You have agency, and you are free to choose. But there is actually no free agency. Agency has its price. You have to pay the consequences of your choices.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Age: 83
Born: 1940
Born: November 6
Aircraft Pilot
Aviator
Statutární město Ostrava
Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf
Choices
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Consequences
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God sees you not only as a mortal being on a small planet who lives for a brief season—He sees you as His child. He sees you as the being you are capable and designed to become. He wants you to know that you matter to Him.
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Heavenly Father's interest in you does not depend on how rich or beautiful or healthy or smart you are. He sees you not as the world sees you He sees who you really are. He looks on your heart. And He loves you because you are His child.
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Personal testimony of the gospel and the Church is the most important thing you can earn in this life.
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True love requires action. We can speak of love all day long, we can write notes or poems that proclaim it, sing songs that praise it, and preach sermons that encourage it but until we manifest that love in action, our words are nothing but sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
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In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.
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Never give up on anyone. And that includes not giving up on yourself.
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