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It's that time of year where we gather with friends and family to give thanks for all we have, but why? We glance at the history of Thanksgiving and the idea and importance behind it to our founding fathers. We also look at why it is so important that God asks us to be grateful. It keeps us humble and our focus on Him. Without a grateful heart, it is difficult to realize how good and beautiful life is around you and how much God actually loves you. We hope you have a great Thanksgiving.

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Remembrance and Gratitude

Remembrance and Gratitude

Gratitude

Gratitude

“Gratitude for blessings received from God. Expressing gratitude is pleasing to God, and true worship includes thanking Him. We should give thanks to the Lord for all things.”

• “Thankful, Thanks, Thanksgiving” Guide to the Scriptures

God’s will is that we give thanks:

1 Thessalonians 5

Alma commands God’s people to give thanks to God:

Mosiah 18

You must give thanks unto God for all things:

Doctrine and Covenants 46

Laus Deo! It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge God and to be grateful for His benefits:

George Washington 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

CHALLENGE

Keep a “book of remembrance”  Start a journal and/or write in your journal things you are grateful for.

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Atonement

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Every day we make choices and every choice we make, like it or not, we have to be accountable for. Much like the word "consequence," the word "accountability" has an unnecessary negative connotation to it. It is not inherently bad to be accountable for something. We look into what makes this concept so important in God's plan. It is woven in tightly with agency, one cannot exist without the other. We will have to be held accountable for how we used the agency given to us when it is finally time to stand before Christ for judgement.

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We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.

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We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Joseph in Liberty Jail : D&C121:7-11

Doctrine and Covenants 121

Elder Boyd K. Packer

Atonement, Agency, Accountability

We must stand accountable for our decisions. Elder Dean L. Larsen - 1980

Self-Accountability and Human Progress

We are all to give account to our stewardship. Luke 16:2

Luke 16

Christ suffered so that all will be resurrected and stand before him. 2 Nephi 9: (22 & 27)

2 Nephi 9

God’s justice requires men to be judged by their works. Alma 41: 3-6

Alma 41

Every man is appointed stewardship and is held accountable according to the blessings received from that stewardship. D&C 104: 11-18

Doctrine and Covenants 104

Societies fall when they turn away from accountability to God. Elder D. Todd Christofferson - 2020

Sustainable Societies

God will call you to a strict account of your conduct in this mortal life. -William Samuel Johnson

The Founding Fathers on Jesus, Christianity and the Bible - WallBuilders

Beardsley, Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson, 141-145

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Agency, it is something that we use every day. A gift from God that we fought to keep before we came to earth and that we must exercise everyday, hopefully, to help us gain a better understanding of our heavenly heritage. From the first instruction given to Adam, on down to the choices we make today, agency is critical to God's plan and our salvation. The hardest part with agency, is remembering to use it so that we are creatures that act instead of just being acted upon. A great study with pre-planned side rails that, as usual, takes us off the rails but with amazing results. Studying this leads us to prepare for next week's episode about accountability.

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What is agency?

Agency is a privilege given to us by God and is essential in the plan of salvation:

Agency and Accountability

Why is agency important?

The first command given by God to man was to exercise agency: Genesis 2:16

Genesis 2

Choose life: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Deuteronomy 30

Choose ye this day: Moses 6:33

Moses 6

Act for yourself: 2 Nephi 2:16,27-29

2 Nephi 2

We need to act and not be acted upon: Seek Learning By Faith, Bednar

Seek Learning by Faith

Can agency be lost?

2 Nephi 26

With advancing technology, we must choose to act or be acted upon:

An Apostolic Invitation: Embrace Moral Agency and Righteous Work in Age of AI

Satan sought to destroy agency: Moses 4: 1-4

Moses 4

Challenge:

Seek learning by faith, go straight to God in prayer to learn the truth of anything that is on your mind.