In 2 Nephi chapter 2 it talks about our freedom to choose, our agency. This one principle caused the division of God's children in the premortal world. It made children turn away from their eternal father, and forced him to cast them out. Why is agency so important?
Here's my take on it: Agency is the ONLY way we can grow. It is the vehicle of progression. For example, pretend you are driving down a street and you see President Monson on the street corner. He hands you a strength of youth pamphlet and says, "don't turn left up ahead." He doesn't give you all the reasons why but as you approach that turn what do you do? You have your car, you have your agency. You can do whatever you choose.
That street has it's own set of temptations and consequences, a whole life lesson only learned through experience. My theory is that the spirits who need the lesson will turn left, and the ones who don't need it, will listen to the Prophet and continue down the road. Can the wanderer find their way back? Of course. But what kind of scars and consequences will they carry? Those who wander have many hard lessons to learn. Those who don't, have a much nicer ride.
So What will you choose?
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