Agency

What's at issue

Individual moral agency — the God-given freedom to choose — and the accountability each person carries before God for the exercise of that agency within their covenants, family obligations, and stewardships. Score when the document substantively engages this religious doctrine of moral responsibility before God. NOT generic ethical reasoning, public-policy accountability, or secular discussions of free will.

Where it appears in the Proclamation

• Paragraph 3 — The Eternal Family in God's Plan
• Paragraph 6 — Sacred Responsibilities & Divine Accountability
• Paragraph 8 — Warnings About Chastity and Family Breakdown

Reading

• What Does the Church Actually Teach About Abortion?
• Is It Okay to Have Questions About Parts of the Proclamation?
• Agency, the Body, and the Soul
• Am I Still Sealed After Divorce?
• Can My Former Spouse’s Choices Cost Me My Eternal Blessings?
• Consent, Agency, and What Sexual Intimacy Is For
• How Do I Follow a Prophet When I Still Have Questions?
• How Do I Speak Up for Marriage and Family Without Being Afraid?
• If We Both Consent, Why Does God Care What We Do Sexually?
• Taralyn's Story: The Proclamation Is a Painting, Not a Checklist
• What Does It Mean to Be Spiritually "Awake"?
• Why Does God Care About Masturbation If It’s Private?

Lessons

• Sources of Truth
• Discerning Counterfeits