The Seeds That We Plant

Agency is the greatest gift we have ever been given. Not a day goes by that we don't use it. It will never go out of style. It is beyond price and no one can rightfully take it away from us completely.
We were given this gift to truly test us. Our agency, when used properly, can bring us unlimited joy! But when we misuse it, our agency can bring us into the depths of sorrow that only a perfect Savior (who had agency, too) can bring us out of.

Every time we make a decision we plant a little seed. Eventually that seed is going to grow into a tree and produce some fruit, which is the consequence of our action.

2 Nephi 13:10-11 says, "

 10 Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

 11 Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish; for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!"

And thus we see that we reap what we plant. Every action has a consequence, BUT we can't pick that consequence. When we choose something we accept the consequence that comes with it, both good and bad.

If you plant a good seed you will get good fruit.
If you plant a bad seed you will get bad fruit.

Sometimes the fruit that comes forth from a bad seed doesn't seem like bad fruit at all! Sometimes the fruit looks really pretty on the outside, but when you taste it the fruit is nasty and sour. It could even be rotten on the inside, but look just fine on the outside! But no matter what the outside may pretend to be, that fruit is going to taste disgusting.

Sometimes we make mistakes and we plant bad seeds. If we plant a bad seed that isn't the end! We can't just give up! Through the glorious process of repentance we can mend our ways that led to our rotten fruit. There is always hope and always a way back.
I'm so grateful for Jesus Christ and His Atonement that makes it possible for me to replant and make sure that I plant good seeds.

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