The Lost Sheep and Agency

Presidemt Dieter Friederich Uchtdorf proclaimed, in his talk in April 2016 talk, "He Will Place You on His Shoulders and Carry You Home", that God will force no man to heaven, in his discussion about how Christ's mercy will seek-out and rescue those (specifically talking about the one who is lost out of 100 sheep) who are but who will but ask for His help.  No payment is needed or even accepted; nothing due; no pre-requisite waited for.  All of this in direct and painful contrast to Lucifer's bold claim that "he would save ALL of God's children" if only God would grant him His honor (that the universe's intelligences would bow to his commands).

One who paid the debt to be able to save, with blood dripping from every poor as He chose to feel the pain, anguish, fear, worry, stress, sickness, and horror that anyone oils ever feel in this life, versus one  who makes empty promises that could literally never come to pass but who asks for all of the glory in return.  Yet, somehow, one third of the host of heaven were fooled or beguiled into choosing an eternity of living with and as this sad serpent indtead of inheriting a kingdom of gory with a resurrected and immortal body.  How?  And that's not even the saddest part--his lies are fooling so many people today to not follow their conscience and act on the truth that they know to be the right thing to do!

The joyful irony at the end of the day (or the end of this mortal life as well...), is that Christ did what Satan only purported to be able to do (but would not have been able to do in the slightest way)--Save those rare sons of perdition, there is no life so shattered it cannot be restored--everyone will be raised to a kingdom of glory because of Jesus Christ's atonement!

Dare to do right!  Dare to be true!  You have a work that no other can do!

JPS