Activity 3
Week 1: Visions, Goals and Plans Directions: Read the article. Then, click on "Practice" at the top to complete the writing assignment. An Agent Learner Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon, teaches that we are not like rocks, waiting for somebody to change us and move us. We are agents who can decide for ourselves what we believe, what we do, and who we become. Lehi taught: “[God] hath created all things, … both things to act and things to be acted upon. … Wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man that he should act for himself” ( 2 Nephi 2:14, 16 ). This power to act is moral agency. David A. Bednar defines moral agency as “the ability and privilege to choose and to act for ourselves in ways that are good, honest, virtuous, and honorable” (Nov. 2024). You can use this power to act to become an agent learner. Agent learners take responsibility for their own learning. They do not passively wait for someone else to teach them. They act in faith by seeking help from Heavenly Fat...
