The third absolute truth is that all of us choose our own course, endowed by agency. This truth is clearly expressed in the Book of Mormon: “Wherefore, men are free … free to choose liberty and eternal life, … or to choose captivity and death, … for [the devil] seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.”

Yes, who we are is the sum of all the choices we make. – Richard B. Wirthlin, “Four Absolute Truths Provide and Unfailing Moral Compass,” Ensign (CR) November 1997