We read this for family scriptures tonight. I thought about the willingness to be answerable for yourself. I always teach that you are responsible for your choices no matter what anyone else does. It's easy to blame others, whether following the crowd or returning similar behavior.
We've always lived where we had religious freedom. We've never had to hide our beliefs like alma's people* or daniel** and his comrades***.
*Mosiah 24:8-12
**Daniel 6:10-14
***Daniel 3:4-6, 14-18
Maybe it's harder to be responsible for your choices when your friends are the bad influence than when it's a ruler of some sort. It might be easier to rejoice in religious freedom than it is to appreciate our accountability.
"As we look into the future, we are going to need to be stronger and more responsible for our choices in a world where people “call evil good, and good evil.” We do not choose wisely if we use our agency in opposition to God’s will or to priesthood counsel. Tomorrow’s blessings and opportunities depend on the choices we make today."
- Choices
By President James E. Faust
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