The Handouts and Notes

Additional handouts, notes, etc. referred to in the book "The Agency Discussions" may appear here from time to time. This information is not needed to understand the book. It's only provided here for those who are interested in seeing some of the information that Bro. A used as notes during the discussions.

If you are interested in the book, you might want to wait to look at this material until after you read about it or at least come across it in the book.

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Foreign Translations
(Referred to in Chapters 2, 3, and 14 within The Agency Discussions)
This document shows how the words agency and agent have been translated by 13 foreign-language editions of the LDS scriptures. Some of this information is presented or referred to within the book.

The Chart (Agency vs. Free Agency)
(From Chapter 13 of The Agency Discussions)
The above link provides access to various versions of the chart shown on the cover of the book. The chart and Bro. A's interpretation of its contents are discussed in detail in Chapter 13 of the book.

The Paper with the Four Columns
(From Chapter 23 of The Agency Discussions)
This is a document I created that looks at and compares the four main Book of Mormon references that use the idea of acting for oneself. These four scriptural references come from the teachings of Lehi, Jacob, Alma, and Samuel. I used this document to find the similarities and differences between these four references. This comparison led to the idea of the "Nephite pattern of agency" and the other insights that are discussed in Chapter 23 of the book.

The Continuum of Freedom
(From Chapter 26 of The Agency Discussions)
This is a document I created to help me think through the various types of Freedom that get associated with Agency in the Church and how they relate to each other. Most of it is rough notes and thoughts. The discussion about the Continuum of Freedom, found in Chapter 26, was developed from these notes.

Agency Scripture List with Notes
A collection of scriptures which reference scriptural agency and other related concepts along with footnotes or thoughts on key words and related ideas. I created this early on as I studied agency. Many of these ideas made it into my book "The Agency Discussions."