BYU Speeches We Chose This! Agency, Atonement, and Joy | Brennan C. Platt | July 2025
Jul 8, 2025
Brennan C. Platt, a BYU economics professor, presents profound insights on agency, atonement, and joy. He reflects on how our choices shape our lives, emphasizing the significance of personal agency in growth. Through heartfelt stories, Platt showcases a family's dedication to nurturing 21 children, illustrating sacrifice and stewardship in faith. He discusses the transformative impact of Jesus Christ's atonement and shares his own journey of adopting a daughter, highlighting the joy found in covenant relationships and the Savior's love.
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Owning Our Choices
- Brennan Platt shares how his children often forget about their swim meet events but they had chosen to compete in them.
- He teaches that owning our choices empowers us to face challenges with determination.
Premortal Council and Agency
- The premortal council revealed two opposing plans: God's plan preserving agency, and Lucifer's plan to force obedience.
- Our Heavenly Father’s plan emphasizes agency as essential for real growth, unlike Lucifer's plan which eliminates choice.
Consecration and Agency
- Consecration means dedicating all our time, talents, and possessions to God's work while using them wisely as stewards.
- Exercising agency in how we use our consecrated resources is a form of spiritual growth and trust in God.