And thus we see that the Spirit of the Lord began to withdraw from the Nephites, because of the wickedness and the hardness of their hearts. And thus we see that the Lord began to pour out his Spirit upon the Lamanites, because of their easiness and willingness to believe in his words.
Our agency determines our outcome. Bad choices will overcome all the good teachings of a lifetime, and good choices motivated by righteous desires can overcome a lifetime of bad habits and wicked traditions. We get what we truly want. "Easiness" and "willingness" are the keys. How easy we are to be influenced one way out the other, and our willingness to be enticed in one direction or another, are the determining factors. It is always our choice. We choose the path, but we inherit the consequences. As the saying goes, when you pick up one end of the stick, you pick up the other.
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