About this episode

Elaine L. Jack discusses the importance of using our agency to love God and serve others for a fulfilling life.

To "get a life," we must use our agency to love God and serve others. Then, no matter our circumstance, we can say "Life can't get any better than this." Click here to see the speech page. Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Elaine L. Jack

Topics covered

• agency
• love God
• serve others
• life improvement
• spirituality

Keywords

• agency
• love
• service
• life
• spirituality
• adversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BYU Speeches

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