The promise of desire

We are promised many times that we will be granted what we desire whether to our benefit of detriment. Elder Maxwell clarifies that this is true on the macro level (ie. we will receive what we consistently desire over time, not necessarily everything that we fleetingly desire). The key is to remember that we can cultivate our desires – we aren’t subject to whatever desires might first take root in our hearts – and so ultimately the granted desire is a result of agency.