Is Man Tempted beyond what He is able to Endure and or Accountable for?

1. Temptation;
   1. 1 Cor 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
   2. Alma 13:28 But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear, and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering;
   3. D&C 29:39 And it must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves; for if they never should have bitter they could not know the sweet—
2. The principle of agency is the most important law of the Heavens, and God will never violate it.
3. Every blessing is predicated upon a law.
4. The scriptures tell us we will be judged by our knowledge and a person who does not know better, will not be held to the same standard as those who do.

1. Manic or Bi-Polar Depression is proven to cause deviant libido behaviors of sexual permissiveness and OCB.
2. Celiac, Candia, Oxidative Stress, MSG, Excitotoxins, Plastics, Brain injuries, Tourette's syndrome, Allergies, Copper, Magnesium, Metallothionein, Autism and Toxic chemicals are all proven to alter ones behaviors even libido and possibly gender preferences.*
3. Some people are born with both sex genitalia, physical and mental deformities, DNA weaknesses, including those that affect libido and other tendencies to temptations, such as one of my sisters who has Autism and is a kleptomaniac.
4. A person can be given a date rape drug and become sexually permissive by a chemical reaction beyond the person's ability to resist.
5. There are harmful chemicals today, some are titled excito toxins and they go to the hypothalamus and mess up the hormones in the body, including sexual appetites. MSG, Aspartame and plastic such as plastic bottles and liners in caned foods are some of these.
6. A person with Candia chemically brews alcohol in their body from carbohydrates without having committed a sin, (did not drink alcohol) and can act in deviant or illogical manners.
7. Childhood, marriage, and any abuse where the child/person is constantly criticized creates permanent confusion, lack of will power and strength of self control. Creates a feeling of I just as well do something wrong since I am always in trouble anyway.

1. There are those who believe we create ourselves while in the womb.
2. Since agency is never compromised, could it be that we chose our parents and their DNA and thus created, submitted to, or agreed to come to this earth with those problems, thus it was not God who created the conditions, but us, by our free will and choice?
3. Since every blessing is predicated upon a law, could it be that our present DNA and tendencies are a result of what we were before; could it be that if a pre-existant person could not decide what gender they wanted to be, it carries to this life, thus it was not God that created that tenancy, but the individual?
4. Could it be that we chose in the preexistence to accept certain physical, mental or tenancies for a reason that is now withheld from us?
5. Alma 13:28 sheds a little different light on the the concept that we will not have a temptation, beyond our ability to bear. Those who think Cor. 10:13 states we will not be tempted beyond our ability to overcome may not be what it really means. We are guaranteed;

   we will be tempted we can pray to avoid or be delivered a way will be provided to deliver us

   This may not mean that we will will never be unable to resist. As in column B there are numerous causes that result in deviant behavior that appear to compromise a person's ability to avoid some sins. Thus could it be that such sins or acts are not judged by God the same as a person without such a condition?
6. Ones use of column B to excuse ones actions, may be valid, yet may not remove, guilt or all accountability. How much, when and why are factors that may never be completely clear in this life. Those who have never experienced the emotional trauma of those in column B can never understand them, and to judge them from their experiences is unjust. At the same time those who experience column B are likewise confused and unable to understand themselves. For a good hearted person it is like at times they are two split personalities who cannot resolve who and why they are one way one time and another another time. Or why they may not be able to resist temptation one time and then a period of zero problems.

Summary

Since we will always have our agency and it will never be removed from us, and since President Packer states God did not create our afflictions then is it possible that we created our specific mental and physical being or experiences. Is so, how this creation was done is not important, what is important is that our choices in the preexistence may have determined the creation of our mental and physical body on earth.

I used to think this meant that God gave us our specific weaknesses. Now, I see it may mean we have weaknesses due to our choices, not as a curse or act of God, but by our choices. If we humble ourselves we allow God to show us our weaknesses, and then to help us overcome them. We may have chose our weaknesses either by our failure to abide by the laws of God, or our choice to endure certain afflictions to gain greater wisdom and knowledge. We may have made choices in the preexistence that dictates by universal law what we are today. Thus it was not God that caused our circumstances on earth, but ourselves. This concept if true may apply to any issue and thus it may be us, not God that created our mental or physical afflictions. Never was, or is our agency taken away from us. As in President Packer's statement, never will God give to us certain weaknesses, we may do it to ourselves, not God. Likewise never is the agency of evil persons taken from them, and they can and do afflict and torment us by the influence of the devil. The Savior promises to heal all our wounds if we come to Him. The challenge is to accept that we are who and what we are and chose to overcome our weaknesses. We choose how and what we will think and harbor in our hearts. We may have chose or accepted these challenges because of our former weaknesses, or to gain experience. Either way our challenge today is to find a way to do the best we can. Christ promises us we can, which means we must seek and pray for the way to overcome them. Thus it is not the issue of a mental or physical challenge, but how we deal with it. It is like the parable of the talents; it is not how many talents we have, but what we do with them. Whether we multiply them, as in making our lives more productive or destroy ourselves by burying them. God's promise is not that we will be exempt from challenges, but that if we turn to Him we can be healed and helped. This promise may come in this life or the life to come. Either way it will be determined by how we choose to deal with them. The laws of the universe dictate that any sin will equal a consequence. Any sin is darkness and thus makes our soul darker, regardless of what mental or physical weaknesses we have, or who is responsible for it.

We may have accepted certain challenges to gain wisdom in this life. If so it was because we and God had confidence that we could overcome them. If the challenges are from past poor choices, then our challenge today is that we can and must work harder to overcome them to make up for past failures, if we want to obtain a better eternal future.