What is fate? What is destiny? Do members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons) believe in fate and/or destiny? This topic is TOUGH. Why? Because within this topic is the question of God’s omniscience, which isn’t something that the Church has clear doctrine on. But there is clear doctrine on agency -- the ability to choose for ourselves how we are going to live and know that we aren’t just playing our lives out as though they have already been written.   

The Church clearly believes in agency and frequently emphasizes the importance of agency. We don’t believe in pre-determinism. God isn’t going to tell us everything that we should do. We have the ability to decide how we are going to live our lives. Fortunately, Jesus Christ has been through all that we’ll experience so he can help us make it through and be the judge through it all.