"A's" of Stewardship

Part 2 of my series on stewardship:

Russell M. Nelson gave a talk entitled the five “A’s” of Stewardship in an April 1972 ensign article. And the Priesthood manual, lesson 22 has some great tips on teaching stewardship. I've combined these two resources to make a longer list of "A's":

1. Acknowledge - that God lives and provides all, nothing belongs to us
2. Author - The Lord is the author of this principle
3. Assign or Aware - Stewardship assignments may be made by those with stewardship over us, or we need awareness of what our stewardships are.
4. Agency - We all have our agency as to how we take care of our stewardships
5. Accomplishment - of an effective stewardship is through our study of scriptures, and making a plan is important as well. We work towards accomplishing our goals with help from our steward.
6. Accountability - Our steward holds us accountable. We are responsible to return and report.
7. Approbation - reward for faithful stewardship.

The principle of stewardship is a true principle and pattern. It is one that should be used in our daily lives.