2 Nephi 2:16

wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man, that he should act for himself. Wherefore, man could not act for himself, save it should be that he were enticed by the one or the other.

So the Lord God let people choose for themselves. People could not choose unless they were pulled one way or the other.

The Lord God gave people the ability to choose for themselves. But they couldn’t truly choose unless they were drawn toward one option or the other.