When Adam learned what had happened, he chose to partake also. Eve yielded to the temptation and ate the fruit. He assured her that she and Adam would not die, but that they would “be as gods, knowing good and evil” ( Moses 4:11). He tempted her to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Satan, not knowing the mind of God but seeking to destroy God’s plan, came to Eve in the Garden of Eden. Of that tree God said, “In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” ( Moses 3:17). God told them they could freely eat of every tree in the garden except one, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He said, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over … every living thing that moveth upon the earth” ( Moses 2:28). They had not yet made a choice between good and evil. They had spiritual life because they were in the presence of God. They had physical life because their spirits were housed in physical bodies made from the dust of the earth (see Moses 6:59 Abraham 5:7). In this state, “they would have had no children” ( 2 Nephi 2:23). When Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden, they were not yet mortal. Under what conditions did Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden? What can we learn from the examples of Adam and Eve? She shared Adam’s responsibility and will also share his eternal blessings. God brought Adam and Eve together in marriage because “it was not good that the man should be alone” ( Moses 3:18 see also 1 Corinthians 11:11). The Lord promised Adam great blessings: “I have set thee to be at the head a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever” ( D&C 107:55).Įve was “the mother of all living” ( Moses 4:26). Adam and Eve were foreordained to become our first parents. He was chosen by our Heavenly Father to lead the righteous in the battle against Satan (see Revelation 12:7–9). In the spirit world Adam was called Michael the archangel (see D&C 27:11 Jude 1:9). Use questions at the end of a section to help class members or family members ponder and discuss the meaning of what they have read and apply it in their lives.Īdam and Eve were among our Father’s noblest children. (See D&C 107:54–56.)įor teachers: Use questions at the beginning of a section to start a discussion and send class members or family members to the text to find more information. Their part in our Father’s plan was to bring mortality into the world. Adam and Eve were chosen to be the first people to live on the earth (see Moses 1:34 4:26). God prepared this earth as a home for His children. What evidence helps us know that Adam and Eve were valiant spirits? Leaving the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve Were the First to Come to Earth

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