The Creation of Earth and Manin a Paradisiacal State

(Genesis 1; Moses 2)

[Note to the Reader: Italicized words are original to the King JamesVersion of Bible. Italics are used to indicate words that are not foundin the original text (Hebrew) but have been added for clarification inthe translation.]

Genesis 1

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and theearth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; anddarkness was upon the face of the deep. And theSpirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

First Day

3 ¶ And God said, Let there be light: and therewas light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: andGod divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darknesshe called Night. And the evening and the morningwere the first day.

Second Day

6 ¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in themidst of the waters, and let it divide the waters fromthe waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided thewaters which were under the firmament from thewaters which were above the firmament: and it wasso.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And theevening and the morning were the second day.

Third Day

[Note to the Reader: Underlining and italics have been added to showdifferences in the King James Version wording.]

Moses 2

1 And it came to pass that the Lord spake untoMoses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you concerningthis heaven, and this earth; write the words which Ispeak. I am the Beginning and the End, the AlmightyGod; by mine Only Begotten I created these things;yea, in the beginning I created the heaven, and theearth upon which thou standest.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and Icaused darkness to come up upon the face of thedeep; and my Spirit moved upon the face of thewater; for I am God.

First Day

3 And I, God, said: Let there be light; and therewas light.

4 And I, God, saw the light; and that light wasgood. And I, God, divided the light from thedarkness.

5 And I, God, called the light Day; and thedarkness, I called Night; and this I did by the wordof my power, and it was done as I spake; and theevening and the morning were the first day.

Second Day

6 And again, I, God, said: Let there be a firmamentin the midst of the water, and it was so, even as Ispake; and I said: Let it divide the waters from thewaters; and it was done;

7 And I, God, made the firmament and divided thewaters, yea, the great waters under the firmamentfrom the waters which were above the firmament,and it was so even as I spake.

8 And I, God, called the firmament Heaven; andthe evening and the morning were the second day.

Third Day

9 ¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heavenbe gathered together unto one place, and let the dryland appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and thegathering together of the waters called he Seas: andGod saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yieldingfruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon theearth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herbyielding seed after his kind, and the tree yieldingfruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: andGod saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the morning were the thirdday.

Fourth Day

14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in thefirmament of the heaven to divide the day from thenight; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, andfor days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament ofthe heaven to give light upon the earth: and it wasso.

16 And God made two great lights; the greaterlight to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule thenight: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of theheaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, andto divide the light from the darkness: and God sawthat it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were thefourth day.

Fifth Day

20 ¶ And God said, Let the waters bring forthabundantly the moving creature that hath life, andfowl that may fly above the earth in the openfirmament of heaven.

21 And God created great whales, and every livingcreature that moveth, which the waters brought forth

9 And I, God, said: Let the waters under theheaven be gathered together unto one place, and itwas so; and I, God, said: Let there be dry land; andit was so. 10 And I, God, called the dry land Earth; and thegathering together of the waters, called I the Sea;and I, God, saw that all things which I had madewere good.

11 And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forthgrass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yieldingfruit, after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whoseseed should be in itself upon the earth, and it was soeven as I spake.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, every herbyielding seed after his kind, and the tree yieldingfruit, whose seed should be in itself, after his kind;and I, God, saw that all things which I had madewere good;

13 And the evening and the morning were the thirdday.

Fourth Day

14 And I, God, said: Let there be lights in thefirmament of the heaven, to divide the day from thenight, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, andfor days, and for years;

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament ofthe heaven to give light upon the earth; and it wasso.

16 And I, God, made two great lights; the greaterlight to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule thenight, and the greater light was the sun, and thelesser light was the moon; and the stars also weremade even according to my word.

17 And I, God, set them in the firmament of theheaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And the sun to rule over the day, and the moonto rule over the night, and to divide the light fromthe darkness; and I, God, saw that all things which Ihad made were good;

19 And the evening and the morning were thefourth day.

Fifth Day

20 And I, God, said: Let the waters bring forthabundantly the moving creature that hath life, andfowl which may fly above the earth in the openfirmament of heaven.

21 And I, God, created great whales, and everyliving creature that moveth, which the waters

abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowlafter his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, andmultiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowlmultiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifthday.

Sixth Day

24 ¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth theliving creature after his kind, cattle, and creepingthing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it wasso.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after hiskind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing thatcreepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God sawthat it was good.

26 ¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image,after our likeness: and let them have dominion overthe fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, andover the cattle, and over all the earth, and over everycreeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, in theimage of God created he him; male and femalecreated he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said untothem, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish theearth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fishof the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and overevery living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 ¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you everyherb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all theearth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of atree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to everyfowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth uponthe earth, wherein there is life, I have given everygreen herb for meat: and it was so.

31 ¶ And God saw every thing that he had made,and, behold, it was very good. And the evening andthe morning were the sixth day.

brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and everywinged fowl after his kind; and I, God, saw that allthings which I had created were good.

22 And I, God, blessed them, saying: Be fruitful,and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and letfowl multiply in the earth;

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifthday.

Sixth Day

24 And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forth theliving creature after his kind, cattle, and creepingthings, and beasts of the earth after their kind, and itwas so;

25 And I, God, made the beasts of the earth aftertheir kind, and cattle after their kind, and everythingwhich creepeth upon the earth after his kind; and I,God, saw that all these things were good.

26 And I, God, said unto mine Only Begotten,which was with me from the beginning: Let us makeman in our image, after our likeness; and it was so.And I, God, said: Let them have dominion over thefishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, andover the cattle, and over all the earth, and over everycreeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 And I, God, created man in mine own image, inthe image of mine Only Begotten created I him; maleand female created I them.

28 And I, God, blessed them, and said unto them:Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of thesea, and over the fowl of the air, and over everyliving thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And I, God, said unto man: Behold, I havegiven you every herb bearing seed, which is upon theface of all the earth, and every tree in the which shallbe the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall befor meat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to everyfowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth uponthe earth, wherein I grant life, there shall be givenevery clean herb for meat; and it was so, even as Ispake.

31 And I, God, saw everything that I had made,and, behold, all things which I had made were verygood; and the evening and the morning were thesixth day. _______________

Russell M. Nelson President of the Church

The Creation culminated with Adam and Eve...Theywere created in the image of God, with bodies of flesh and

Genesis 2

Seventh Day

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,and all the host of them.

2 And on the seventh day God ended his workwhich he had made; and he rested on the seventh dayfrom all his work which he had made.

3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctifiedit: because that in it he had rested from all his workwhich God created and made.

bone. Created in the image of God and not yet mortal, theycould not grow old and die. “And they would have had nochildren” nor experienced the trials of life...The creation ofAdam and Eve was a paradisiacal creation, one thatrequired a significant change before they could fulfill thecommandment to have children 6 and thus provide earthlybodies for premortal spirit sons and daughters of God.”(Teachings of Russell M. Nelson [2018], 74)

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Moses 3

Seventh Day

1 Thus the heaven and the earth were finished, andall the host of them.

2 And on the seventh day I, God, ended my work,and all things which I had made; and I rested on theseventh day from all my work, and all things whichI had made were finished, and I, God, saw that theywere good;

3 And I, God, blessed the seventh day, andsanctified it; because that in it I had rested from allmy work which I, God, had created and made.

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D&C 77:12

12 Q. What are we to understand by the sounding of thetrumpets, mentioned in the 8th chapter of Revelation?

A. We are to understand that as God made the world insix days, and on the seventh day he finished his work, andsanctified it, and also formed man out of the dust of theearth, even so, in the beginning of the seventh thousandyears will the Lord God sanctify the earth, and complete thesalvation of man, and judge all things, and shall redeem allthings, except that which he hath not put into his power,when he shall have sealed all things, unto the end of allthings; and the sounding of the trumpets of the seven angelsare the preparing and finishing of his work, in thebeginning of the seventh thousand years--the preparing ofthe way before the time of his coming.

The Fall of Adam and Eve– Part One: Setting Up the Fall

(Genesis 2:4-25; 3:1-24; Moses 3:4-25;4:1-32; 6:48-49)

Creation of Man

[Note to the reader: The Hebrew word translated either “man” or“Adam” is the word adam, pronounced ad-AM, and means man,mankind, or human; it does NOT mean male as opposite female.]

Genesis 2

4 These are the generations [Heb. accounts] of theheavens and of the earth when they were created, inthe day that the LORD God made the earth and theheavens,

5 And every plant of the field before it was in theearth, and every herb of the field before it grew: forthe LORD God had not caused it to rain upon theearth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, andwatered the whole face of the ground.

7 And the LORD God formed man [Heb. word is adam,

pronounced ad-AM] of the dust of the ground, andbreathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and manbecame a living soul.

Creation of the Garden

8 ¶ And the LORD God planted a garden eastwardin Eden; and there he put the man whom he hadformed.

9 And out of the ground made the LORD God togrow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, andgood for food; the tree of life also in the midst of thegarden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 And a river went out of Eden to water thegarden; and from thence it was parted, and becameinto four heads.

Creation of Man

[Note to the reader: The Hebrew word translated either “man” or“Adam” is the word adam, pronounced ad-AM, and means man,mankind, or human; it does NOT mean male as opposite female.]

Moses 3

4 And now, behold, I say unto you, that these arethe generations [Heb. accounts] of the heaven and of theearth, when they were created, in the day that I, theLord God, made the heaven and the earth,

5 And every plant of the field before it was in theearth, and every herb of the field before it grew. ForI, the Lord God, created all things, of which I havespoken, spiritually, before they were naturally uponthe face of the earth. For I, the Lord God, had notcaused it to rain upon the face of the earth. And I,the Lord God, had created all the children of men;and not yet a man to till the ground; for in heavencreated I them; and there was not yet flesh upon theearth, neither in the water, neither in the air;

6 But I, the Lord God, spake, and there went up amist from the earth, and watered the whole face ofthe ground.

7 And I, the Lord God, formed man [Heb. word is adam,

pronounced ad-AM] of from the dust of the ground, andbreathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and manbecame a living soul, the first flesh upon the earth,the first man also; nevertheless, all things werebefore created; but spiritually were they created andmade according to my word.

Creation of the Garden

8 And I, the Lord God, planted a garden eastwardin Eden, and there I put the man whom I had formed.

9 And out of the ground made I, the Lord God, togrow every tree, naturally, that is pleasant to thesight of man; and man could behold it. And itbecame also a living soul. For it was spiritual in theday that I created it; for it remaineth in the sphere inwhich I, God, created it, yea, even all things whichI prepared for the use of man; and man saw that itwas good for food. And I, the Lord God, planted thetree of life also in the midst of the garden, and also

11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it whichcompasseth the whole land of Havilah, where thereis gold;

12 And the gold of that land is good: there isbdellium and the onyx stone.

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: thesame is it that compasseth the whole land ofEthiopia.

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel:that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria.And the fourth river is Euphrates.

The Directive Given “the Man”

15 And the LORD God took the man, and put himinto the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

16 And the LORD God commanded the man,saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayestfreely eat:

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good andevil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thoueatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

“An Help Meet for Him”

18 ¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that theman should be alone; I will make him an help meetfor him [Heb., opposite facing him, or counterpart like him].

19 And out of the ground the LORD God formedevery beast of the field, and every fowl of the air;and brought them unto Adam to see what he wouldcall them: and whatsoever Adam called every livingcreature, that was the name thereof.

20 And Adam [Heb., the man] gave names to all cattle,and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of thefield; but for Adam [Heb., man] there was not found anhelp meet for him.

21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fallupon Adam [Heb., the man], and he slept: and he tookone of his ribs, and closed up the flesh insteadthereof;

the tree of knowledge of good and evil.10 And I, the Lord God, caused a river to go out of

Eden to water the garden; and from thence it wasparted, and became into four heads.

11 And I, the Lord God, called the name of thefirst Pison, and it compasseth the whole land ofHavilah, where I, the Lord God, created much gold;

12 And the gold of that land was good, and therewas bdellium and the onyx stone.

13 And the name of the second river was calledGihon; the same that compasseth the whole land ofEthiopia.

14 And the name of the third river was Hiddekel;that which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And thefourth river was the Euphrates.

The Directive Given “the Man”

15 And I, the Lord God, took the man, and put himinto the Garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it.

16 And I, the Lord God, commanded the man,saying: Of every tree of the garden thou mayestfreely eat,

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good andevil, thou shalt not eat of it, nevertheless, thoumayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee;but, remember that I forbid it, for in the day thoueatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

“An Help Meet for Him”

18 And I, the Lord God, said unto mine OnlyBegotten, that it was not good that the man should bealone; wherefore, I will make an help meet for him[Heb., opposite facing him, or counterpart like him].

19 And out of the ground I, the Lord God, formedevery beast of the field, and every fowl of the air;and commanded that they should come unto Adam[Heb., the man], to see what he would call them; andthey were also living souls; for I, God, breathed intothem the breath of life, and commanded thatwhatsoever Adam [Heb., the man] called every livingcreature, that should be the name thereof.

20 And Adam [Heb., the man] gave names to all cattle,and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of thefield; but as for Adam [Heb., the man], there was notfound an help meet for him.

21 And I, the Lord God, caused a deep sleep to fall

22 And the rib, which the LORD God had takenfrom man [Heb., the man], made he a woman [Heb., woman,

wife], and brought her unto the man.

Marriage of Adam and Eve

23 And Adam [Heb., the man] said, This is now boneof my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall becalled Woman [Heb., woman, wife], because she wastaken out of Man [Heb. man, husband].

24 Therefore shall a man [Heb. man, husband] leave hisfather and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife[Heb., woman, wife]: and they shall be one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man [Heb., the man]

and his wife [Heb., woman, wife], and were not ashamed.

upon Adam [Heb., the man]; and he slept, and I took oneof his ribs and closed up the flesh in the steadthereof;

22 And the rib which I, the Lord God, had takenfrom man [Heb., the man], made I a woman [Heb., woman,

wife], and brought her unto the man [Heb. man, husband].

Marriage of Adam and Eve

23 And Adam [Heb., the man] said: This I know nowis bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shallbe called Woman [Heb., woman, wife], because she wastaken out of man.

24 Therefore shall a man [Heb. man, husband] leave hisfather and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife[Heb., woman, wife]; and they shall be one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man [Heb., the man]

and his wife [Heb., woman, wife], and were not ashamed.

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Matt 19:4-64 And [Jesus] answered and said unto them, Have ye not

read, that he which made them at the beginning made themmale and female,

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father andmother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall beone flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. Whattherefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Russell M. Nelson President of the Church

Marriage between a man and a woman is fundamental tothe Lord’s doctrine and crucial to God’s eternal plan.Marriage between a man and a woman is God’s pattern fora fulness of life on earth and in heaven. God’s marriagepattern cannot be abused, misunderstood, or misconstrued.Not if you want true joy. God’s marriage pattern protectsthe sacred power of procreation and the joy of true maritalintimacy. We know that Adam and Eve were married byGod before they experienced the joy of uniting as husbandand wife (see Genesis 2:24-25; 3:20-21; 4:1-2, 25).(Teachings of Russell M. Nelson [2018], 192-3).

Spencer W. Kimball (1895-1985) President of the Church

I defend the term normal because the Lord set the norm himself by bringing Adam and Eve, his first male and firstfemale on this earth, and performing a holy marriage tomake them husband and wife. They were quite different intheir makeup, with different roles to play. Hardly had heperformed the ceremony that he said to them: “Multiply,and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion”(Gen. 1:28).

It is normal to marry and normal and proper to bearchildren. Every person should want and plan to be marriedbecause that is what God in heaven planned for us. That is

the way he worked it out. (Teachings of Presidents of the

Church: Spencer W. Kimball [2006], 192)

Gordon B. Hinckley (1910-2008) President of the Church

In His grand design, when God first created man, Hecreated a duality of the sexes. The ennobling expression ofthat duality is found in marriage. One individual iscomplementary to the other.

In the marriage companionship there is neither inferioritynor superiority. The woman does not walk ahead of theman; neither does the man walk ahead of the woman. Theywalk side by side as a son and daughter of God on aneternal journey.

Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals,with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather,with each encouraging and assisting the other in whateverresponsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.

Wives, look upon your husbands as your preciouscompanions and live worthy of that association. Husbands,see in your wives your most valued asset in time or eternity,each a daughter of God, a partner with whom you can walkhand in hand, through sunshine and storm, through all the

perils and triumphs of life. (Teachings of Presidents of the

Church: Gordon B. Hinckley [2016], 157)

The Fall of Adam and Eve– Part Two: The Mortal Creation

The Fall of SatanGenesis 3

The Fall of Satan

Moses 4

1 And I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying:That Satan, whom thou hast commanded in the nameof mine Only Begotten, is the same which was fromthe beginning, and he came before me,saying--Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son,and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall notbe lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give methine honor.

2 But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was myBeloved and Chosen from the beginning, said untome--Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thineforever.

3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled againstme, and sought to destroy the agency of man, whichI, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that Ishould give unto him mine own power; by the powerof mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should becast down;

4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, thefather of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and tolead them captive at his will, even as many as wouldnot hearken unto my voice.

The Fall

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beastof the field which the LORD God had made. And hesaid unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shallnot eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We mayeat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midstof the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it,neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shallnot surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eatthereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shallbe as gods, knowing good and evil.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree wasgood for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes,and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she tookof the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also untoher husband with her; and he did eat.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together, and made themselves aprons.

The Accounting

8 And they heard the voice of the LORD Godwalking in the garden in the cool of the day: andAdam and his wife hid themselves from thepresence of the LORD God amongst the trees of thegarden.

9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and saidunto him, Where art thou?

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden,and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hidmyself.

11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wastnaked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof Icommanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

12 And the man said, The woman whom thougavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and Idid eat.

13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, Whatis this that thou hast done? And the woman said,The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

The Fall

5 And now the serpent was more subtle than anybeast of the field which I, the Lord God, had made.

6 And Satan put it into the heart of the serpent, (forhe had drawn away many after him,) and he soughtalso to beguile Eve, for he knew not the mind of God,wherefore he sought to destroy the world.

7 And he said unto the woman: Yea, hath Godsaid–Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?(And he spake by the mouth of the serpent.)

8 And the woman said unto the serpent: We mayeat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;

9 But of the fruit of the tree which thou beholdestin the midst of the garden, God hath said–Ye shallnot eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

10 And the serpent said unto the woman: Ye shallnot surely die;

11 For God doth know that in the day ye eatthereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shallbe as gods, knowing good and evil.

12 And when the woman saw that the tree wasgood for food, and that it became pleasant to theeyes, and a tree to be desired to make her wise, shetook of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gaveunto her husband with her, and he did eat.

13 And the eyes of them both were opened, andthey knew that they had been naked. And they sewedfig-leaves together and made themselves aprons.

The Accounting

14 And they heard the voice of the Lord God, asthey were walking in the garden, in the cool of theday; and Adam and his wife went to hide themselvesfrom the presence of the Lord God amongst the treesof the garden.

15 And I, the Lord God, called unto Adam, andsaid unto him: Where goest thou?

16 And he said: I heard thy voice in the garden, andI was afraid, because I beheld that I was naked, andI hid myself.

17 And I, the Lord God, said unto Adam: Who toldthee thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the treewhereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat,if so thou shouldst surely die?

18 And the man said: The woman thou gavest me,and commandest that she should remain with me, shegave me of the fruit of the tree and I did eat.

19 And I, the Lord God, said unto the woman:What is this thing which thou hast done? And the

14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent,Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboveall cattle, and above every beast of the field; uponthy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all thedays of thy life:

15 And I will put enmity between thee and thewoman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shallbruise [Heb. crush] thy head, and thou shalt bruise [Heb.

crush] his heel.

God’s Directives to Adam and EveIn the Lone and Dreary World

16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatlymultiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrowthou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shallbe to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hasthearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eatenof the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying,Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thysake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thylife;

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth tothee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, tillthou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thoutaken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thoureturn.

woman said: The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.20 And I, the Lord God, said unto the serpent:

Because thou hast done this thou shalt be cursedabove all cattle, and above every beast of the field;upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eatall the days of thy life;

21 And I will put enmity between thee and thewoman, between thy seed and her seed; and he shallbruise [Heb. crush] thy head, and thou shalt bruise [Heb.

crush] his heel.

God’s Directives to Adam and EveIn the Lone and Dreary World

22 Unto the woman, I, the Lord God, said: I willgreatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception. Insorrow thou shalt bring forth children, and thy desireshall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

23 And unto Adam, I, the Lord God, said: Becausethou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, andhast eaten of the fruit of the tree of which Icommanded thee, saying–Thou shalt not eat of it,cursed shall be the ground for thy sake; in sorrowshalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.

24 Thorns also, and thistles shall it bring forth tothee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

25 By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread,until thou shalt return unto the ground–for thou shaltsurely die–for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thouwast, and unto dust shalt thou return.

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Russell M. Nelson President of the Church

Adam held the priesthood. Eve served in a matriarchalpartnership with the patriarchal priesthood. So today, eachwife may join with her husband as a partner unified inpurpose. . . Ordinary and imperfect people can build eachother through wholeness together. The completecontribution of one partner to the other is essential toexaltation. This is so “that the earth might answer the end ofits creation.” (D&C 49:16).

So labor in love and partnership. Honor your companion.Any sense of competition for place or position is notappropriate for either partner, especially when enlightened

by scriptural understanding. (Teachings of Russell M. Nelson

[2018], 196).

Boyd K. Packer (1924-2015) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

There is a difference in the way the priesthood functionsin the home as compared to the way it functions in theChurch. In the Church our service is by call. In the home ourservice is by choice. A call in the Church is generallytemporary for there comes a release. However, our plac einthe home and family which is based on choice, is foreverand beyond.

New Name, New Covering

20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve;because she was the mother of all living.

21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD

God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man isbecome as one of us, to know good and evil: andnow, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of thetree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth fromthe garden of Eden, to till the ground from whencehe was taken.

24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at theeast of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flamingsword which turned every way, to keep the way ofthe tree of life.

Results of the FallGenesis

In the Church there is a distinct line of authority. Weserve where we are called by those who preside over us.

In the home it is a partnership with husband and wifeequally yoked together, sharing the decisions, alwaysworking together. While the husband, the father, hasresponsibility to provide worthy and inspired leadership, hiswife is neither behind him nor ahead of him but at his side.(“The Relief Society,” Ensign, May 1998, pp. 72-74).

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New Name, New Covering26 And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because

she was the mother of all living; for thus have I, theLord God, called the first of all women, which aremany.

27 Unto Adam, and also unto his wife, did I, theLord God, make coats of skins, and clothed them.

28 And I, the Lord God, said unto mine OnlyBegotten: Behold, the man is become as one of us toknow good and evil; and now lest he put forth hishand and partake also of the tree of life, and eat andlive forever,

29 Therefore I, the Lord God, will send him forthfrom the Garden of Eden, to till the ground fromwhence he was taken;

30 For as I, the Lord God, liveth, even so my wordscannot return void, for as they go forth out of mymouth they must be fulfilled.

31 So I drove out the man, and I placed at the eastof the Garden of Eden, cherubim and a flamingsword, which turned every way to keep the way ofthe tree of life.

32 (And these are the words which I spake unto myservant Moses, and they are true even as I will; andI have spoken them unto you. See thou show themunto no man, until I command you, except to themthat believe. Amen.)

Results of the Fall

Moses 6:48-49

48 And he said unto them: Because that Adam fell,we are; and by his fall came death; and we are madepartakers of misery and woe.

49 Behold Satan hath come among the children ofmen, and tempteth them to worship him; and menhave become carnal, sensual, and devilish, and areshut out from the presence of God.

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Russell M. Nelson President of the Church

The Fall of Adam (and Eve) constituted the mortal

creation and brought about the required changes in theirbodies, including the circulation of blood and othermodifications as well. They were now able to have children.They and their posterity also became subject to injury,disease, and death. (Teachings of Russell M. Nelson [2018], 109)