Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines; Faith; Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines
10. Again, Genesis 2:15,16,17,19,20: And the Lord God took the man,
and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. And
the Lord God, commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden
you may freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
you shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, nevertheless, you
may choose for yourself, for it is given unto you; but remember that I
forbid it, for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.
11. And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field,
and every fowl of the air, and commanded that they should come unto
Adam, to see what he would call them. * * * And whatsoever Adam called
every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names
to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the
field.
12. From the foregoing we learn man's situation at his first creation;
the knowledge with which he was endowed, and the high and exalted
station in which he was placed--lord, or governor of all things on
earth, and at the same time enjoying communion and intercourse with his
Maker, without a vail to separate between. We shall next proceed to
examine the account given of his fall, and of his being driven out of
the garden of Eden, and from the presence of the Lord.
13. Moses proceeds: And they [Adam and Eve] heard the voice of the Lord
God, as they were walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and
Adam and his wife went to hide themselves from the presence of the Lord
God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam,
and said unto him, Where goest you? And he said, I heard your voice in
the garden, and I was afraid, because I beheld that I was naked, and I
hid myself.
14. And the Lord God, said unto Adam, 'Who told you that you were
naked? Have you eaten of the tree whereof I told you you should not
eat? If so, you should surely die?' And the man said, The woman whom
you gave me, and commanded that she should remain with me, gave me of
the fruit of the tree, and I did eat.
15. And I, the Lord God, said unto the woman, What is this thing which
you hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did
eat.
16. And again, the Lord said unto the woman, I will greatly multiply
your sorrow, and your conception. In sorrow you shall bring forth
children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule
over you.
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