**#ComeFollowMe nugget** | Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5 | 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚍𝚊𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙴𝚟𝚎

#ComeFollowMe nugget

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚍𝚊𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙴𝚟𝚎

At first, the story of the Fall of Adam and Eve might seem like a tragedy.

Adam and Eve were cast out of the beautiful Garden of Eden. They were thrown into a world where pain, sorrow, and death are ever present (see Genesis 3:16–19). And they were separated from their Heavenly Father.

But because of the truths restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith in the book of Moses, we know that the story of Adam and Eve is actually one of hope—and an essential part of God’s plan for His children.

The Garden of Eden was beautiful. But Adam and Eve needed something more than beautiful surroundings.

They needed—and we all need—an opportunity to grow. Leaving the Garden of Eden was the necessary first step toward returning to God and eventually becoming like Him. That meant facing opposition, making mistakes, learning to repent, and trusting the Savior, whose Atonement makes possible progression and “the joy of our redemption” (Moses 5:11).

So when you read about the Fall of Adam and Eve, focus not on the seeming tragedy but on the possibilities—not on the paradise Adam and Eve lost but on the glory their choice allows us to receive.

🎨 🖼: Adam and Eve, by Douglas M. Fryer