The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) teaches that Adam and Eve were the first human beings and the first women to live on earth and that their fall was an important step in the plan of salvation. Adam is in particular a central figure in Mormon cosmology. Robert L. Millet, an author of OSZA, writes about his perspective:
Only a few people in eternity are more directly involved in the plan of salvation - the creation, the fall, and the final redemption of God's children - than human Adam. His service among the sons and daughters of the earth extends from the past far from the life of the merchandise to the future far from the resurrection, judgment, and so forth.
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The identity of Adam and Eve
According to the teachings of the LDS Church, all those born on earth live with God the Father and Jesus Christ in pre-mortal life. Adam and Eve were "among our most noble children" and they were "ordained before" to become the parents of mankind. In pre-mortal life, Adam is Michael's angel. As Michael, Adam "led the troops of God against the Lucifer army" in the War of Heaven. The LDS Church scripture does not provide information about Eve before her life on earth, but it is believed that "she is definitely the daughter of God's choice".
In the holy sanctuary of the LDS Church, it is taught that Adam is Michael and that he helps Jehovah in creation.
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In the Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve's body was created by God the Father and Jesus Christ and placed in the Garden of Eden, which Joseph Smith taught was located in or near Jackson County, Missouri. When they are created, their bodies are not mortal and they can not die or have children, and they do not know right and wrong.
God commanded Adam and Eve to have children, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue, and rule over... every living being that moves upon the earth". God told them that they could eat any tree in the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and that the day they ate the fruit of the tree they would die. Adam was made "ruler or governor of everything on earth, and at the same time [enjoying] fellowship... with his Creator, without a veil [sic] to separate between."
Fall
Satan tempted Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. Eve produces temptations and eats fruit; when Adam learned that Eve had done it, he ate the fruit as well.
Because they ate the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve experienced a "fallout". As God promised, Adam and Eve's bodies became mortal and they were subjected to physical death, and sickness and illness. Erastus Snow teaches that the fruits of the Earth literally make Adam and Eve's body mortal. They also experience "spiritual death": they are separated from the presence of God by being expelled from the Garden of Eden. Because of the fall, Adam and Eve also knew the difference between good and evil and became able to have children, just as God had instructed before.
Positive interpretation of the fall
Unlike some Christians, Latter-day Saints generally do not see the fall of Adam and Eve as a serious sin or as a very negative event. Conversely, the fall is seen as "an important step in the plan of life and a great blessing for all of us, because of the Fall, we are blessed with the bodily body, the right to choose between good and evil, and the opportunity to gain eternal life. this privilege will be ours if Adam and Eve remain in the garden. "The Last Supper of the Bible reports that Adam and Eve later rejoiced that they had chosen to take the fruit, and the Book of Mormon taught that the fall was important to mankind for existed and in order for them to grow and eventually experience joy, which is the ultimate goal of existence: "Adam fell that man might, and man, that they might have joy." Furthermore, the OSZA version of the fall of Adam and Eve emphasizes that the fall is part of God's plan: "But behold, all things have been done in his wisdom who knoweth all things," as God had "been pre-pasted" and prepared. Jesus Christ will be slaughtered "from the foundation of the world" to redeem mankind from the fall. In the early church, the idea that the difficulty promised Eve was passed on to all women accepted in general. Valerie Cassler argues that God's description of his future difficulties is not a curse, but the natural consequences that come from living in the world on the contrary.
The fall of Adam and Eve as seen by Latter-day Saints denied the concept of original sin. They believe that "little children are whole, because they are incapable of sinning, and therefore the curse of Adam is taken from them in [Jesus Christ]." Joseph Smith also stated that "men will be punished for their own sins, and not for the transgression of Adam." Latter-day Saint teaching affirms that through repentance Adam and Eve were finally forgiven of their transgressions in Eden.
Post-autumn life
Latter-day Saint Scriptures teach that Adam and Eve had "sons and daughters" after the fall, including Cain, Abel, and Set. Orson Pratt taught that God married Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve worshiped God, offered animal sacrifices, and were taught by angels about Jesus Christ. Latter-day Saint teaching teaches that the "leather coat" that Adam and Eve receive is to remind them of the coming of Jesus Christ who, through reconciliation, will "cover their sins". Adam is believed to be "the first Christian in the world," as well as the first prophet. Adam was taught the plan of salvation, was baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ, received the gift of the Holy Ghost, and was given the Melchizedek priesthood. Adam ordained his descendants into priests, including Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah.
Three years before his death, Adam and his pious descendants gathered in the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman in Daviess County, Missouri, where Adam and Eve lived after being expelled from the Garden of Eden. At this meeting, Adam gave his last blessing to his offspring. Jesus Christ appeared at the meeting to bless Adam and Adam prophesying, which Enoch noted. Adam died when he was 930 years old.
Visions and Prophecies about Adam and Eve
Several presidential reports of the LDS Church have had visions of Adam and Eve. In 1836, Joseph Smith said that he saw Adam in the celestial kingdom and in 1918 Joseph F. Smith said that he saw Adam and Eve in the spirit world when Jesus visited there between his death and resurrection. Joseph Smith also said that Adam's voice was heard near the Susquehanna River "detecting the devil when he appeared as a bright angel".
Joseph Smith prophesied that Adam would one day return to Adam-ondi-Ahman "to visit his people". Thousands of people will attend this meeting with Adam, who will be before and in preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus. Adam is believed to be the "Ancient Age" prophesied in the Book of Daniel. On the Second Coming, Adam will "sound his trump", which will signal the resurrection of the dead. At the end of the thousand-year reign of Christ, Adam will lead the power of kindness against Satan in the "last battle of the great God", also known as the battle of Gog and Magog.
One of the apostles of the LDS church has suggested that perhaps it was Adam who was sent as an angel Michael to "strengthen" Jesus while he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane during his passion.
Adam-God's Doctrine
Some early church leaders taught that Adam is God because He is the father of the human race. This doctrine was taught several times by Brigham Young during a general conference and supported by other high-level church leaders. However, the Adam-God doctrine has never gained widespread support from the church as a whole. Some church members and critics claim that Young declared Adam to be God the Father. This particular interpretation was later rejected by church president Spencer W. Kimball.
See also
- Mormon's view of evolution
- Original Sin according to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Tree of life (biblical)
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