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| Fall
of Adam |
| "Latter-day Saints recognize the Fall of Adam and Eve as
an actual event that occurred in the Garden of Eden and has affected the entire earth and
everyone in the human family. The Fall was a necessary step in the eternal progress of
mankind and introduced the conditions that made the mission of Jesus Christ absolutely
necessary for salvation." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| The Fall as
Taught in the Book of Mormon |
| Understanding the fall of man is essential to understanding the plan of
salvation. In this lecture, Dr. Robert L. Millet discusses what the Book of Mormon teaches
about the doctrine of the fall. He refutes the notion of original sin and discusses
instead concepts such as being born into a sinful world, spiritual death and the natural
man, and redemption from our fallen nature. |
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| Natural Man |
| "The phrase 'natural man' is understood by Latter-day Saints to be an
unrepentant person; it does not imply that mortals are by nature depraved or evil, but
only that they are in a fallen condition." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Mortality |
| "Mortality is not viewed as a curse by Latter-day Saints, but as an
opportunity and an essential stage in progress toward obtaining exaltation. The ultimate purpose of the
period of mortality from birth to death is to prepare to meet God with a resurrected body
of glory (John 5:25-29; Alma 12:24)." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Opposition |
| "Opposition and agency
are eternal and interrelated principles in the theology of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. Agency is man's innate power to choose between alternative commitments
and finally between whole ways of life. Opposition is the framework within which these
choices and their consequences are possible." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Spiritual
Death |
| "Spiritual death is the condition of one who is spiritually cut off,
temporarily or permanently, from the presence of God. LDS scriptures speak of two
spiritual deaths, and the concept manifests itself in many ways." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism |
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| Original Sin |
| "While The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that
the transgression of Adam and Eve brought death into the world and made all mortals
subject to temptation, suffering, and weakness, it denies that any culpability is
automatically transmitted to Adam and Eve's offspring. All mortals commit sin, but they
will be punished "for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression" (A of F
2)." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Adam: LDS Sources |
| "For Latter-day Saints, Adam stands as one of the noblest and
greatest of all men." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Adam: Ancient Sources |
| "Adam is portrayed in ancient Jewish and Christian sources as the
first human and progenitor of the race." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Eve |
| "Eve, first woman of earthly creation, companion of Adam, and mother
and matriarch of the human race, is honored by Latter-day Saints as one of the most
important, righteous, and heroic of all the human family. Eve's supreme gift to mankind,
the opportunity of life on this earth, resulted from her choice to become mortal." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Garden of Eden |
| "The significance of the Garden of Eden is
fundamental among the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints and is
referred to in each of the standard works." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| The
Garden Story: Literal vs. Figurative |
| "Church leaders have taught that most
parts of Garden of Eden story are allegorical." W.
John Walsh |
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| Adamic Language |
| "The scriptures state that this language, written and spoken by Adam and his children, was "pure and
undefiled" (Moses 6:5-6)." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Adam-ondi-Ahman |
| "The Prophet's revelations indicated several things about the area:
(1) the Garden of Eden was located in Jackson County, Missouri, and after Adam was
expelled from the garden, he went north to Adam-ondi-Ahman; (2) three years before Adam's
death, he gathered the righteous of his posterity to Adam-ondi-Ahman and bestowed upon
them his last blessing; (3) this site would be the location of a future meeting of the
Lord with Adam and the Saints, as spoken of by the prophet Daniel (Dan. 7:9-14, 21-27;
12:1-3)." Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| The Atonement |
| At October 1996 General Conference, Elder Russell M. Nelson explains the
interrelationship between the Creation, the Fall, and the Atonement. |
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| (See Basic Beliefs home page; Doctrines of the Gospel home page) |
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