TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1853·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   Gods would do- “We will cause them to be fruitful,” dec- Now we have already seen what plan was adopted to cause them to multiply; it was by placing before them 44 the tree of knowledge,” that they, through the exercise of their own agency, might be endowed with the requisite qualifications not only to bring forth mortal children, but to govern them according to the laws of good and evil.
   The Seer — apostle_bookcopy citation
2. 1858·Brigham Young·Prophet
   Compare our position and situation with that of the rest of the world; look at the inhabitants of the earth, and try to understand the object of our being on this earth, the object of the forming and peopling this earth, and designing and decreeing that things should be thus and so. Try to understand why our first parents partook of the forbidden fruit, and why Jesus came to the earth to redeem fallen man. Let us try to learn why things are suffered to proceed on the earth as they do.
   Idolatry, &c. — jodcopy citation
3. 1874·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   The book of Abraham, translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith, also contains an account of the creation and the fall of man; but the word translated "day" in Genesis is translated in the Book of Abraham "time"—"in the time that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." In the next sentence the same book says, speaking of time—"The reckoning of time was not yet given to man," that is, the Lord had reckoned previous to that period by the diurnal rotations of Kolob, and that, without doubt, was the day referred to in which our first parents should die, if they ate of the forbidden fruit.
   The Creation—the Seventh Thousand Years, and Events Which Are to Follow the Period of the Millennium — jodcopy citation
4. 1973·N. Eldon Tanner·Apostle
   At that time, Satan, with his followers, committed himself to destroy our free agency and the cause of righteousness. He began his nefarious work in the Garden of Eden by successfully tempting Adam and Eve to partake of the forbidden fruit. God had said:
   “Thou Mayest Choose for Thyself” — cojccopy citation
5. 1973·Eldred G. Smith·Unknown
   In consequence thereof, the Lord declared to Adam: “… cursed shall be the ground for thy sake. …” ( Moses 4:23 ; italics added.) We often hear it said that Adam was cursed because he partook of the forbidden fruit. The record says “the ground” was cursed, not Adam. Then the Lord added “for thy sake.” This means for his benefit; also for your benefit and mine.
   Opposition in Order to Strengthen Us — cojccopy citation
6. 1975·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
   Time will not permit a delineation of the details, but the crucial fact is that Adam and Eve, contrary to the instructions, did eat of the forbidden fruit. In doing so, they took into their bodies food which worked in them such a change that in due time their bodies and their spirits separated; that is to say, their souls died.
   Easter Thoughts — cojccopy citation