ADAM AND EVE AND "THE FALL” – Two Sides of Easter

Much of the world’s focus is on a dark side of the Easter theme; that is, “The Fall” caused by Adams transgression.  But there is a better view.  I pose two questions: 

1.What was lost in the Fall of Adam?  Life in the Garden.  Adam and Eve lost their life of ease in a garden where no progress could be made.  It was no loss for us because we were never destined to go there anyway.

            2) What was gained?   Spiritual Death -- Isolation from the God is not always fun, but we needed the opportunity to exercise our faith and our agency.  No free choice; no personal growth!

            Mortality:  Adam fell that men might be.  No mortal life, no body, no death, no resurrection, no Exaltation!  “Adam fell that men might be” exalted!

            Access to Pain, Sickness, Hunger, other exigencies of the flesh, and joy.  Without tasting the bitter we could never have known the sweet.  No pain, no gain!

          The Lone and Dreary World:  No one has savored the taste of bread like he who has earned it by the sweat of his brow.  The 11th Commandment:  “Thou shalt Sweat!”

         A Phyical Body:  We learn to manage the tug of hormones and other appetites; to have kids who will pile glory upon our heads!  “These things shall give you experience!”

         The Earth:  which was created and ‘cursed’ for our sake.  We needed an obstacle course for our important training program.  “We will [im]prove them herewith.”

         The Atoning Sacrifice:  No sacrificial Lamb, no Redemption.

 The Gospel of Jesus Christ:  Soon after his expulsion, Adam asked for guidance and received the handbook on how to negotiate the earthly obstacle course and come out, not only ‘alive, but with Life Eternal; Glory!  “Eye hath not seen …”  2 N 2:25

I am personally moved by the knowledge that we were all there together when the PLAN was wrought in the wisdom of Him who knoweth all things, (2N 2:24) and that we gave it our sustaining vote; and that we sustained Adam in his calling to be the Head of the Human Family, along with Eve, our Earthly Matriarch.
Father Adam and Mother Eve fell from God’s presence, but not from the circle of his love.  Adam knew what he was doing.  It was not an act of rebellion but of fulfilment.  He fell into his place as Patriarch over all the Earth.  He is still Michael, the Archangel.  Let us appreciate the Fall as a team effort made for our good

The 11th Commandment

God told Moses not to lie or steal;

     to covet nor to kill.

We know those Ten commandments,

     but there's yet another still:

The one He gave to Adam

     we must also not forget:

In order than man should eat; 

He ordered:  "Thou shalt sweat!"

     (c)Robert Lynn Brown