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The results of Adam and Eve’s actions were, and still are, devastating for all of mankind. Ask a Mormon where the Bible says this was a blessing. Explain that Adam and Eve could’ve lived there indefinitely if they had obeyed the Lord!
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Our Search for Happiness: An Invitation to Understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, p. 87; “Indeed, we honor and respect Adam and Eve for their wisdom and foresight. Their lives in the Garden of Eden were blissful and pleasant; choosing to leave that behind so they and the entire human family could experience both the triumphs and travails of mortality must not have been easy. But we believe they did choose mortality, and in so doing made it possible for all of us to participate in Heavenly Father’s great, eternal plan.” – M. Russell Ballard