Moses 5 Verse 16 Adam had such high hopes for Cain! As a parent I find this story strangely comforting. Adam and Eve were good parents, obviously they were spiritual leaders in the pre-existence because they were chosen to be our first parents, but even people as righteous as they were could not raise up [...]

Moses 5 Verse 11 In this verse we learn that Adam and Eve could not have children in the Garden of Eden, which is why it wasn’t a mistake for them to eat the fruit. They needed to transgress so that mankind could exist in mortality on the earth. Verse 13 “They loved Satan more [...]

Moses 5 Verse 9 Adam had to exercise some faith before he was blessed with the presence of the Holy Ghost. He built the altar because God commanded him, and God rewarded him for his obedience. Verse 10 Adam praises God because mortal life provides him the opportunity to experience joy. Life must have been [...]

Moses 4 Verse 31 I’ve always wondered what the reason was for pointing out that a cherubim and flaming sword were places before the tree of life. Something Ridges said makes me think that one reason behind it could have been a reminder that there are no shortcuts through the mortal journey. Either you are [...]

Must do better at reading every day! Moses 4 Verse 22-23 The institute manual provides interesting insight behind the Lord’s declaration that Adam and Eve would experience sorrow. Eve’s sorrow was to be intense (childbirth) and then after that intermittent (the difficulties of raising children). But Adam’s sorrow is in the monotony. When the traditional [...]

Moses 4 Verse 13 They eat the fruit and their eyes are opened, which makes them realize they are naked. In Alonzo Gaskill’s book The Savior and The Savior and The Serpent he talks about the symbolism behind the fig leaves. I am paraphrasing his thoughts, but its not the naked body that was shameful [...]

Moses 4 Verse 6 Satan beguiled Eve. Or did he? Since Adam and Eve were educated in the Gospel in the Garden of Eve (we know they were married and that Adam named all of the animals so they must have known something) is it possible that Satan showed up and Eve was already considering [...]

Moses 4 Verse 3 We had free agency in the pre mortal world (as evidenced by the wording in this verse, and by the rebellion of the third of the Heavenly Host). Verse 5 Satan was speaking through the serpent. He is not a serpent. He is a spirit that has been denied a body. [...]

Moses 3 Verse 23 This I know now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh I think this might be the most romantic verse in all of scripture. I love that they are united in purpose, and Adam’s complete acceptance and love for his new wife. Finding someone who sees eye to [...]

Moses 3 Verse 18 It was only while reading The Savior and the Serpent by Alonzo Gaskill that I really started to understand this verse. The phrase “help meet for him” should be read help (pause) meet for him. She wasn’t a servant, she was a partner. She was a partner who perfectly suited his [...]