General Teachings

• The Importance of Studying the Fall
• Some Aspects of the Story of the Fall are Symbolic and Figurative
• God Designed that Adam and Eve Should Fall
• The Location of the Garden of Eden

The Purposes of the Fall

• The Fall Enabled Procreation
• The Necessity of Opposites and Evil
• The Fall Activated Agency & Accountability

Adam & Eve's Pre-Fallen Condition

• The Condition of Adam & Eve Before the Fall
• What Did They Know Before They Fell?

Teachings on the Event of the Fall

• Fall Couldn't Happen without a Transgression
• God's Apparently Conflicting Commands
• The Forbidden Fruit was Sweet, but the Tree of Life was Bitter
• Adam Partook Knowingly; Eve without Full Understanding
• Sin vs. Transgression—What's the Difference?
• We Praise Our First Parents for Their Wisdom and Courage in Choosing to Fall

The General Effects of the Fall

• The Condition of Adam & Eve After the Fall
• The Two-Fold Effect: Downward, Yet Forward
• The Lost and Fallen Condition of Mankind
• The Fall Effected All Living Things
• The Earth Fell When Adam Fell

The Effects of the Fall on Human Nature

• Mortality was Introduced Through the Eating of the Forbidden Fruit
• Blood Began to Flow in Mortal Bodies
• The Fall Instituted the Aging Process
• The Fall Caused All Mankind to Become Carnal, Sensual, and Devilish by Nature
• Children are "Conceived in Sin"

Daily Implications of the Fall

• The Wisdom of Understanding Our Fallen Natures
• We Must Battle the Evil in Our Flesh
• Teachings on the Natural Man
• Hard Things Will Happen to Good People
• Gospel Living Reveals What is Ungodly in Our Fallen Natures

Related Topics

• Teachings on the Creation, Fall, & Atonement
• The Fallen Pit & Ladder of the Atonement
• Teachings Concerning Adam
• Teachings Concerning Eve
• Teachings Concerning Spiritual Death
• The Probationary Nature of Mortality