Comments on: Mortal Life https://historyofmormonism.com/2008/07/08/mortal-life/ Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wayne Long https://historyofmormonism.com/2008/07/08/mortal-life/#comment-13949 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:28:33 +0000 http://www.historyofmormonism.com/?p=44#comment-13949 “The Fall according to Mormon doctrine, was a positive step, and an integral part of God’s plan, which Mormons call the Plan of Salvation. The Lord gave Adam and Eve two conflicting commandments (1. to multiply and replenish the earth, and 2. to avoid eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil). God gave Adam and Eve conflicting commandments to guarantee their “agency,” or freedom to choose. Until they partook of the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve were unable to procreate.”

I’ve got some questions here:
1. How could the fall, which eventually sent Jesus to die for our sins, be a positive step before sin occurred?
2. How can the command to be fruitful and replenish the earth and the command to not eat of the tree of good and evil be conflicting commandments? They had nothing to do with each other. Please don’t quote Book of Mormon…show me in the Holy Scriptures please.

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