(Scripture Reading Exercise.)
THE ADAMIC DISPENSATION—II.
| ANALYSIS. | REFERENCES. |
| I. The Fall— 1. The Temptation and Fall of Adam. | Genesis ch. iii. Book of Moses (P. G. P.) ch. iv. II Nephi ii:14-20. Alma xii:22-27. Also Alma xlii:1-11. |
| II. Sectarian View of the Fall of Adam. | |
| III. Book of Mormon View of the Fall. | II Nephi; ii Alma xiii and xlii; and the treaties which takes the place of notes. |
NOTES.[A]
The Fall of Adam—The Purpose of Man's Earth-Life.
[Footnote A: In Lessons VIII and IX, in place of detached notes a brief treatise is given upon The Fall of Adam; and the Purpose of Man's Creation; recounting the various views entertained upon that subject by the great divisions of Christendom, as also the views set forth in the revelations of God. This treatment is rendered necessary by the nature of the subject.]
In the second book of Nephi occurs the following direct, explicit statement: "Adam fell that man might be, and men are that they might have joy."
This assertion concerns two of the mightiest problems of theology:
1st, The reason for Adam's fall;
2nd, The purpose of man's earth-existence.