What is this blog?

In 2008 I stumbled upon a blog organized by a woman who wanted to read The Bible each day through the year and then comment and receive comments about the reading assignment. I decided to join and I really enjoyed the experience of discussing the passages. I wanted to continue that. I thought I would start a blog that follows the LDS Sunday School lessons, not in any way replacing them, but just to offer a venue to comment on the readings for those who don't like to/get to comment in class or don't get to go to class at all, or just anybody. 2009 was my first full year with this blog, reading the Doctrine and Covenants (all archived in 2009). 2010 I did my best to discuss the Old Testament but fell off in the fall. 2011 is a review of The New Testament, but I was even less successful in continuing with that year, but I hope to fill those in during the year! During 2012 we discuss The Book of Mormon. I will post at least once for the week's readings. I will not post on General Conference weeks and will probably be behind your current reading due to our church schedule, but hope you can still find relevancy. Also, I probably won't proofread much, so please forgive me for errors, I'll be lucky to just get a post each week in. Feel free to comment on my current week or your class' current week. Enjoy! I do!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Progression of events and progression

I think the progression of events after the big choice in the Garden of Eden is very interesting. I’m not sure that it’s all recorded in the right progression, I’ll have to look that up. But, for right now, I’ll list them out. Have you figured out by now that I like lists. Ask my DH, he’ll tell you how much I like lists.

  1. Eve and Adam cast out of the garden and they work. Mos 5:1
  2. Eve and Adam have children and they have children and they work. 5:2-3
  3. Eve and Adam pray and receive commandments from the Lord. Namely to sacrifice.
  4. Adam is asked why he is sacrificing. Adam doesn’t know why, but is obedient. 5:6
  5. Adam is told that the sacrifice is a “similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father.” And is told to do all things in his name. 5:7-8

Now I’m not sure of the accuracy of the progression of events here or about when Adam and Eve learned which things. But if this progression is accurate, Eve and Adam and their families lived quite a while being obedient to the law of sacrifice without even knowing why and have lived without the Holy Ghost in their lives which we will see in the next verses:

  1. The Holy Ghost fell upon Adam and received testimony of the Savior. 5:9
  2. Adam is spiritually reborn and now understands that his transgression was necessary and that despite his transgression he will be able to have joy. Eve discovers this as well. 5:10-11
  3. Adam and Eve teach their children the doctrines of the gospel. 5:12
  4. Satan tells them not to believe what the Lord taught them (which I believe is what he told the spirits in the pre-existence). Men become carnal, sensual and devilish. 5:13

Did they not know until Satan appeared that they could believe anything else? Maybe, since Satan provides opposition. But after the opposition is in place then men are commanded to repent.

  1. “The Lord Gad called upon men by the Holy Ghost everywhere and commanded them that they should repent” Whoever believes in the Son and repents of their sins will be saved. Whoever does not, will not be saved. 5:14
  2. Adam and Eve do not cease to call upon God. 5:16

Moses 6:48-62 gives us more information about baptism and the Holy Ghost, and that despite sin and transgression, we’ve got good news. We are not alone, we are not comfortless, we have opportunity to be cleansed. See the post below.

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