The Fall of Adam and Eve

Opening Song- “I am a Child of God”
Scripture- 2 Nephi 2:22-25

Adam and Eve were the first to come to Earth
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God prepared this earth as a home for His children. Adam and Eve were chosen to be the first people to live on the earth. Their part in our Father’s plan was to bring mortality into the world. They were to be the first parents.

The Garden of Eden
When Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden, they were not yet mortal. This means they were not like we are and they could not die. This also meant that they could not have children.

While living in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve could walk and talk with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

The Garden of Eden was different from our Earth now. There were tame animals there.
Adam and Eve didn’t know good from evil.

God gave them a commandment to have children. There was also a tree in the Garden of Eden called the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God commanded them not to eat the fruit on this tree, or that they would die.

Satan came and tempted Eve and she ate the fruit. Adam then did the same. The changes that came upon Adam and Eve because they ate the fruit are called the Fall. God then sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world. They then became mortal, or like we are now. They could have children, and they knew good and evil. They also could not walk and talk with God.

Great Blessing Resulted from the Transgression
Some people believe Adam and Eve committed a serious sin when they ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, latter-day scriptures help us understand that their Fall was a necessary step in the plan of life and a great blessing to all of us. We now have the opportunity to come to earth and to make choices.

Attention Activity (I like this but I think it is for older children)- found in Primary 6 manual, lesson 4.
Gather four small, undesirable items—such as a bottle cap, twig, or wad of tissue—with string tied around each one; one small object to represent something of value (such as a ring to symbolize eternal life) with string tied around it; and a small bag or container (see the attention activity).

Place the objects you have tied with string into the bag or container so that the objects are hidden but an equal amount of each string hangs over the side of the bag. Ask a child to choose a string and pull an item out of the bag. Then replace the object and string, let another child take a turn, and so on. Show the class all the hidden objects, and explain the value of the desirable one.
Explain that it is difficult to make a correct choice when we don’t know what we are choosing. Heavenly Father wants us to know good from evil so we can choose what is right. Tell the class that this lesson will explain how we were given the knowledge of good and evil and the ability to choose for ourselves.