2:25), Dieter F. Uchtdorf, GC, Oct. 2007    (2 Ne. (2 Nephi 2:25) Heavenly Father wants us to be happy. [John A. Tvedtnes, “Priestly Clothing in Bible Times,” in Temples of the Ancient World, pp. 2:11,15-16,25-27), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 1998    (2 Ne. One of my favorite scriptures is 2 Nephi 2:25, "Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. 2:25), Allan F. Packer, GC, Oct. 2014    (2 Ne. 2:11-16,21-26), Joseph B. Wirthlin, GC, Apr. 2:25), Bruce R. McConkie, GC, Oct. 1984    (2 Ne. “Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh ; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. Some authors have claimed that Lehi’s teachings on the fall of Adam are so similar to teachings prevalent in nineteenth-century America that they must be the source for 2 Nephi 2. Lehi explains that Jerusalem will be destroyed, and he bestows a general curse and blessing upon Jerusalem. 2 Nephi 2:25-27 | Lehi's Discourse The Text 25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. 2:25), Bruce C. Hafen, GC, Oct. 1996    (2 Ne. 2:24-25), Neal A. Maxwell, GC, Apr. 1974    (2 Ne. He writes that according to Jewish tradition, after the fall of Adam the Lord provided garments of skin to Adam and Eve: “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of … He writes that according to Jewish tradition, after the fall of Adam the Lord provided garments of skin to Adam and Eve: "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21). And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from… Approaching his own death, as he blessed his son Jacob, Lehi spoke profoundly on the subject of mortality. 2 Nephi 2:25 “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” That goes along with the Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 255 which says, “Happiness is … "There was a time when my children were little that, if we were too tired to get out the scriptures, I would recite this verse to them at bedtime. 2000    (2 Ne. Yet we are here to have joy? 1983    (2 Ne. 2:25), Marion D. Hanks, GC, Apr. 2 Nephi 25:26 by LDS Scripture of the Day | posted in: Book of Mormon | 0 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins. 25 a Adam b fell that men might be; and men c are, that they might have d joy. 2:25), Ardeth G. Kapp, GC, Sep. 1986    (2 Ne. Most members of the church are all too familiar with this principle. Fall of Adam was necessary 2 Nephi 2:25, Alma 12:12-33 34. Here is a ten commandment memory game, maybe after every match made talk about the blessings 2:11-16,21-26), C. Scott Grow, GC, Apr. Check out 2 Nephi 2:25 by Kamie Jacobs Bolen on Amazon Music. . 2010    (2 Ne. 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 1996    (2 Ne. 2:25), ElRay L. Christiansen, GC, Apr. "Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Adam and Eve carried out an important part of God’s plan. 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Apr. Footnotes ?. 2 Nephi 5:6 I, Nephi, Did Take . 2003    (2 Ne. How has Jesus Christ brought joy into your life? 10  And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God. Just why some traditions have the garments of the first couple made of light, while others of skin might be related to the fact that the two Hebrew words for “light” and “skin” differ in but the initial letters, and are pronounced alike in modern Hebrew. 2:1-30), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 2013    (2 Ne. Only then can we have joy by choosing properly. [Bruce M. Pritchett, Jr., “Lehi’s Theology of the Fall in Its Preexilic/Exilic Context,” in the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Fall 1994, F.A.R.M.S., pp. 2 Nephi 2:25, 27-28 “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. 2019    (2 Ne. 2012    (2 Ne. 2:25), Spencer J. Condie, GC, Oct. 1993    (2 Ne. 2:25), Jeffrey R. Holland, GC, Apr. 2:25), Boyd K. Packer, GC, Oct. 1993    (2 Ne. 1978    (2 Ne. 2:25), Dieter F. Uchtdorf, GC, Sep. 2008    (2 Ne. 1973    (2 Ne. 2:25), Coleen K. Menlove, GC, Apr. d TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father, M. Russell Ballard, GC, Apr. 2:25), Spencer J. Condie, GC, Apr. . 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 1986    (2 Ne. 1995    (2 Ne. 2:25), James E. Faust, GC, Sep. 1999    (2 Ne. 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 1993    (2 Ne. Read 2 Nephi 1:20, and emphasize that we will "prosper"or be blessed when we keep the commandments." 2:25), William R. Bradford, GC, Oct. 1975    (2 Ne. 2:25), Richard G. Scott, GC, Apr. Yes! When they sinned, God stripped them of the garment of light. 2:25), Dallin H. Oaks, GC, Oct. 1991    (2 Ne. 2011    (2 Ne. This is not an official web site ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2:25), Barbara B. Smith, GC, Sep. 1978    (2 Ne. 2:1-30), Randall K. Bennett, GC, Oct. 2015    (2 Ne. And I wept saying, ”Why have you done this to me, that I have been estranged from my glory with which I was clothed?“ From this account, the ”nakedness“ of Adam and Eve was spiritual in nature, that is, they lost their special covering of light (also termed ”glory“ and ”righteousness“), which was subsequently replaced by the garments of skin… . 2 Nephi 2:27 Lehi's teaching on the principle of agency. Abkir commented, “God made the high-priestly garments for Adam which were like those of the angels; but when he sinned, God took them away from him.” … The garment of light, according to some accounts, was replaced by its earthly symbol, a garment of skin, after the fall. d Moses 5:10. 2:25), Hartman Rector, GC, Apr. He writes that according to Jewish tradition, after the fall of Adam the Lord provided garments of skin to Adam and Eve: “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them” (Genesis 3:21). That’s the message I get from this verse. 2009    (2 Ne. . 1986    (2 Ne. IMHO the phrase drawn from 2 Nephi 25:23 fits in the secondary category. 2:25), H. Verlan Andersen, GC, Oct. 1986    (2 Ne. 649-654] [See the commentary on “skin of blackness” in 2 Nephi 5:21; see also the commentary on Rechabites in 1 Nephi 2:5], 2 Nephi 2:25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy ([Illustration] Adam and Eve Kneeling at an Altar. Wherefore, men are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself . We were meant to be happy. They outvied one another in the glory with which they were clothed.” At the time of the fall, “they were bereft of their glory, and their splendour was taken from them, and they were stripped of the light with which they had been clothed … They were naked of the grace which they had worn … they made to themselves aprons of fig-leaves, and covered themselves therewith.”, If one follows the reasoning of these stories, the serpent was the cause of Adam and Eve’s becoming naked, and their “nakedness” was the loss of their premortal glory. 2:25), LeGrand R. Curtis, GC, Oct. 2016    (2 Ne. 2018    (2 Ne. 2:22-23,25), Ronald E. Poelman, GC, Oct. 1993    (2 Ne. 2:22-25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 2016    (2 Ne. 2:22-25), D. Todd Christofferson, GC, Oct. 2014    (2 Ne. c TG Mortality. 2:25), Hugh W. Pinnock, GC, Oct. 1979    (2 Ne. 2:25), W. Eugene Hansen, GC, Oct. 1993    (2 Ne. A-A; A+; 2 Ne 2:2 he shall consecrate thine afflictions for thy gain. 2:25), Ezra Taft Benson, GC, Apr. 1972    (2 Ne. A primary scripture on the subject of grace is found in 2 Nephi 2:6-7 2:25), Boyd K. Packer, GC, Oct. 2000    (2 Ne. 32. . 2:25), Dieter F. Uchtdorf, GC, Oct. 2015    (2 Ne. Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. 2:25), Dieter F. Uchtdorf, GC, Sep. 2015    (2 Ne. 2:24-28), Jack H. Goaslind, GC, Apr. Mormons assert that 2 Nephi 2 refers to events that took place on the American continent in approximately 588–570 BC. 2 Nephi 2:25 Adam Fell: John Tvedtnes has some interesting commentary regarding the fall of Adam (2 Nephi 2:25). • 2 Nephi 25:10–20 Message to the Jews • 2 Nephi 25:21 – 26:11 Message to the children of Lehi • 2 Nephi 26:12 – 29:14 Message to the Gentiles Keeping these three sections in mind and the audience of Nephi’s words helps us better understand the message. 2:24-25), Von G. Keetch, GC, Oct. 2015    (2 Ne. 2011    (2 Ne. Even something like the Fall of Adam and Eve, which appears to be a failure and a tragedy, turns out to be part of God’s plan of happiness. John Tvedtnes has some interesting commentary regarding the fall of Adam (2 Nephi 2:25). Click on a word to show or hide it. 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 1995    (2 Ne. . 2006    (2 Ne. 2:25), Mark E. Petersen, GC, Apr. 2:1-30), Dallin H. Oaks, GC, Oct. 1993    (2 Ne. 1973    (2 Ne. 2 Nephi 2:26–27 — Christ Is the One Who Sets Us Free to Choose. 2015    (2 Ne. 2 Nephi 27:25, Isaiah 29:13 The fundamental problem is hypocrisy, which is a form of dishonesty: pretending to believe in God, saying the right things and appearing to be religious when in fact, your heart isn’t in it. But we are covered with a stole of glory [similar to that] which clothed Adam and Eve before they sinned. This makes sense when one considers that the Hebrew root for ”nakedness“ (’rh) may be related to the word for ”skin" (’or, This connection of “nakedness” with the absence of glory is reflected in the story of Zosimus. Posted on January 25, 2015 by zachridd Standard Summary of 2 Nephi Lehi opens Second Nephi with his prophecies concerning the future of his posterity. 2:25), Joseph B. Wirthlin, GC, Oct. 1989    (2 Ne. 1973    (2 Ne. 2:25), Barbara W. Winder, GC, Sep. 1987    (2 Ne. Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish, and despair almost consumed us. 2:25), Thomas S. Monson, GC, Apr. 2:25-26), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Apr. [Thomas R. Valletta ed., The Book of Mormon for Latter-day Saint Families, 1999, p. 76], According to an article by Bruce Pritchett, though the Old Testament never refers to Adam’s sin by using the word fall, it does teach or reflect the following basic elements of this doctrine in various scriptures: (1) that Adam’s sin resulted in a metamorphosis from immortality to mortality; (2) that mankind inherited its mortal state from Adam; (3) that all mankind has fallen into sin; and (4) that evil and suffering in the world could be for man’s benefit as well as his punishment. 2:25), Donald L. Hallstrom, GC, Apr. 2:23-25), Michaelene P. Grassli, GC, Sep. 1988    (2 Ne. 2:25), Joseph Anderson, GC, Oct. 1976    (2 Ne. 2:25), James E. Faust, GC, Oct. 1988    (2 Ne. 26 And the a Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may b redeem the children of men from the fall. 2:25), Joseph B. Wirthlin, GC, Apr. b Moses 6:48. 2:25), Wendell J. Ashton, GC, Apr. 2014    (2 Ne. Sam . One such doctrine is the Fall of Adam and Eve, a central component of the Plan of Salvation. 2002    (2 Ne. 2:25), Thomas S. Monson, GC, Oct. 2012    (2 Ne. 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Apr. 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Apr. But we are naked not as you suppose, for we are covered with a covering of glory; and we do not show each other the private parts of our bodies. 2005    (2 Ne. 2:25), Richard G. Scott, GC, Apr. For Lehi, one of the results of the redemption of Christ is to make us free. 2:22-26), James E. Faust, GC, Oct. 1988    (2 Ne. 2015    (2 Ne. 2:25), Eldred G. Smith, GC, Oct. 1973    (2 Ne. However, according to the Midrash Rabbah, Rabbi Meir’s copy of the Torah or Law of Moses indicated that Adam and Eve received garments of light, not of skin. 1986    (2 Ne. 2:25), Marcus B. Nash, GC, Sep. 2006    (2 Ne. Thus, Lehi’s teachings are more consistent with a preexilic/exilic Israelite context than a nineteenth-century American context. 2:25), Joseph Anderson, GC, Apr. 2:25), Weatherford T. Clayton, GC, Apr. 2:25), Tad R. Callister, GC, Oct. 2017    (2 Ne. Pick a verse to memorize. 2000    (2 Ne. 25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” (more…) 2 Nephi 2. . 2:19-29), Jeffrey R. Holland, GC, Apr. 2:1-30), Taylor G. Godoy, GC, Mar. 1997    (2 Ne. 2:25), Richard G. Scott, GC, Oct. 1979    (2 Ne. In 2 Nephi, Nephi quotes extensively the words of Isaiah regarding the House of Israel. Come Follow Me For Primary page 21 "Ask the children to help you define the word commandments and make a list of commandments. 1986    (2 Ne. 2:24-25), Keith B. McMullin, GC, Apr. These doctrines were brought together by the Prophet Lehi in one of the most complete discourses on the fall recorded. God's main purpose for us on this Earth is to feel JOY!!!! 2018    (2 Ne. 2:25,27), M. Joseph Brough, GC, Oct. 2018    (2 Ne. 2:25), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Oct. 2008    (2 Ne. 1971    (2 Ne. Memorize. 1987    (2 Ne. 1971    (2 Ne. God’s word will be given to other peoples 2 Nephi 29 33. 1, p. 1], Step by Step Through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary. 2:25), John H. Vandenberg, GC, Apr. 2:25), Robert D. Hales, GC, Apr. 2:25). 2:21-28), Russell M. Nelson, GC, Apr. 2:25), O. Leslie Stone, GC, Apr. Tradition usually indicates that Adam and Eve were given garments of light before the fall. If they had remained in the Garden of Eden they would not have progressed and Heavenly Father would not have been able to send His spirit children to the earth. 2:25), Hartman Rector, GC, Apr. 2:25), James B. 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