A week or two ago in Sunday School, our teacher brought up an
interesting principle that has, since then, been on my mind. We were discussing
the Fall of Adam and Eve and the choice that Eve made to partake of the fruit.
She was facing two options, both of which could be considered good. One was to
remain in the presence of God in the Garden of Eden. The other was to experience
mortality and gain knowledge. Between the two, Eve chose to do the one that
moved her forward.
I marvel at Eve’s courage. When I’m faced with a choice, I
tend to prefer preserving the status quo, because after all, the status quo is generally
a good place to be. But I think there is great opportunity and great power in
the principle my Sunday School teacher proposed: if you are faced with a choice
between two good things, choose the one that moves you forward.
“And Eve . . . was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression . . . we never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption . . . And Adam and Eve blessed the name of God.” (Moses 5:11-12)
We talked about the same principle in Relief Society today as we discussed the plan of salvation and why we rejoiced to come down to Earth, even when we knew it would be very difficult and full of adversity.
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