How the Book of Mormon clarifies the Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden
(www.churchofjesuschrist.org)https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=engThe Book of Mormon does not replace the Bible. It is not more valuable than the Bible. Instead, it was brought forth to the world by Joseph Smith to be an equal partner of the Bible and an additional witness for Jesus Christ. Using both together increases one's spiritual literacy.
In some cases, the Book of Mormon clarifies principles and doctrines that may be a bit murky in the Bible. One prime example is the Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden. We've been taught that Adam & Eve were weak sisters because they ate of the forbidden fruit. But an ancient American prophet, Nephi, had a different conclusion, expressed in 2 Nephi 2:25.
-- Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.
This statement changes the entire dynamic of the Fall. Instead of being a tragedy, it became an opportunity for the rest of us to begin lining up to come down to earth and take upon ourselves mortal bodies at our appointed times.
Without the transgression of Adam & Eve in the Garden, we might still be waiting up in the spirit world to come down to earth.
