The Fall of Adam and Eve – Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5

Gathered in this post are resources to help you teach your family not only the stories of the people in the Old Testament but also the doctrine and principles found in the study block for the Come, Follow Me reading of Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5. There are resources for children, youth, and adults. Every resource linked to is free! Most links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study. Choose on thing a day to do with your family or a couple to do for family home evening. Enjoy!

Everyone

Video – The Sting of the Scorpion – A young boy’s encounter with a scorpion in the Arabian desert can teach us a lot about what we must do to avoid and overcome the venomous sting of sin. (2:50 minutes)

Video – Because of Him – Jesus is the Son of God and our Savior. Because of Him, death is conquered, our lives have meaning, and we can live with God again. (2:44 minutes)

Primary Children

Activity – Scripture Hero Cards: Adam and Eve – Use the cards to learn more about Adam and Eve.

Activity – Garden of Eden page 1 and page 2 – Scripture figures.

Video – Adam and Eve – Gaining experience by making choices. Old Testament Stories

Video – Adam and Eve – Old Testament Scripture Reader

Adam and Eve followed Heavenly Father’s plan. (Genesis 3; Moses 4; 5:10-11)

Activity – The Fall of Adam and Eve was part of God’s plan – Color and cut out the pictures. Use them to tell the story of Adam and Eve.

Activity – Like Adam and Eve – Fold pages together and read how Adam and Eve worked together. Then unfold pages to find out how we can follow their example.

Lesson – The Fall of Adam and Eve – Help the children understand the fall of Adam and Eve and to have a desire to return to the presence of Heavenly Father. Old Testament Primary Manual

Music – I Will Follow God’s Plan – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.

I can choose the right. (Moses 4:1-4)

Activity – Adam and Eve Make Choices – Maze.

Activity – Article of Faith 2 – Includes a crossword puzzle and activity about choices.

Activity – If the Savior Stood Beside Me – Includes instructions for a diorama about following the example of Jesus Christ.

Activity – I Can Make Good Choices – Coloring page

Activity/Article – Aim for the Best – Guidelines to help you make good choices in everyday decisions.

Article – Choose the Right Path! – During the April 2016 general conference, President Thomas S. Monson taught about making good choices.

Music – Choose the Right – Gather the family to sing this hymn together.

Music – My Power to Choose – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.

Poem – A Busy Day for Hands – A rhyming story about using my hands to choose the right.

I can pray to Heavenly Father. (Moses 5:4, 8)

Activity – I Can Always Pray – Includes a quiz, a poem, a coloring page, and quotes about prayer.

Activity – Prayer is Reverent Communication Between God and Me – Create a matching game showing different situations where children are praying. Includes discussion point suggestions.

Activity – I Can Pray to Heavenly Father – Coloring Page

Activity/Article – The Lord’s Prayer – Henry B. Eyring explains the different parts of the Lord’s Prayer. Includes instructions for making a simple prayer mobile.

Activity/Article – A Prayer Adventure – Search the scriptures to learn more about prayer using this treasure map. Includes a message by President Eyring.

Article – Heavenly Father Hears Your Prayers – Neill F. Marriott shares a couple of stories about when prayer has blessed her family.

Activity/Video – Draw a Child Praying – Follow the video for step-by-step instructions. Gospel for Kids

Music – A Child’s Prayer – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.

Music – I Pray in Faith – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.

Because of Jesus Christ, I can repent and live with God again. (Moses 5:4-15)

Activity – Learning from Mistakes – Put in order the sequence of events leading to repentance.

Activity – What Is Repentance? – A puzzle that uses the scriptures to define repentance.

Article – How do I repent? – Russell M. Nelson shares his thoughts on repentance.

Article – Returning Safely to Heavenly Father – Dieter F. Uchtdorf shares an airplane analogy to explain making choices and repenting.

Lesson – Adam and Eve and Their Family Offered Sacrifices – Help the children want to always remember Jesus Christ. Old Testament Primary Manual

Music – Repentance – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.

Video – The Shiny Bicycle – Everybody makes mistakes, and even though it’s not easy, with the help of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ we can receive forgiveness for our sins. (3:04 minutes)

Sunday School – Youth and Adults

Article – Lessons from Eve – Without women, the whole purpose of the creation of this world would be in vain. This truth we learn from scriptures about the priesthood, the Creation, Adam and Eve.

Video – Can we truly hide from the Lord? – Genesis 3:8; Moses 4:14 Book of Mormon Central (7:31 minutes)

Video – The Clothing of Adam and Eve and the Tree of Life – Genesis 3:20-24; Moses 4:26-32 Book of Mormon Central (5:08 minutes)

Video – Cain and Abel and the Fall – The Fall of Adam and Eve seems to repeat itself in the story of Cain and Abel. There are quite a few similarities in the two stories, but there are also some important differences. The similarities and differences between the Fall and the story of Cain and Abel illustrate how God cares deeply about His children and wants them to turn to Him in repentance when we make a mistake. God knows that we’re going to make mistakes in life, and when those mistakes happen, we should be willing to turn towards God, instead of turning away from Him. Book of Mormon Central (4:40 minutes)

The Fall was a necessary part of God’s plan to redeem His children. (Genesis 3:1-7; Moses 4; 5:4-12)

Article – The Choice That Began Mortality – The Fall was a glorious necessity to open the doorway toward eternal life.

Article – The Great Plan – We who know God’s plan and who have covenanted to participate have a clear responsibility to teach these truths.

Article – The Fall was Part of God’s Plan – Because of the Fall, we get to come to earth and can one day return to live with our Father in Heaven.

Video – The Fall – Bruce C. Hafen talks about the Fall of Adam. (53 seconds)

What does it mean that Adam was to “rule over” Eve? (Genesis 3:16; Moses 4:22)

Article – Was Adam Meant to “Rule Over” or “Rule With” Eve? – Looking at the verse in context, it is evident that the Lord is not telling the couple how they should treat each other, but rather describing a tragic tendency in mortal marriages that they must avoid. From the Interpreter Foundation.

Article – I Have a Question: Genesis 3:16 – Many people have difficulty understanding or correctly applying the Lord’s words to Eve at the time of the Fall: “Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” (Gen. 3:16.) Some feel this is demeaning to women, and some men use it as an excuse to exercise unrighteous dominion. Can you give some insight on this verse?

Article – Equal Partnership in Marriage – In the plan of happiness, man and woman play equally powerful and equally important roles.

Article – Crossing Thresholds and Becoming Equal Partners – The restored gospel teaches the eternal idea that husbands and wives are interdependent with each other. They are equal. They are partners.

Video – Renaissance of Marriage – Hear what President Eyring says we all must do to have a renaissance of happy marriages and productive families. (2:36 minutes)

God will accept my sacrifices if I offer them with a willing and obedient heart. (Moses 5:4-9, 16-26)

Article – Then Will I Go Unto the Altar of God – Learn about altars in the scriptures.

Video – Obeying when you don’t understand why – Moses 5:5-8 Book of Mormon Central (3:43 minutes)

We need agency and opposition in order to grow. (Moses 4:1-3; 5:1-12)

Article – Opposition in All Things – Opposition permits us to grow toward what our Heavenly Father would have us become.

Article – The Gift of Agency – As we obey our Heavenly Father’s commandments, our faith increases, we grow in wisdom and spiritual strength, and it becomes easier for us to make right choices.

Article – Agency: The Gift of Choices – While the freedom to choose involves the risk of mistakes, it also offers the opportunity, through our Father’s plan, to overcome them.

Article – To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency – Agency used righteously allows light to dispel the darkness and enables us to live with joy and happiness.

Article – Agency— A Blessing and a Burden – Agency is the power to think, choose, and act for ourselves. It comes with endless opportunities, accompanied by responsibility and consequences.

Video – Agency and the Fall – Book of Mormon Central (9:34 minutes)

Video – Being and Agent to Act – David A. Bednar talks about agency. (2:55 minutes)

Satan seeks “to deceive and to blind” us. (Moses 4:4-12; 5:13-33)

Article – Overcoming Satan’s Tactics – Satan does everything he can to deceive us. Thankfully we have divine help to avoid his traps.

Article – Be Not Deceived – The Holy Ghost will protect us against being deceived, but to realize that wonderful blessing we must always do the things necessary to retain that Spirit.

Article – Don’t Be Dazzled By Deception – Learn how to see the sham behind the glam.

Video – Don’t be Tricked – Clip from Music and the Spoken Word (2:49 minutes)

Video – In Search of Truth – Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency taught in an October 2018 general conference address that we should be cautious and choose correct sources in our search for truth. We should not consider secular prominence or authority as qualified sources of truth. When we seek the truth about religion, we should use spiritual methods appropriate for that search. (3:03 minutes)

Jesus Christ’s Atonement offers hope and redemption from the Fall. (Genesis 3:1-7; Moses 4:22-31; 5:4-15)

Article- Behold the Lamb of God – Our modified Sunday service is to emphasize the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper as the sacred, acknowledged focal point of our weekly worship experience.

Video – Jesus Christ Suffered For Us – Followers of Jesus Christ describe how He has touched their lives. (2:21 minutes)

Video – Reclaimed – Shayne M. Bowen teaches: “The Atonement of Jesus Christ is available to each of us. It can clean, reclaim, and sanctify even you.” (3:26 minutes)

Video – What happened before the creation and fall? – Moses 3:1-7 Book of Mormon Central (5:15 minutes)

Adults

Article – Marriage and the Law of the Harvest – A look at some steps husbands and wives can follow to produce a bounteous harvest of love.

Article – To Love and Care for Each Other – Principles drawn from “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” can help us meet common challenges in marriage.

Article – The Pearl of Great Price Institute Student Manual: Moses 4:1–19 – The Plan of Salvation and the Fall

Article – The Pearl of Great Price Institute Student Manual: Moses 4:20–32 – The Consequences of the Fall

Article – The Pearl of Great Price Institute Student Manual: Moses 5:1–15 – Adam and Eve Were Taught the Gospel

Article – The Pearl of Great Price Institute Student Manual: Moses 5:16–59 – Cain and His Descendants and the Preaching of the Gospel

Article – Old Testament Institute Student Manual Genesis-2 Samuel: Genesis 3: The Fall – Perhaps no other biblical account has been debated more and understood less than that relating to Adam and Eve.

Article – Teaching the Fall of Adam and Eve – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Fortunate Fall of Adam and Eve – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – “Behold the Lamb of God” – BYU Religious Studies Center

Podcast – Expanding Understanding of Eve – For centuries, some readers of Genesis have blamed Eve for the evils of the world because she ate the forbidden fruit in Eden. But Latter-day Saint scripture opens the way for different views, including seeing Eve’s decision as visionary and courageous. Y Religion

Podcast – Audio Roundtable: The Fall of Adam and Eve – from the Interpreter Foundation

Podcast – Follow Him: Genesis 3-4, Moses 4-5 — Part 1 (video link) – How did Joseph Smith mend the rift between the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) and the New Testament? Dr. Shon Hopkin discusses how the biblical themes of a fortunate Fall, covenants, and sacrifice prepare us to understand the time of Jesus Christ and our own. Find the audio of this episode here.

Podcast – Follow Him: Genesis 3-4, Moses 4-5 — Part 2 (video link) – Dr. Hopkin returns to discuss the heroism of both Eve and Adam, the love story that is apparent in the Garden of Eden, new insights into our personal Fall, and new applications in the Cain and Abel story. Find the audio of this episode here.

Video – Pearl of Great Price Discussions: Adam and Eve – Brigham Young University professors discuss the introduction to the Pearl of Great Price, as well as the doctrine, words, and experiences of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. BYUtv. (59:35 minutes)

Video – Discussions on the Old Testament: The Fall; The Patriarchs – Study the doctrines of the the fall and the lineage and works of the patriarchs. BYUtv (27:29 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Me Insights: Adam and Eve – The Fall of Adam and Eve is a pivotal moment in the history of our world. There is much that people don’t understand or misinterpret surrounding the events of the Fall. Join Taylor and Tyler as they seek to give insights into the Fall. (1:19:27 minutes)