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Show .' . .; "-: Adam, the Archangel the language of Adam, and all who called upon God were allowed to write in this pure and undefiled tongue, by the spirit of Inspiration (see Moses 6:5-6). "And thus the GospeJ began tg be preached, from. the beginning';'· being declared by holy angels sent forth from the presence of God. and by his own voice, and by the gift of the Holy Ghost" (Moses 5:58). "And from that time forth, the sons and daughters of Adam began to divide two and two in the land, and to till the land, and to tend flocks, and they also begat sons and daugh ters" (Moses 5:3) ...... It was a glorious period-until Satan came among them. That evil person defied/ the teachings of God and said to the children of Adam, "Believe it not," and from that time some of the family loved Satan more than God (see' Moses 5:13). They apostatized from the truth. These dissenters lost" the Spirit of God and as a result became car nal, sensual, and devilish (see Moses 5:13). With these evil attributes '41":· ways comes retrogression. We should .not be surprised. therefore. to hear of cavemen living in the dawn of time. One of these dissenters was Cain. He made a dreadful covenant with Lucifer and persuaded others to follow him. 'Adam and his wife mourned before the Lord, because of Cain and his brethren" (Moses 5:27). Cain hated righteous Abel and coveted his flocks. He was encour aged by Satan, who told him he could obtain Abel's sheep if he would kill his brother and thus seize . Elder Mark E. Petersen Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . ' A 'study of Michael, ·"whose trumpet in the final days will herald the Resurrection, and who will be the captain of the Lord' hosts' With him. They were taught the gos pel of Jesus Christ even in that early time-which was long before the Lord's earthly ministry, for Jesus had been appointed to be the Savior dur ing our premortal existence. The plan of salvation, therefore, instituted among these first hu beings, Adam and Eve and their ·.children. Angels taught them. The family believed. They were. baptized and began to serve God. (See Moseswas . man .. .. 5.). The scriptures say that as Adam tilled the ground and cared for the cattle and the sheep. Eve "did labor with him" (Moses 5:1). .' They were highly intelligent . . . . . . not at all like either the hominids or the cavemen some claim the first humans to have been. They were well educated, having been taught by .the Lord himself. What an education! What an instructor! ,Think of it, and remember that "the glory of God is intelligence, or in other words, light and truth (D&C 93:36). These gifts were im parted to Adam and Eve and their family. No one else could teach them, because they were the first hu man beings. That task was left to the Lord and his angels. Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters. Among them were Seth and Abel. faithful to the Lord in all their ways. And then there was Cain! They taught their children to read and write, "having a language which was pure and undefiled, given them by God (see Moses 6:6)* "And a book of remembrance was kept" among them, recorded in people, On" a w summer day I vis ited the land of Adam-ondi Ahman in the state ·of Mis'souri. I had looked forward to this visit with keen anticipation, for I had never been there before. The place was beautiful: The fields were green, the hills were roll ing, the entire landscape was some-. . thing to remember. '" But more impressive than the landscape was the significance of the place, for here Adam lived-and Eve and their family. The stu pendous importance of it all weighed heavily upon me. - . , Here is where the human race began. This we are told by revela tion. (See Moses 1:34; D&C 107:53; . 84:16.) Adam and Eve knew God per saw him and talked sonally. They possession. The first murder resulted. Re Lord and cursed be cause .of his tragic sin, Cain ielt Adam-ondi-Ahman and went to live in a place caned Nod. The Church of Jesus Christ was well established in the' time of Adam (see Joseph Smith. Teachings oj the buked..by .the " Prophet Joseph Smith, comp. Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City: : Fielding Deseret Book Co., 1938. pp. 157, 169). Men like Seth and Enos grew to become the early patriarchs of the Church, and through them a long line of priesthood leaders was established .: Adam held the keys of the First Presidency and stood directly after the Savior in authority (see Teach ngs, p. 168) .. He received those keys' the Creation, 10 according to the. to Prophet Joseph Smith, who added, "Christ is the Great High Priest; 16 ....,,4t\:lrc)LI....J.,..__-.('.', .......... "-j.......t.J...i.'-T·_ i.t_,. ... "'( _1f..r c-r,_"":.AJ .. ... - ..... _ .... ". \.Mo');., !.!a) .. .. .(.... ......... _ .. ,-..L.;"" .. --. .• l" ...... , ,k_h .. 's ..• r : ",,-. -"'.J} -'. _ .. /:»: .. ,.1\- \_"'''''-'' ."'";.-J _'r./ .. a.,._'"\_", ..... '\; •• .. ...,. :v. |
