The Fall and the Atonement “Therefore I, the Lord God, will send him forth from the Garden of Eden” (Moses 4:29). Because of the Fall of Adam and Eve, we are subject to certain conditions that we cannot overcome on our own. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. • We live on a telestial, fallen earth. The Fall and the Atonement Read Mosiah 3:17. Ponder what the Savior did to save us from physical and spiritual death. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. • We live on a telestial, fallen earth. The Unconditional Blessings of the Atonement Read Alma 11:42–44. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. • We live on a telestial, fallen earth. The Unconditional Blessings of the Atonement • All who have ever lived on the earth will be resurrected with an immortal physical body. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. • We live on a telestial, fallen earth. The Unconditional Blessings of the Atonement • All who have ever lived on the earth will be resurrected with an immortal physical body. Read 2 Nephi 2:10; Helaman 14:16–17. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved The Unconditional Blessings of the Atonement • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • All who have ever lived on the earth will be resurrected with an immortal physical body. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. • All will be brought back into God’s presence for judgment. • We live on a telestial, fallen earth. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved The Unconditional Blessings of the Atonement • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • All who have ever lived on the earth will be resurrected with an immortal physical body. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. • All will be brought back into God’s presence for judgment. • We live on a telestial, fallen earth. Read Doctrine and Covenants 88:17–20. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of the Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved The Unconditional Blessings of the Atonement • Physical death: We are born with a physical body that will eventually die. • All who have ever lived on the earth will be resurrected with an immortal physical body. • Spiritual death: We are separated from Heavenly Father. • All will be brought back into God’s presence for judgment. • We live on a telestial, fallen earth. • The earth will be made celestial. The Fall and the Atonement The Results of Our Own Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • As we become accountable for our choices, our sins make us unworthy to dwell in Heavenly Father’s Presence (see Moses 6:57). The Fall and the Atonement The Results of Our Own Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • As we become accountable for our choices, our sins make us unworthy to dwell in Heavenly Father’s Presence (see Moses 6:57). The Conditional Blessings of the Atonement Read Moses 5:5–11. (See Also Alma 34:13– 17; Moroni 10:32–33.) The Fall and the Atonement The Results of Our Own Fall from Which We Need to Be Saved • As we become accountable for our choices, our sins make us unworthy to dwell in Heavenly Father’s Presence (see Moses 6:57). The Conditional Blessings of the Atonement If we have faith in Jesus Christ, repent, and are baptized, we can be cleansed from our sins. Through the gift of the Holy Ghost, we can become worthy to dwell in the Father’s presence and become as He is.