“The Fall”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet

Here we have it again-the three pillars of eternity: the Creation, the Fall, and the Atonement. One cannot appreciate the need for Christ unless and until he knows that there was a Fall; that the Fall brought corruption and death; and that the Fall opened the way for men and women to become carnal, sensual, and devilish by nature. Simply stated, one does not crave water until he knows he needs water.

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 3

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