2 Nephi 2:23–25

And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin. But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things.

“Adam fell that men might be;
and men are, that they might have joy.”

From section: The Purpose of Life

From page: Lehi’s Prophecies and Counsel to His Family

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