Alma 12:26

And now behold, if it were possible that our first parents could have gone forth and partaken of the tree of life they would have been forever miserable, having no preparatory state; and thus the plan of redemption would have been frustrated, and the word of God would have been void, taking none effect.

From section: The Plan of Redemption

From page: Alma’s Words to Antionah and the People

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