Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026

Elder Soares tells a story about buying his wife a piano when they were newlyweds. Marriages will grow stronger as women and men work together in equal partnership.

Adam and Eve bring forth children—Adam offers sacrifice and serves God—Cain and Abel are born—Cain rebels, loves Satan more than God, and becomes Perdition—Murder and wickedness spread—The gospel is preached from the beginning.

How Satan became the devil—He tempts Eve—Adam and Eve fall, and death enters the world.

Eve bears Cain and Abel—They offer sacrifices—Cain slays Abel and is cursed by the Lord, who also sets a mark upon him—The children of men multiply—Adam begets Seth, and Seth begets Enos.

The serpent (Lucifer) deceives Eve—She and then Adam partake of the forbidden fruit—Her Seed (Christ) will bruise the serpent’s head—The roles of woman and of man are explained—Adam and Eve are cast out of the Garden of Eden—Adam presides—Eve becomes the mother of all living.

At first, the story of the Fall of Adam and Eve might seem like a tragedy. Adam and Eve were cast out of the beautiful Garden of Eden. They were sent into a world of pain, sorrow, and death (see Genesis 3:16–19). And they were separated from their Heavenly Father. But the truths restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith in the book of Moses give us a unique perspective on the Fall.

Yes, the Garden of Eden was beautiful. But Adam and Eve needed more than beautiful surroundings. They needed—and we all need—an opportunity to grow. Leaving the Garden of Eden was the necessary first step toward returning to God and eventually becoming like Him. That meant facing opposition, making choices, making mistakes, learning to repent, and trusting the Savior, whose Atonement makes possible progression and “the joy of our redemption” (Moses 5:11). So when you read about the Fall of Adam and Eve, focus not on the seeming tragedy but on the possibilities—not on the paradise Adam and Eve lost but on the glory their choice allows us to receive.

By Elder Russell M. Nelson

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

How can you ensure that your behavior on the Sabbath will lead to joy and rejoicing?

By Bishop Gérald Caussé

Presiding Bishop

Great spiritual blessings are promised to those who love and care for the earth and their fellow men and women.

By Elder Russell M. Nelson

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

By President Russell M. Nelson

Your body is a magnificent creation of God.