This week in my Christ & The Everlasting Gospel class has been amazing; we went into detail in Moses. We talked about having agency, not having all the answers, and temptation. In Moses 3, it touches on the fact that Adam and Eve had agency even in the Garden of Eden. Although they were told that they should not eat the fruit, they were also told they can make decisions for themselves. I love the idea of agency; we are in control of our own lives. I think that agency and the atonement together keep us responsible for our lives. When I make a mistake, it's up to me to fix it, but it is through the atonement and my Savior that it can be done.
Another wonderful point that was discussed is the fact that we can't know all the answers, but we most continue on in the church and what we're supposed to do. When Adam was commanded to sacrifice, he did it and said "I know not, save the Lord commanded me" (Moses 5:6). I have been having a hard time with this, but I know that the Lord knows me and what I need better than I do. I'm trying to keep this in mind as I go through different trials in my life. Sometimes I need these trials in order to get to the good things in my life. I am so thankful for this class, it always seems like the lesson is directed towards me and my struggles.
One last thing that I liked about these scriptures that we went over was in Moses 5:10-11. Even in the Garden of Eden you can see the differences between man and woman. Finding small funny things in the scriptures that have awesome points in them is always really interesting.
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