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105 And after Adam and Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit, they were driven out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth.

106 And they have brought forth children; yea, even the family of all the earth.

107 And the days of the children of men were prolonged, according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh;

108 Wherefore, their state became a state of probation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men.

109 For he gave commandment that all men must repent;

110 For he shewed unto all men that they were lost, because of the transgression of their parents.

111 And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed, he would not have fallen; but he would have remained in the garden of Eden.

112 And all things which were created, must have remained in the same state which they were, after they were created; and they must have remained for ever, and had no end.

113 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.

114 But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things.

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

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RLDS Verse Context

2 Nephi 1:105 - 2 Nephi 1:115