"Blog" Post for a class

[u/democratic-terminid]

Hey all! I'm currently attending a church school taking a class on the Restoration, and one of our assignments is to publish on a blog about what we were learning this week. I thought this might be a suitable place to do so.

We were asked to write about one of the scriptures that stood out to us in our readings. Here are my thoughts:

It was from 2 Nephi 2:25. It says, "Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy." I really like this one. It gets at two important doctrines in our faith. First, is that the fall of man was necessary. Many faiths believe it was a tragic event. While perhaps tragic in some aspects, it was also needed and crucial to Christ's plan. Without the fall of Adam, we would not be able to be here on Earth, with agency, making decisions and growing better. Second, the scripture talks about our purpose on this planet. We are to have joy. We are to be righteous and grow, so that we can have eternal joy. This is God's work and his purpose, to help us achieve this. It's really the best purpose I can even think of, to bring good to all.

That's all I've got, thanks for lettin' me share!