From ancient times, men and women have embraced sacred music, different forms of prayer, religious vestments full of symbolism, gestures and rituals to express their innermost feelings of devotion to God.

By Elder Dallin H. Oaks

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Opposition permits us to grow toward what our Heavenly Father would have us become.

By Elder Dale G. Renlund

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

The magnitude of our eternal happiness depends on choosing the living God and joining Him in His work.

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.