"Whether by mine own voice or by the mouth of my serpents, it is the same."

I had a hard time choosing a title this time. There were a number of good ones.  But I felt like this one was the best.

So this week, we talked about the Creation and the Fall. And we read Moses 4:27, which says:

     "Unto Adam, and also unto his wife, did I, the Lord God, make coats of skins, and clothed them."
And who knew a verse this short and seemingly insignificant could hold so much meaning! 

First, they'd tried to cover themselves, using fig leaves. But apparently fig leaves dry out really quickly, since their surface area is so large, and then they curl in on themselves, so they wouldn't provide a lasting covering. Plus, "fig leaves are like sandpaper. But hey, they were the latest in Fall fashion." 

So to make more lasting coverings, some animals needed to be killed. Adam and Eve had named all the animals. They probably were rather attached to them. And then they watched those animals be sacrificed to cover them. From the very beginning, God is teaching them about Christ's Atonement. We can try to cover ourselves, but it doesn't work. To cover us, we needed an infinite atonement, and Christ volunteered. Christ was our brother. We loved Him. And then He was sacrificed to cover our sins and weaknesses and afflictions. I can't imagine being in heaven and watching it, knowing that He was going through that for me. I can't help but feel loved, knowing He did that for me. I can't wait to head out on a mission and get to spread that knowledge, wherever I'm sent!