I've been thinking about sacrifice today. Especially Eve and what her example of sacrifice was. I never really considered her choice in the garden of Eden a sacrifice, but it was. By partaking of the fruit of the tree of good and evil, she gave up her innocence that she had. She gave it up to be able to learn good from evil and gain the knowledge that our Heavenly Father has.
I think what really makes a choice like that a sacrifice to me is the fact that she gave up something good, for something better. I remember when I was little I always thought Eve was a little crazy for giving up an amazing garden and having everything right there for the "lone and dreary world". Why give up what you have right in the moment that isn't a bad thing? We give it up if it Heavenly Father prompts us and lets us know that something better is in store. After partaking of the fruit, Eve was then able to start to learn and progress like Heavenly Father wanted her to. Even though the lone and dreary world really is that a lot of times-lone and dreary, it is also full of really good things that we all now can partake of, and learn about. Eve made the initial sacrifice of her comfort zone in order to step out and gain the knowledge she was capable of gaining, but only if her eyes were opened and the veil was put between her and Heavenly Father.
I'm grateful for Eve and her sacrifice.
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