garden of eden || gilded art print

In the spring of 2019, I made the incredibly difficult decision to walk away from an unhealthy and abusive marriage.  I was devastated not just for me, but for my very tiny daughter.  I grieved the loss of a life I thought we would have had and reasoned against the difficult past we were leaving behind.   I found solace in my faith, drawing comfort in the Savior.  But I also found myself drawn to the life of Mother Eve.  While most of the world condemns and villainizes Eve, through my faith I have been taught to honor and love her.  Yes, she transgressed, but without that transgression, none of us would be here. I thought of her and her desire to follow God's commandments. She had been asked to multiply and replenish the earth, but there was no way to do that in. her current state in the Garden. In 2 Nephi we are taught, "And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have