According to LDS Church teachings, all people born on the earth lived with God the Father and Jesus Christ in a pre-mortal life.
[5][6] LDS Church scripture provides no information about Eve prior to her earth life, but it is believed that "she must have been a choice daughter of God.
[5][3] Adam and Eve's bodies were created by God the Father and Jesus Christ and were placed in the Garden of Eden,[1] which Joseph Smith taught was located in or near Jackson County, Missouri.
[1] Due to the fall, Adam and Eve also learned the difference between good and evil and became capable of having children, as God had originally commanded.
[1] Unlike some Christians, Latter-day Saints generally do not see the fall of Adam and Eve as a serious sin or as an overwhelmingly negative event.
[17]: 8 Valerie Cassler argues that God's description of her future hardships was not a curse, but a natural consequence that comes from living in a world with opposites.
"[27] Latter-day Saint doctrine holds firm that through repentance, Adam and Eve were eventually forgiven of their transgression in Eden.
[28] Latter-day Saint scripture teaches that Adam and Eve had "sons and daughters" after the fall,[29] including Cain, Abel,[30] and Seth.
[32] Latter-day Saint doctrine teaches that the "coats of skins" Adam and Eve received[33] were to remind them of the coming of Jesus Christ who, through the atonement, would "cover their sins".
[34] Adam was taught the plan of salvation, was baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ, received the gift of the Holy Ghost, and was given the Melchizedek priesthood.
[52] One LDS Church apostle has suggested that it may have been Adam who was sent as the angel Michael to "strengthen"[53] Jesus when he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane during his passion.