Elder Russell M. Nelson, as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said, “Eve and her husband heeded divine commandments of obedience and sacrifice. They received “commandments that they should worship the Lord their God, and should offer. . . an offering unto the Lord” (Moses 5:5).
This direction to sacrifice was obeyed by Adam and Eve. Later they learned that this was “a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth” (Moses 5:7).
When Christ came to the earth, He fulfilled the promised role as He became the ultimate sacrificial lamb. His Atonement brought about a greater destiny and nobler concept for us. We are still commanded to sacrifice, but not by shedding the blood of animals. Our highest sense of sacrifice is achieved as we make ourselves more sacred or holy.
This we do by obedience to the commandments of God. Thus the laws of obedience and sacrifice are indelibly intertwined. Consider the commandments to obey the Word of Wisdom, to keep the Sabbath day holy, to pay an honest tithe. As we comply with these and other commandments, something wonderful happens to us. We become disciplined! We become disciples! We become more sacred and holy—like our Lord! (“Lessons from Eve,” Ensign, November 1987) (Also from ‘Teachings of Russell M. Nelson’ Deseret Book 2018 p. 232-3)
