Eliza R. Snow teaches that the Gods created Adam and Eve and they were "like" the "Lord our God" who cast them out of the Garden.
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Eliza R. Snow, Bible Questions and Answers for Children (Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1881), 4-5
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18 Q.—What was needed then?
A.—A man to till the ground
19 Q.—then what did the Gods do?
A.—They placed man on the earth
20 Q.—Who was the man like?
A.—The Lord, our God.
21 Q.—What was the first man called?
A.—Adam
22 Q.—What ws the first woman called?
A.—Eve
23 Q.—Where did the Lord place Adam and Eve?
A.—In the Garden of Eden.
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28. Q.—Did the Lord tell Adam he might eat the fruit of all trees?
A.—He did not.
29 Q.—What did He tell him not to eat the fruit of?
A. The tree of knowledge.
30 Q.—What did He say would be done if he did eat of it?
A.—He should surely die.
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38 Q.—What did the Lord say to Eve?
A.—That Adam should rule over her.
39 Q.—What did He say to Adam?
A.—That the ground should be cursed.
40. Q.—What did He say should grow?
A.—Briers and thorns.
41 Q.—What did He do with Adam and Eve then?
A.—He turned them out of the garden
42 Q.—What was placed on the east to keep them out?
A.—A flaming sword.
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