Oppositions Important Role

Like usual I've been thinking of various ideas and theories. My latest ideas have led me to the beginning of biblical times.  In both Genesis and the book of Moses we find accounts of the garden of eden and the events that transpired there.  My thoughts have led me to the commandments of the Lord to Adam and Eve.   Then most interestingly, my thoughts turned to the important role of the opposition or Satan in the plan of God.
What was his role?  How did his actions aid in the growth of God's children? These questions plagued my thoughts as I delved into this new insight.  According to the first article of faith,  "we believe in God the eternal father and in his son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost."  We also believe God to be a perfect being and the embodiment of all things just and right.  This being said he placed Adam and Eve in the garden.  Once in the garden Adam and Eve received instruction and grew in knowledge.  They learned names of plants and animals. They were instructed to take care of the garden and thus learned gardening.  Also they were told to never partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. 

We all know what happened. Satan offered Eve the fruit and she partook then offered it to Adam who also partook. They were then cast out. 

A little bit about the character of God.  He is all good. He himself does not actively create evil or opposition but allows it to happen.  This shows us the importance of opposition. God allows it because it helps us grow. We see this in the garden. He let Adam and Eve learn, but he also allowed opposition to reside. 

Now this next part is my opinion. The famous fruit that everyone knows about plays les of a role than we think. It had always bothered me that it was a piece of fruit that "opened the eyes" of the two gardeners.  I don't believe that it was something of a chemical nature that somehow changed their thoughts.  I believe it was the disobedience that brought on the fall.   Once the fruit was eaten a new feeling arose as they contemplated what they had done it was their first act of disobedience against their father and God.  This was what really brought about the change. 

Up until then they had only chosen one path of thought and action, that of their heavenly father.  This was their first act of disobedience.  But it was allowed by the father. 

These are the thoughts of a Sunday thinker m