See also Adam; Eden; Fall of Adam and Eve

The first woman to live on this earth (Gen. 2: 21-25; 3: 20). She was Adam’s wife. In Hebrew the name means “life” and implies that Eve was the first mother on earth (Moses 4: 26). She and Adam, the first man, will share eternal glory for their role in making possible the eternal progress of all mankind.

Eve was tempted and partook of the forbidden fruit, Gen. 3 (2 Ne. 2: 15-20; Moses 4). Eve recognized the necessity of the Fall and the joys of redemption, Moses 5: 11-12. President Joseph F. Smith saw Eve in his vision of the spirit world, D&C 138: 39.