A post from an X account explaining that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) celebrates Eve’s decision to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil has gone viral, with 1.9 million views as of this writing. The post has drawn strong criticism from some Christians, who say it represents Satan’s point of view.
“In the LDS Church, we do not see Eve eating the forbidden fruit as a mistake or even a sin,” said a Jan. 27 post from the account Dem Saints. “To the contrary, we celebrate her courage and wisdom to partake of the fruit, transgress the bounds of Eden and become all that her Heavenly Father wanted her to be.”
In the LDS Church, we do not see Eve eating the forbidden fruit as a mistake or even a sin.
To the contrary, we celebrate her courage and wisdom to partake of the fruit, transgress the bounds of Eden and become all that her Heavenly Father wanted her to be.
— Dem Saints (@LDS_Dems) January 27, 2026
After the post went viral, the account posted on Jan. 29, “I created a simple one-tweet summary of last week’s Sunday School lesson and just Eve-pilled more than a million people. Sometimes Twitter is pretty cool.”
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Dem Saints’ profile says, “Around these parts we love the LDS Church, sustain the Prophet and vote for the Democrats. You should too.”
The account supported its initial post about Eve with quotes from prominent LDS Church leaders. For example, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, who became president and prophet of the LDS Church in 2025, said, “It was Eve who first transgressed the limits of Eden in order to initiate the conditions of mortality. Her act, whatever its nature, was formally a transgression but eternally a glorious necessity to open the doorway toward eternal life.”
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Oaks’ statement is on the LDS Church’s official website and is from a talk Oaks gave at the church’s October 1993 General Conference while he was serving in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the second-highest leadership body of the LDS Church.
Dem Saints also posted a quote from former LDS President Russell M. Nelson (who passed away in 2025), who, like Oaks, made his statement during the October 1993 General Conference while he was serving in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Nelson said, “We and all mankind are forever blessed because of Eve’s great courage and wisdom. By partaking of the fruit first, she did what needed to be done.”
A post from an X account explaining that the LDS Church celebrates Eve's decision to eat the forbidden fruit has gone viral.Click to PostBoth Oaks and Nelson quoted 2 Nephi 2:25, a passage in the Book of Mormon, which says, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.”
