The Book of Mormon

Alma 22:12

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And it came to pass that when Aaron saw that the king would believe his words, he began from the creation of Adam, reading the Scriptures unto the king; how God created man after his own image, and that God gave him commandments, and that because of transgression, man had fallen.

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And it came to pass that when Aaron saw that the king would believe his words, he began from the creation of Adam, reading the Sscriptures unto the king; —how God created man after his own image, and that God gave him commandments, and that because of transgression, man had fallen.

Simple English

When Aaron saw that the king would believe his words, he started from the creation of Adam. He read the Scriptures to the king. He taught how God created man to look like him. God gave him rules to follow. Because man broke the rules, he fell.

Paraphrase

When Aaron saw that the king was ready to believe, he started from the beginning. He read the scriptures about the creation of Adam—how God made man in his own image, gave him commands, and how Adam fell because of disobedience.