Unless it was bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh, how are they going to cleave together to become one flesh? As coming from one flesh, you appreciate one another because they come from one flesh. There is no competition because they come from one flesh. No one is superior because they come from one flesh. One hand is not better than the other.
Out of the first Adam he created Eve, out of the Last Adam he created the church. Out of the rib Eve, his bride was formed, out of his broken body and shed blood, the church, his bride was formed. You can touch any part of your body but nothing feels as intimate or as close to you than when you touch your side. Go ahead and try it. Touch your arm, your leg, your stomach, your shoulder and then touch your ribs and notice the different sensation you get when you do.
I think God using the rib signifies the closeness and intimacy that is to be shared between male and female in Godly union and relationship. And after spending 58 years with his wife, Elder Holland clearly understands that importance.
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