Not really sure. What I can extrapolate from the Bible, is that Lucifer[I'll call him "Lucy" for short] wanted mankind to be able to perceive good and evil. God wanted them to be ignorant, because They knew that, given knowledge of good and evil, they could choose evil, which was bad. After the whole Garden debacle, Lucy was stripped of his wings[Dragon turned to serpent] and cast down. Not really sure what canonically hapens afterwards. The Bible describes Lucy a fair bit less then the actual Church does[See "Shitty fanfics, above"]. In any case, according to Revelation[Questionable canon, please take with 1/12th of a saltshaker], Lucy would be cast into Hell[Described as a pit of burning brimstone] for eternity at the same time as everyone else at the Last Judgement. Not ruling it. IN it.
That seems logical, though I think we're better off going purely with what's in the Bible. Everything else is... Questionable, at best, one would think, being written by humans, who are flawed. I think the original bible was written by God on golden tablets or something though I may be getting confused.
Let me backpedal a bit though... I thought free will was something God gave to humans (that is, the ability to choose)? Was it Lucy instead, and God merely chose not to immediately take free will away thus 'giving' it to humans?
Also, can you please fill me in on a bit of the context I must be missing? Because that short version is seriously, seriously making me think Lucy was the 'good guy' in this scenario. Actually, I think I remember hearing something else and actually thinking that I sympathized a lot more with Lucy than with God, which will probably condemn me to hell or something. Anyway, what am I missing?
Also, how could Lucy possibly have done something against God's wishes? It's omniscient and omnipotent (apparently), so I can't understand how Lucy was able to get around that and actually do something that God truly, seriously didn't want Lucy to do (as opposed to just something God said It didn't want Lucy to do but it was Just As Planned all along. Actually, given my understanding of God it seems to be totally impossible for something to *not* be Just As Planned). Is there some sort of clause exempting the angels from God's direct influence or something? Seriously, what am I missing? >_>
Humans already HAD free will, sort of. This is demonstrated by them going against God's command and eating the fruit. Couldn't have happened if they didn't have free will. What they lacked was knowledge of good and evil, which meant they were ignorant. God didn't want them to have that knowledge, deeming it too harmful. But They also gave humankind the capacity to gain it if they wanted to, with the tree of good and evil. Its entirely possible They would have shared it with humankind at a later date, as a step towards enlightenment or somesuch. As for Lucy being in the right? Its quite possible Lucy started out as having philosophical differences with God and had benign, if misguided intentions. But, according to Revelation[And it might also have been mentioned in other places too, can't remember],Lucy then tried to stage a coup with a cadre[A third of them, according to Revelation] of like-minded angels instead of trying to justify his action. Things devolved from there.
This seems to paint Lucy as a benign hero with well-intentioned actions, who later falls into despair and attempts to claw its way out of its terrible situation, only to fail and be cast to ruins. Did Lucy ever actually do anything insanely bad? I dunno, even with the extra filling-in I can't help but think of Lucy as 'the good guy', and God as the 'it's for their own good' asshat. Of course, it probably was for their own good, but when you have a being with (supposedly) unlimited knowledge and power it's hard to paint anything they do that isn't 'make everything awesome and perfect forever' as a 'good' thing due to the contrast so it's not really God's fault. (the knowledge is especially bad. For instance, It essentially created Lucy to do that stuff with humans and then be exiled, since It knew every action Lucy would take since Lucy was created, at least, that's how it seems to me. Once again, is there a clause that exempts angels from God's direct influence?). It just seems like Lucy made a stupid mistake and both it and God over reacted. >_>
God is the one who made humans, including giving them free will.
LDS theology says that the reason for Satan's rebellion was that he wanted to ensure everyone was 'saved'...by controlling us all in every detail. All humans would be reduced to his puppets, and therefore wouldn't do anything bad, because they didn't have the capability. Oh, and he wanted everyone to worship him instead of God for his awesome idea.
So his sins were 1) Trying to usurp God's place and 2) Trying to alter things so everyone was his puppet, basically enslaving everyone.
The icing on this cake of evil is, LDS theology says that all humans are God's spirit children - literally, brothers and sisters - so Satan was trying to do this to his siblings. Also, this wouldn't even work. The point of this life is to grow to be more Godlike, but if all the choices are made for us we don't have the chance to examine alternatives and grow. So Satan's plan would actually thwart the whole point of physical life.
Re: Animals
Eating meat: Doctrine & Covenants 89:10-12
10 And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man—
11 Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving.
12 Yea, flesh also of beasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used sparingly;
So basically, we're supposed to not eat a lot of meat. More specific instructions are in the rest of Section 89, but it boils down to 'NOT SO MUCH MEAT YO'. Also, 'wheat for man' but 'corn for the ox', which I thought was interesting.
General use of resources:
Doctrine & Covenants 72: 3 And verily in this thing ye have done wisely, for it is required of the Lord, at the hand of every steward, to render an account of his stewardship, both in time and in eternity.
Doctrine & Covenants 104: 13 For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures.
14 I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things therein are mine.
15 And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine.
16 But it must needs be done in mine own away; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low.
17 For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves.
Basically, the earth was made for us and we're given responsibility for it in much the same way kids get given pets. We're supposed to take care of it, but it's not actually ours and we're going to be called to account for our choices.