I believe it comes down to two things:
1) that we can't remember our pre-mortal life
2) that we have physical bodies which have built-in self-destructive appetites
A verses from the Book of Mormon that support this:
And not choose eternal death, according to the will of the flesh and the evil which is therein, which giveth the spirit of the devil power to captivate, to bring you down to hell, that he may reign over you in his own kingdom." (see citation)
In other words, our physical bodies are programmed with set of desires which contradicts the will of God, and therefore is in line with the will of Satan. Therefore, Satan is able to tempt us.
This life, therefore, becomes an arena in which we attempt to gain mastery over our own bodies.
This is a very important concept to understand because it helps to clarify which behaviors are good and which are evil.
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