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Show NN. I was stopped yesterday afternoon by a young man, whether Adam being we There are was the father of our Lord and Savior who wanted to know whether he was the - worshipped, etc. many things which God has revealed that are unlawful for men to utter. Concerning the doctrine in regard to Adam and the Savior, the Prophet Brigham taught some things concerning tht; but the First Presidency and the Twelve do not think it wise to advocate these matters. sufficient to know that we have a Father God the Eternal It is Father, - reveals Himself by His Holy who Spirit unto those who seek unto Him. (George Q. Cannon, Proceedings of the First Sunday School Convention (PP. 87-88, November 28-29, 1898) 00. The Mormon Church teaches that Adam is God, the Supreme God, the Creator God, and the only God with whom we will have to do As a matter of fact, the Mormon Church does not teach that doctrine. A few men in the Mormon Church have held such views; and several of them quite prominent in the councils of the Church Brigham Young and others may have taught that doctrine, but it has never been accepted by of this world, our •• •• the Church as her doctrine, and she is not in any way (The Deseret News, Saturday July 2), 1921) PP. responsible for it. ADAM GOD THEORY DENOUNCED: We warn you against the dissemination of doc trines which are not according to the scriptures and which are alleged to have been taught by some of the General Authorities of Such, for instance is the Adam-God past generations. theory. We denounce that theory and hope that everyone will be cautioned against 9ther kinds of false doctrine. (Spencer W. Kimball, Church News, Oct. 9, 1976) this and -CONCLUSIONFrom statements of those Who were under the leadership of Brigham Young we can see that he was and his doctrines accepted as a prophet of God, accepted as truth, including the doctrine that Adam is God our Heavenly Father, the God we should worship, the God who begat all our spirits in pre-existence; and the God who begat Jesus through Mary; and that he came here in a resurrected, glorified & exalted body. were Although the L.D.S. Church today accepts Brigham Young as a prophet of God, they have rejected that doctrine which he described as being "one of the most glorious revealments of all time" and that "which is abso lutely necessary to know for your salvation and exaltation". If Brigham Young was a prophet of God, all those Who accept him as such should accept his doctrines as true and follow the God that he declared to be the only God with whom we have to do, Adam. It is simply not true when it is said that the Church has never accepted the Adam-God doctrine, as has already been attested to by those Who were under Brigham's leadership. Furthermore: To declare this Adam-God doctrine as "false doctrine" is indirectly calling Brigham a "false prophet". -18- |
