Words of the Risen Lord All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. — Matthew 28:18 (KJV) The Moment After His Resurrection, the Savior appeared to the Eleven in Galilee, as He had directed them. Standing in their midst, the Risen Lord declared, “All power is given unto me in heaven and […]
Words of the Risen Lord Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed
The Adam-God doctrine, as articulated by early leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, posits that Adam, the first man, is not merely a mortal progenitor but a divine, exalted being—Michael the Archangel—who holds a unique role as “our Father and our God” in relation to humanity on this earth. This teaching
The Adam-God doctrine—that Adam is Michael, a divine being who organized the earth and became “our Father and our God”—emerged as a profound yet enigmatic teaching under President Brigham Young’s leadership (1847–1877). President Young declared it a divine revelation, asserting that Adam “is our FATHER and our GOD, and the only God with whom WE
Claim of Joseph Smith’s Adam-God Teachings Quote and Source Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, Plural Wife of Joseph Smith Quote: “In Joseph Smith’s Advocate of July 1st, 1881, I read an article in which he asks, ‘By what authority did Brigham Young teach the Saints that Adam is our Father and our God?’… Brigham Young did
Quote and Source Elder Orson Pratt (Apostle, 1835–1881)Quote: “These angels that came to Adam were not men who had been redeemed from this earth—not men who had been translated from this earth—but they pertained to former worlds. They understood about the coming of Jesus, the nature of these sacrifices, &c. Some of these angels have
Scripture teaches that “in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established” (2 Corinthians 13:1). Likewise, the Doctrine and Covenants affirms that truth is established “by the prayer of faith, and by the voice of the Spirit; and by the voice of two or three witnesses” (D&C 6:28). Applying this law
A Call to Scriptural Orthodoxy, Not a Revelatory Correction Introduction In the Priesthood Session of the October 1976 General Conference, President Spencer W. Kimball (1973–1985) publicly denounced the Adam–God theory as false doctrine. This marked one of the clearest formal rejections of the teaching ever delivered from the pulpit by a sitting prophet. However, when
A Contextual Analysis of His Views on the Adam–God Doctrine Introduction President Joseph Fielding Smith (1970–1972) made no public or formal pronouncement against the Adam–God doctrine while serving as president of the Church. However, during his decades as an apostle and Church historian, he expressed strong views on the subject—calling it a misunderstanding, a misstatement
Quotes – Presidents of the Church Quotes by LDS Church Presidents during their tenure. Brigham Young, President (1847–1877) “When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him. He helped to make and organize this world. He is
Removal of Adam–God from the Endowment Ceremony Joseph F. Smith, President (1901–1918) While no direct quote from Smith as President explicitly addresses the endowment change, Apostle Charles W. Penrose, under Smith’s direction, stated in 1902: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has never formulated or adopted any theory concerning the subject treated upon
One of the most sacred and controversial doctrines in the restored gospel is the literal begetting of Jesus Christ in the flesh by God the Father. Though taught openly by early prophets such as Brigham Young and reaffirmed in part by later apostles, the subject remains largely unexplored in modern discourse. This article explores the
“Now hear it, O inhabitants of the earth, Jew and Gentile, Saint and sinner! When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him. He helped to make and organize this world. He is MICHAEL, the Archangel, the
“My next sermon will be to both Saint and sinner. One thing has remained a mystery in this kingdom up to this day. It is in regard to the character of the well-beloved Son of God, upon which subject the Elders of Israel have conflicting views. Our God and Father in heaven, is a being
“I have been found fault with a great many times for casting reflections upon men of science, and especially upon theologians, because of the little knowledge they possess about man being on the earth, about the earth itself, about our Father in heaven, his Son Jesus Christ, the order of heavenly things, the laws by
