Adam: The God & Father of Brigham Young

On 9 April 1852, the Mormon false prophet Brigham Young stated: 

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 ANCIENT OF DAYS! about whom holy men have written and spoken—He is our FATHER and our GOD, and the only God with whom WE have to do. Every man upon the earth, professing Christians or non-professing, must hear it, and will know it sooner or later. They came here, organized the raw material, and arranged in their order the herbs of the field, the trees, the apple, the peach, the plum, the pear, and every other fruit that is desirable and good for man; the seed was brought from another sphere, and planted in this earth. The thistle, the thorn, the brier, and the obnoxious weed did not appear until after the earth was cursed. When Adam and Eve had eaten of the forbidden fruit, their bodies became mortal from its effects, and therefore their offspring were mortal from its effects, and therefore their offspring were mortal. When the Virgin Mary conceived the child Jesus, the Father had begotten him in his own likeness. He was not begotten by the Holy Ghost. And who is the Father? He is the first of the human family; and when he took a tabernacle, it was begotten by his Father in heaven, after the same manner as the tabernacles of Cain, Abel, and the rest of the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve; from the fruits of the earth, the first earthly tabernacles were originated by the Father, and so on in succession. I could tell you much more about this; but were I to tell you the whole truth, blasphemy would be nothing to it, in the estimation of the superstitious and over-righteous of mankind. However, I have told you the truth as far as I have gone. I have heard men preach upon the divinity of Christ, and exhaust all the wisdom they possessed. All Scripturalists, and approved theologians who were considered exemplary for piety and education, have undertaken to expound on this subject, in every age of the Christian era; and after they have done all, they are obliged to conclude by exclaiming "great is the mystery of godliness," and tell nothing.

It is true that the earth was organized by three distinct characters, namely, Eloheim, Yahovah, and Michael, these three forming a quorum, as in all heavenly bodies, and in organizing element, perfectly represented in the Deity, as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Again, they will try to tell how the divinity of Jesus is joined to his humanity, and exhaust all their mental faculties, and wind up with this profound language, as describing the soul of man, "it is an immaterial substance!" What a learned idea! Jesus, our elder brother, was begotten in the flesh by the same character that was in the garden of Eden, and who is our Father in Heaven. Now, let all who may hear these doctrines, pause before they make light of them, or treat them with indifference, for they will prove their salvation or damnation.

I have given you a few leading items upon this subject, but a great deal more remains to be told. Now, remember from this time forth, and forever, that Jesus Christ was not begotten by the Holy Ghost. I will repeat a little anecdote. I was in conversation with a certain learned  professor upon this subject, when I replied, to this idea—"if the Son was begotten by the Holy Ghost, it would be very dangerous to baptize and confirm females, and give the Holy Ghost to them, lest he should beget children, to be palmed upon the Elders by the people, bringing the Elders into great difficulties." (Journal of Discourses 1:50-51; bold, italicized and underline emphasis mine)  

Then on October 8, 1854, Young preached:

I began at the end and shall probably finish at the beginning of my discourse, but it is no matter which end a man begins at for the first shall be last and the last first, which proves it is one eternal round-it is one eternity. Elohim looked round upon the eternity of matter, and said to his associates and those whom he was pleased to call upon at that time for his counselors, with regard to the elements, worlds, planets, kingdoms and thrones; said he, "Yahovah Michael, see that eternal matter on all sides, this way and that way?  We have already created worlds upon worlds, shall we create another world?  yes.  Go and organize the elements yonder in space."-not empty space, for there is no such thing.  Once in a while earthquakes and the extensive destruction of combustable matter by fire will come nigh making empty space for perhaps the millionth part of a second.-"Yehovah Michael, go and create a world.  Make it, organize it, form it and then put upon it every thing in all the variety that you have seen, that you have been in the habit of being associated with in other worlds; of beasts, birds, fowls, fish, and every insect and creeping thing."  And finally, "The whole eternity of element if full of life, bring it together and make of it living creatures."  Yahovah Michael goes and does as he is told.  

What I am now going to tell you will no doubt astonish the whole of you. When Yahovah Michael had organized the world and brought from another kingdom the beasts, fish, fowl and insects, and every tree and plant with which we are acquainted, and thousands that we never saw; when he had filled the earth with animal and vegetable life, Michael, or Adam, goes down to the new made world and there he stays. Do you suppose he went there alone? Moses made the Bible to say his wife was taken out of his side-was made of one of his ribs. I do not know anything to the contrary of my ribs being equal on both sides. The Lord knows if I had lost a rib for each wife I have I should have had none left long ago. Some try to say how many wives the Governor of Utah has got, but if they can tell they can tell more than I can, for I do not know how many I have.  I have not counted them up for many years.  I did not know how many I had before I left the United States, I had so many.  I heard that I had ninety. Why bless your souls, ninety is not a beginning. You might ask me if I have ever seen them all. I answer, No; I see a few of them I pick up myself, here. I have lots and scores I have never seen nor shall not until the morning of the resurrection.

Now about the rib.  As for the Lord taking a rib out of Adam's side to make a woman of, he took one out of my side just as much. "But Brother Brigham, would you make it appear that Moses did not tell the truth?" No, not a particle more than I would that your mother did not tell the truth when she told you that little Billy came from a hollow toadstool. I would not accuse your mother of lying any more than I would Moses. The people in the days of Moses wanted to know things that were not for them, the same as your children do when they want to know where their little brother came from. And he answered them according to their folly, the same as you did your children.

Now some will be ready to say, "We always heard these Mormons did not believe the Bible." I believe all the truth that is there, and that is enough for me and for you to believe. 

"Then the Lord did not make Adam out of the dust of the earth?" Yes he did, but I have not got to that part of my discourse yet. Adam was made of the dust of the earth. "Was he made of the dust of this earth?" No, but of the dust of the earth whereon he was born in the flesh, that is the way he was made. He was made of dust. "Did the Lord put into him his spirit?" Yes, as the Lord put into you your spirit. He was begotten of a father and brought forth as you and I were, and so are all intelligent beings brought forth form eternity to eternity. Man was not made the same as you make and adobie to put in a wall. Moses said Adam was made of the dust of the ground, but he did not say of what ground. I say he was not made of the dust of the ground of this earth, but he was made of the dust of the earth where he lived, where he honored his calling, believed in his savior or elder brother, and by his faithfulness was redeemed and got a glorious resurrection. ("For This is Life Eternal" (October 8, 1854))

Note the blasphemous heresies:

Adam has multiple wives, with Eve being just one of them.

Adam is Michael, and Michael is YHWH, which makes Adam YHWH.

Adam is the Ancient of Days of Daniel 7:9-10:

“I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.” Daniel 7:9-10

Adam is the God and Father of us all, and the only God whom we are to deal with.

Adam caused Jesus’ conception from the Virgin Mary, not the Holy Spirit.

Elohim did not create matter, since it was already existing.

Elohim, YHWH, and Michael organized/fashioned the earth, and these three somehow correspond to the Deity whom he identifies as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Adam was made from the dust of another earth, not from this earth, thereby making him for all intents and purposes a space alien.

Moses told fallacious stories that suited the mentality of his people who were like children in their thinking.

In light of the above, does it come as a surprise why modern-day Mormons have disassociated themselves from these utterly absurd and demonic assertions?

Yet this doesn’t alleviate the problem since these wicked, blasphemous fairytales are coming from one of their prophets who claimed to have received all this by revelation. In fact, Young himself noted that when he or any other official speaks in the Tabernacle, then they do not commit errors/faults:

“… Let a Bishop, a High Priest, a President of any Stake or Quorum, any who are Elders in Israel, or any individual Saint from the first to the last of them, fall into error, and it is at once made manifest; he cannot pursue that course any further, for he is where he can learn his duties, and know how to walk straight in the paths of righteousness. Here is the place for you to teach great mysteries to your brethren, because here are those who can correct you. This fault the Elders of Israel do not fall into in this Tabernacle, although they may in private houses and neighborhoods. When a man is capable of correcting you, and of giving you light, and true doctrine, do not get up an altercation, but submit to be taught like little children, and strive with all your might to understand. The privileges of those who dwell here are greater than the privileges of those who are abroad. When your duties call you into foreign lands, and you there exhaust your stock of knowledge and wisdom, and you are not in possession of the keys to obtain that instruction which you desire, it is because you are far from the right fountain—far from the body, where all the members are in lively operation—where the eye can see, the ear hear, the nose smell, and the mouth speak, and so forth. When your face is turned from the body, let mysteries alone, for this is the only place for you to be corrected if wrong. Preach the simple, unadorned truth; work out your salvation with diligence, and do that which will guarantee you a warranted deed, an undeniable title to eternal lives.” (Brigham Young: Self Government—Mysteries—Etc ...)

Seeing that his statements about Adam, Michael, etc., were all made in the Tabernacle then this means they are without error, which is why he emphasized that these doctrines should not be treated lightly since will impact a person’s salvation or damnation.

The Mormon’s embarrassment only highlights the fact that their church originated from wicked, immoral and vile men who weren’t inspired by the true God. Rather, their teachings show that they were being carried along by their father the Devil:

“Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him… For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” 2 Corinthians 11:1-4, 13-15

Scriptural references taken from the Authorized King James Version (AV).

Further Reading

THE MORMON SATAN & PREMORTALITY

MORMON POLYTHEISM REVISITED

The Mormon Jesus: The Uncreated Father and Son?

Addendum

I include here Brigham Young’s talk called Lecture at the Veil, 1877. All emphasis will be mine.

[The following is a selection from the journal of L. John Nuttall, secretary to Brigham Young. In this journal entry, dated 7 February 1877, Nuttall summarizes portions of the first lecture at the veil, composed by Young for inclusion with the first official script of the endowment.]

[For readability's sake, I have broken the journal entry into smaller paragraphs, have standardized spelling and punctuation, and have corrected grammatical infelicities. A transcript of the unedited journal entry can be found in David John Buerger's The Mysteries of Godliness, pp. 111-112.]

In the creation, the Gods entered into an agreement about forming this earth and putting Michael, or Adam, upon it.

These things of which I have been speaking are what are termed the mysteries of godliness, but they will enable you to understand the expression of Jesus, made while in Jerusalem: "This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

We were once acquainted with the Gods and lived with them, but we had the privilege of taking upon us flesh, that the spirit might have a house to dwell in. We did so, and forgot all, and came into the world not recollecting anything which we had previously learned.

We have heard a great deal about Adam and Eve: how they were formed, etc. Some think he was made like an adobe, and the Lord breathed into him the breath of life; for we read, "From dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." Well, he was made of the dust of the earth, but not of this earth. He was made just the same way you and I are made, but on another earth.

Adam was an immortal being when he came on this earth. He had lived on an earth similar to ours; he had received the priesthood and the keys thereof, and had been faithful in all things, and gained his resurrection and his exaltation, and was crowned with glory, immortality, and eternal lives, and was numbered with the Gods (for such he became through his faithfulness), and had begotten all the spirits that were to come to this earth. And Eve our common mother, who is the mother of all living, bore those spirits in the celestial world.

And when this earth was organized by Elohim, Jehovah, and Michael (who is Adam, our common father), Adam and Eve had the privilege to continue the work of progression. Consequently they came to this earth and commenced the great work of forming tabernacles for those spirits to dwell in. And when Adam and those that assisted him had completed this kingdom, our earth, he came to it and slept, and forgot all, and became like an infant child.

It is said by Moses the historian that the Lord caused a deep sleep to come upon Adam, and took from his side a rib, and formed the woman that Adam called Eve. This should be interpreted that the man Adam, like all other men, had the seed within him to propagate his species; but not the woman. She conceives the seed, but she does not produce it; consequently she was taken from the side, or bowels, of her father. This explains the mystery of Moses's dark sayings in regard to Adam and Eve.

Adam and Eve, when they were placed on this earth, were immortal beings with flesh, bones, and sinews. But upon partaking of the fruits of the earth, while in the garden and cultivating the ground, their bodies became changed from immortal to mortal beings, with the blood coursing through their veins as the action of life.

Adam was not under transgression until after he partook of the forbidden fruit; that was necessary that they might be together, that man might be. The woman was found in transgression, not the man.

Now in the law of sacrifice we have the promise of a Savior; and man had the privilege and showed forth his obedience by offering of the first fruits of the earth and the firstlings of the flocks--this as a showing that Jesus would come and shed his blood.

Father Adam's oldest son, Jesus the Savior, who is the heir of the family, is Father Adam's first begotten in the spirit world and the only begotten according to the flesh (as it is written), Adam in his divinity having gone back into the spirit world and come in the spirit to Mary, and she conceived. For when Adam and Eve got through with their work in this earth, they did not lay their bodies down in the dust but returned to the spirit world, from whence they came.

NOTES

1. I have rather heavily edited this last paragraph for clarity's sake. The original, as transcribed by Buerger, reads:

Father Adam's oldest son (Jesus the Saviour) who is the heir of the family, is father Adam's first begotten in the spirit world, who according to the flesh is the only begotten as it is written. (In his divinity he having gone back into the spirit world, and came in the spirit to Mary and she conceived, for when Adam and Eve got through with their work in this earth, they did not lay their bodies down in the dust, but returned to the spirit world from whence they came.)