Bruce R. McConkie lists Adam-God as a "deadly heresy."

Date
Jun 1, 1980
Type
Speech / Court Transcript
Source
Bruce R. McConkie
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Bruce R. McConkie, "The Seven Deadly Heresies," Brigham Young University, June 1, 1980, accessed February 9, 2022

Scribe/Publisher
Brigham Young University
People
Bruce R. McConkie, Adam
Audience
Latter-day Saints
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Transcription

Heresy six: There are those who believe or say they believe that Adam is our father and our god, that he is the father of our spirits and our bodies, and that he is the one we worship.

The devil keeps this heresy alive as a means of obtaining converts to cultism. It is contrary to the whole plan of salvation set forth in the scriptures, and anyone who has read the Book of Moses, and anyone who has received the temple endowment, has no excuse whatever for being led astray by it. Those who are so ensnared reject the living prophet and close their ears to the apostles of their day. “We will follow those who went before,” they say. And having so determined, they soon are ready to enter polygamous relationships that destroy their souls.

We worship the Father, in the name of the Son, by the power of the Holy Ghost; and Adam is their foremost servant, by whom the peopling of our planet was commenced.

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