Edward Stevenson understands Brigham Young to have taught that Adam is God; understands Elohim to be the Father/God of Adam and Jesus to be Jehovah.

Date
Mar 4, 1882
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Edward Stevenson
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
Direct
Reference

Edward Stevenson, Journal, March 4, 1882, August 1881-October 1882, 78-80, Edward Stevenson collection, 1849-1922, MS 4806, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
Edward Stevenson
People
Edward Stevenson, Brigham Young, Thomas Howels
Audience
N/A
PDF
Transcription

Bro Thomas Howels presented two Essays, on Christ & on Adam, which took some time, after many Remarks. . . . we find Bro. Howels in Error & are labouring to get Bro - Howels to see the same to save him further trouble for as the last minutes below my remarks that he would loose his standing in this Church. One of his errors is that Adam was made out of the dust in the garden out of clay & his Spirit was put therein at that time & Hereby abrogate Presidnet Young discourse in 1852, saying that either Joseph the Prophet, was wrong or else President B young was & that President young was the one wrong.

My views was asked on this subject, I said that I believed both were wright, & that Father Adam was one of the three that made this Earth Eleoheme Jehova & Michael who is Adam & that Adam was made of the dust just as bro Howels was, taicing a father & mother on some otter Earth & was Resurected & then the Father of Spirits bright with him one of his Wives . . . Michael then fell by partakeing of the fruits of this Earth after which he became the Father of our Tabernacles . . . . . . in that Spirit to correct & set President young rite that he would be dealt with + loose his faith & standing.

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