Joseph teaches that God set Adam to watch over and reveal the ordinances from heaven to man either directly or by angels.
Instruction on Priesthood, circa 5 October 1840: 3, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed February 18, 2022
therefore he set the ordinances to be the same for Ever and ever and set Adam to watch over them to reveal them from heaven to man or to send Angels to reveal them Heb 1 Chap. 16 verse. [“]Are they not all ministring spirits sent forth to minister to those who shall be heirs of salvation.” These angels are under the direction of Michael or Adam who acts under the direction of Christ