Brigham Young identifies our earthly and Heavenly Father as Adam, basing this on Joseph's teaching that Adam is the "Ancient of Days" in Daniel 7.

Date
1867
Type
Speech / Court Transcript
Source
Brigham Young
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

Brigham Young, "Ordinance of Bread and Wine—Its Nature—Character of God and of Jesus—Reasons Why Sin and Death Exist—Earthly Probation Necessary for Future Glory—Danger of Apostacy," Journal of Discourses, 26 vols. (Liverpool: B. Young, Jun., 1867), 11:41-42

Scribe/Publisher
George D. Watt
People
Brigham Young, Adam
Audience
Latter-day Saints, Reading Public
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Transcription

No mortal man has ever seen God in His glory at any time and lived. We may have seen the Lord and angels many times, and did not know it. I will be satisfied with seeing and associating with His children whom I now behold, for there is not a son or daughter of Adam and Eve before me today but what is the offspring of that God we worship. He is our Heavenly Father; He is also our God, and the Maker and upholder of all things in heaven and on earth. . . . One of the prophets describes the Father of us all, saying, "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," etc. The prophet further says, "thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him," etc. Again "and, behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him." Now, who is the Ancient of days? You may answer this question at your pleasure, I have already told the people. But the Saviour would answer the question as to the appearance of the Father of us all, by saying, "Look at me, for I am the very express image of my Father."

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