The doctrine that Adam is the God of the human race is also omitted from this selection of Brigham Young's discourses. It is evident that the church authorities are no longer willing to stand sponsor for this doctrine. While comparing Dr. Widtsoe's quotation concerning Adam with the sermons as originally published, one finds that he has quoted all around but has omitted the following statements. In a previous sermon he had asserted that Adam was the God of the human race and the only god with whom we had to do. This was evidently strong doctrine, even for the Mormons of his day, so he gaily modifies his assertion, saying: "Whether Adam is the personage we should consider as our Heavenly Father is a considerable mystery to a good many. I do not care for a moment how that is. It is no matter whether we are to consider him as our God or whether it is his father or grandfather, for in either cases we are all of one species." So Brigham Young prepared the way for the repudiation of the Adam-God doctrine but enhanced the doctrine still held by the orthodox Mormon leader that God and men are of one species.

It is only fair to note that Brigham Young himself sometimes repudiated certain attempted beliefs of his day. "I am no stereotyped Mormons," he exclaimed one day. "Are we going to stand still? Away with stereotyped Mormons." This saying of Brigham Young's is worthy of consideration by the Mormons of today and that it is quoted by Dr. Widtsoe opens the way for progressive changes.