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| − | |summary= | + | |summary=Brigham Young taught that Adam, the first man, was God the Father. Since this teaching runs counter to the story told in Genesis and commonly accepted by Christians, critics accuse Brigham of being a false prophet. Also, because modern Latter-day Saints do not believe Brigham's "Adam-God" teachings, critics accuse Mormons of either changing their teachings or rejecting teachings of prophets they find uncomfortable or unsupportable. |
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|link=Mormonism and temples/Endowment/Adam-God and the "Lecture at the Veil" | |link=Mormonism and temples/Endowment/Adam-God and the "Lecture at the Veil" | ||
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| − | |summary= | + | |summary=Was "Adam-God" ever taught as part of the temple endowment ceremony? I've read about something called "the lecture at the veil" that was supposedly in the endowment at one time. |
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|subject= Temple endowment changes | |subject= Temple endowment changes | ||
| − | |summary= | + | |summary=Latter-day Saints believe that the Temple endowment is an eternal ordinance that Joseph Smith received by revelation from God. Why, then, have changes been made to it several times since it was first revealed? |
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|link=Mormonism and doctrine/Repudiated concepts/Adam-God theory/Ancient of Days | |link=Mormonism and doctrine/Repudiated concepts/Adam-God theory/Ancient of Days | ||
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| − | |summary= | + | |summary=If the Adam-God doctrine isn't true, how come DC 27:11 calls Adam the Ancient of Days which is clearly a title for God in Daniel 7. |
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| − | |summary= | + | |summary=Why don't Mormons believe the doctrine of "original sin" like the rest of Christianity? Do Mormons believe that the Fall of Adam was a "fortunate event?" Is the Church wrong to teach that little children are free from the taint of original sin? |
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| − | |summary= | + | |summary= Critics sometimes impose absolutist assumptions on the Church. Some critics hold inerrantist beliefs about scriptures or prophets, and assume that the LDS have similar views. They therefore insist, based upon these assumptions, that any statement by any LDS Church leader represents LDS doctrine and is thus something that is secretly believed, or that should be believed, by Latter-day Saints. |
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Adam in Mormon thought and doctrine
==Topics
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Adam-God
Summary: Brigham Young taught that Adam, the first man, was God the Father. Since this teaching runs counter to the story told in Genesis and commonly accepted by Christians, critics accuse Brigham of being a false prophet. Also, because modern Latter-day Saints do not believe Brigham's "Adam-God" teachings, critics accuse Mormons of either changing their teachings or rejecting teachings of prophets they find uncomfortable or unsupportable.- Lecture at the veil—
Brief Summary: Was "Adam-God" ever taught as part of the temple endowment ceremony? I've read about something called "the lecture at the veil" that was supposedly in the endowment at one time. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Temple endowment changes—
Brief Summary: Latter-day Saints believe that the Temple endowment is an eternal ordinance that Joseph Smith received by revelation from God. Why, then, have changes been made to it several times since it was first revealed? (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Lecture at the veil—
Ancient of Days
Summary: If the Adam-God doctrine isn't true, how come DC 27:11 calls Adam the Ancient of Days which is clearly a title for God in Daniel 7.Fall of Adam and "original sin"
Summary: Why don't Mormons believe the doctrine of "original sin" like the rest of Christianity? Do Mormons believe that the Fall of Adam was a "fortunate event?" Is the Church wrong to teach that little children are free from the taint of original sin?Garden of Eden in Missouri?
Summary: Is it true Mormons believe the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri?General authorities' statements as scripture
Summary: Critics sometimes impose absolutist assumptions on the Church. Some critics hold inerrantist beliefs about scriptures or prophets, and assume that the LDS have similar views. They therefore insist, based upon these assumptions, that any statement by any LDS Church leader represents LDS doctrine and is thus something that is secretly believed, or that should be believed, by Latter-day Saints.Procreation before the Fall
Summary: Did procreation exist before the Fall of Adam?
Further reading
FairMormon web site
External links
Printed material