Mormonism and doctrine/Adam

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Adam in Mormon thought and doctrine

Brigham Young's Adam-God theory

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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• Question: What is the Adam-God Theory?
• Question: What is the history of Brigham Young's Adam-God Theory and why was it rejected by the Church?
• Stephen E. Robinson: "Yet another way in which anti-Mormon critics often misrepresent LDS doctrine is in the presentation of anomalies as though they were the doctrine of the Church"
• Matthew Brown (2009): "Brigham Young repeated these ideas and expounded upon them during the next 25 years. His viewpoints have been variously classified as doctrine, theory, paradox, heresy, speculation, and some of the mysteries"
• Question: If the Adam-God doctrine isn't true, how come D&C 27:11 calls Adam the Ancient of Days which is clearly a title for God in Daniel 7?
• Question: What attempts have been made to reconcile the Adam-God Theory with the doctrines of the Church?

Lecture at the veil

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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• Question: Was the "Adam-God" theory ever taught as part of the temple endowment ceremony as something called "the lecture at the veil"?

Mormonism and the the concept of "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?

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• Question: What to Latter-day Saints believe regarding the concept of "original sin"?
• Question: Is original sin a biblical doctrine?
• Question: What is the origin of the doctrine of original sin?
• Question: Is the concept of "original sin" part of all Christian theology?

Mormon belief that the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri

Summary: Is it true Mormons believe the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri?

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• Question: Is it true that Mormons believe the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri?
• Question: What is Adam-ondi-Ahman?
• Question: What statements have Latter-day Saints leaders made regarding the location of the Garden of Eden?
• Question: Do any other religious traditions view the Garden of Eden as "local"?
• Question: If the Garden of Eden was in Missouri, how did Abraham, Moses and other prophets end up in the Old World?

Procreation before the Fall

Summary: Did procreation exist before the Fall of Adam?

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• Question: Did procreation exist before the Fall of Adam?