Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-04

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Father Adam and our mother Eve, and
their names are frequently banded
about with rlbald remarks. These are
entirely out OF place, when We con-
slider the dignity which truly attaches
TO those exalted beings az the progenl-
tors Of the human race, They may be
regarded as myths by the uniformed,
and as mere characters In an allegory
but we shall find in eternity that they
are yeritable persons, with whom We
shall feel highly honored to associate,
and who will command our respect and
obedience as the great father and moth.
er OF US ALL Gods house Is a house
of order, and the time viii come when
every individual will stand In his or
her own place and authority, and then
our regal father and mother will be
properly recognized With this under
standing, We shall at least treat them
in the present with due respect,
The question IS sometimes asked,
DO we worship ADAM? The answer
is we honor him In his station. We
expect to be associated with him in
eternity. We shall look TO him as our
father and personal director with
whom we have to do" But the "Om-
nipotent Deity to whom even Jesus
Christ the Redeemer shall bow. that He
may be- "all In all" is the Being whom
We worship and serve In the name of
Jesus Christ His beloved Son, who gave
life to Adam, TO whom Adam prayed
and whom we address as God the Eter-
nal Father. In a revelation given in
September, 1890, the Lord said: where
fore, verify | say unto you. that all
things unto me are spiritual, and not
at any time have ] given unto you II
law which was temporal; neither any
man. nor the children Of men, neither
Adam your father, whom | created" In
the same revelation God said: But
behold, | say unto you that /. the Lord
God, gave unto Adam and unto his seed
that they should not die as to the tenn
poral death. until the Lord God should
send forth angels TO declare unto them
repentance and redemption, through
faith on the name Of mine only begot-
ten Son. Doc. and Gov, section 49,
II is noticeable that opponents Of the
religion Of the Latter-day Saints are
very fond Of quoting isolated passages
from the discourse delivered by Presl-
dent Young concerning our Father
Adam for the purpose Of ridicuing our
religion and Of representing TO the
world that we worship a human being
for God: and az the same time they
say nothing about the hundreds Of allu-
slons by the same speaker to that SUI
preme Being who. by His omnipresent
Spirit, gives life and light TO all things
mi M nd uFh "a
adore and strive to obey. President
Young stated in that discourse that he
knew great deal more about the sub
ject on which he very briefly touched.
but that II he were to tell II all, many
very pous people would be terribly
shocked,
The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Lat
ter-day Saints has never formulated or
adopted any theory concerning the sub
ject treated upon by President Young
as to Adam The express declaration
Of the Church Is: eve believe in God,
Jesus Christ, and In the Holy Ghost"
We believe that these are separate per-
sons but that they are one az TO the
Godhead The Father Is the Creator Of
all things In heaven and on earth. The
born in the spirit, the only begotten In
the flesh He Is our elder brother. the
express likeness and image OF Him who
is the Father OF our spirits. The Holy
Ghost Is "a parsonage Of spirit,' who
bears witness OF the Father and the
Son. The Spirit OF God, by which He
is omnipresent. proceeds from Deity
and extends throughout the boundess
= l.l frttr ifsfr
and light to all things animate. There
are many persons who are called gods,
both In heaven and on earth. as the
Apostle Paul declares, hut ITO us there
Is one God, even the Father OF whom
are all things, and one Lord, even Je-
sus Christ, by whom are all things
There are also great and mighty
spirits who were and are in authority
on high, many Of whom have dwelt on
earth in the flesh as did Gods beloved
Son They will all stand In their lot
and place when the earth and It's In
habltants are redeemed, and VIII rule
and reign as kings and priests unto
Cod. and their glory will be eternal,
They will be one with the Father and
with the Son, and enjoy their immedl-
ate presence and execute their behests'
among the lntelligenoes who shau IN
habit the different spheres in the do.
minions Of the Eternal Father Ana
when the work of redemption Is ac-
compllshed, and every knee shall bow
and every tongue shall confess 10 God
Adam our Father. IS Michael the
Prince. the Archangel, the Ancient OF
days. win sit on his throne and receive
the allegiance of his lnnumerahle sons
and daughters, over whom he will pre-
side by virtue Of his patriarchal ana
royal authority. But he himself Will
be subject to the great Eohim, the Lord
God Almighty. the Supreme Ruler over
countless universes peopled with His
own children. who are passing through
various grades Of being, tending to
their development in everything that
elevates and exalts and prepares them
for glory, and immortality and eternal
lives in worlds without end!