Brigham teaches that he expects all the faithful to "take the place of Adam" in the creation of worlds.

Date
Aug 27, 1859
Type
Manuscript
Source
Brigham Young
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Paraphrase
Reference

Historian's Office Journal, August 27, 1859, in Journal History of the Church, CR 100 137, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
Journal History of the Church
People
Brigham Young
Audience
N/A
Transcription

The following is from the History of Brigham Young:—

Prest. Brigham Young at Endowment House and sealed 4 couples. President Young remarked that he did not want to give endowments only to old people as they would not be likely to apostatise, but then if we were to carry out that rule, we should not ordain any one only those who would not apostatize and we would not baptise any one only those who would not apostatize, and to carry the thing still further we expect all who are faithful to take the place of Adam in worlds that are to be created; then if there were no apostates what would we do for devils, as we have to get out devils from this earth for the worlds that are to be created.

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