John Taylor reports hearing Joseph teach that Adam is the Ancient of Days; teaches Adam is the father of our bodies; asks "who is to say he is not the father of our spirits."
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- Personal Journal / Diary
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- Scribed VerbatimReprint
- Reference
L. John Nuttall, Journal, January 13, 1880, in In the President's Office: The Diaries of L. John Nuttall, 1879-1892, ed. Jedediah S. Rogers (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2007), 53-54
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[January 13, 1880; Tuesday] Prest Taylor said, ["]I heard Joseph Smith say that Adam
aswas the Ancient of Days spoken of by Daniel.. . .When we get to God our father we are told to approach him in the name of Jesus. Adam is the father of our bodies; who is to say he is not the father of our spirits.["]
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