Moses 1:34 — Eternal Progression
And the first of all men have I called Adam, which is many.
And the first of all men have I called Adam, which is many.
George Q. CannonDo not, brethren, put your trust in man though he be a bishop, an apostle, or a president. If you do, they will fail you at some time or place; they will do wrong or seem to, and your support be gone . . .
Brigham YoungHow easy it would be for your leaders to lead you to destruction, unless you actually know the mind and will of the spirit yourselves.
The position of the Church on the origin of man was published by the First Presidency in 1909 and stated again by a different First Presidency in 1925: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, basing its belief on divine revelation, ancient and modern, declares man to be the direct and lineal offspring of Deity….The scriptures tell why man was created, but they do not tell how.”