Did Brigham Young Teach Normal LDS Doctrine About God?
Some Mormons use comments from Mormon Apostle John A. Widtsoe. He admonishes the anti-Mormons for using “only a half dozen statements” in support of Adam-God teachings and for ignoring the hundreds that seemed to teach “the true nature of both God our Heavenly Father and Adam.” The source of this quotation usually is Widtsoe’s book, Evidences and Reconciliations, 1987 edition. What is missed is that Apostle Widtsoe died in 1952 and first made his statements about Adam-God in the 1943 edition of his book, pages 287-290. A great deal more about Adam-God has been made public since 1943, more than 50 years ago. On page 289 of his 1943 book Apostle Widtsoe provides several statements by Brigham Young which he thinks show how Brigham Young did teach correct doctrine about the Father. These quotations are as follows: I believe the Father came down from heaven, as the Apostles said he did, and begat the Savior of the World; for He is the Only Begotten of the Father, which could not have been i
