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Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America: Near The Location of Adam-ondi-Ahman
Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America: Near The Location of Adam-ondi-Ahman
John Taylor’s Account3 tling with Sidney Rigdon. One time he had his
pants torn badly, but had a good laugh over it.
“It was stated by the Prophet Joseph Smith, In Missouri, when mob forces oppressed
in our hearing while standing on an elevated piece the Saints, we were encamped in Adam-ondi-
of ground or plateau near Adam-ondi-Ahman Ahman, mostly around campfires without tents.
(Davis Co., Missouri,), where there were a number One night the snow fell four or five inches. The
of rocks piled together, that the valley before us Prophet, seeing our forlorn condition, called on
was the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman; or in other us to form into two parties—Lyman Wight at the
words, the valley where God talked with Adam, head of one line and he (Joseph) heading the oth-
and where he gathered his righteous posterity, as er line—to have a sham battle. The weapons were
recorded in the above revelation, and that this pile snowballs. We set to with a will full of glee and
of stones was an altar built by him when he of- fun.
fered up sacrifices, as we understand, on that occa- I stood with Joseph Smith and others when
sion.” he pointed out the sacred spot of Adam’s altar.
Turning to the lovely valley below us, in a large
Edward Stevenson’s Account4 bend of Grand River, he said, ‘Here is the real val-
ley where Father Adam called his posterity togeth-
“I stood with Joseph Smith and others er and blessed them.’
when he pointed out the sacred spot of Adam’s He also stated that the Garden of Eden
altar. Turning to the lovely valley below us, in a was in Jackson County—the Center Place of Zion
large bend of Grand River, he said, ‘Here is the where a great temple will be reared.”
real valley where Father Adam called his poster-
ity together and blessed them.’ He also stated that SOURCES
the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County—the
1 Hyrum L. Andrus and Helen Mae Andrus, comps., They Knew
Center Place of Zion where a great temple will be
reared.” the Prophet (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1974), 86.
SOURCES
1 Orson F. Whitney, Life of Heber C. Kimball (Salt Lake City: Description of Adam-ondi-Ahman
Kimball Family, 1888), 210. in the Doctrine & Covenants
2 Leland H. Gentry, “Adam-Ondi-Ahman: a Brief Historical
Survey,” BYU Studies, Vol. 13, Number 4, (Summer 1973), 568. Doctrine & Covenants 107
3 John Taylor, Mediation and Atonement (Salt Lake City: Deseret “Three years previous to the death of
News, 1882), 69 - 70. Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel,
4 Hyrum L. Andrus and Helen Mae Andrus, comps., They Knew
Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all high
priests, with the residue of his posterity who were
the Prophet (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1974), 86.
righteous, into the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman,
and there bestowed upon them his last blessing.
Edward Stevenson’s Account And the Lord appeared unto them, and
they rose up and blessed Adam, and called him
of Joseph Smith1 Michael, the prince, the archangel.
And the Lord administered comfort unto
“I have often seen the Prophet indulge in a Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee to be
game of checkers. He was cheerful—often wres-
4 Adam-ondi-Ahman, Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America
SOURCES
1 Doctrine & Covenants 107:53-56.
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