One of the topics was the concept that Adam and Eve were not on this planet. This planet (earth) became home to the human race at the time of Noah. Bringham Young’s statement – “I once dwelt upon an earth something like this, in a mortal state. I was faithful. I received my crown and exaltation”… Would this statement lend credence to the Adam-God reference?

Could it be possible that the Ark was a space ship and Noah brought the human race here and Adam could be the God of this World? The OT mentions how the life span of man was shortened with each generation after the Ark landed. Could it be that men on other planets live longer than we do on this one?

The class also discussed if Jesus was the Saviour of this world only or the Saviour of many worlds.

If you become a God and create your own worlds, would you use the existing plan or would it be necessary to build humans from dirt? In other words, would you take a couple from one world and move them to another world to start your own creations? What about animals? Would you move animals from an existing planet to your new world?

Would it be necessary for your creations to have their own Saviour or would our Jesus work for all creations now and in the future?

Joseph Smith brought to the Christian world, indeed to the whole religious world, the principle of continuing revelation. Brigham Young and the early saints who followed him preserved that principle by walking half way across the continent. Now, if we continue to believe in this principle as our pioneer forebearers did, then we have to accept that, over 100 years later, we are going to believe in and understand some things that they didn’t – we are going to grow beyond the point that they were at when they passed the torch to us. This does not dishonour them, but rather honours the heritage of continuing revelation that they blessed us with.

And besides all that, I don’t insist that my prophets be right about everything all the time. It’s okay for me to miss the odd shot – and it’s okay for them too. Let’s cut our Prophets a little slack.

The fact that most Mormons disagree is just an indicator of lack of faith, perhaps not theirs directly, but those who came before, and paved the road of this teaching’s history with deceptions, half-truths and lies.

Open your eyes and see what the Lord said through his prophet. Do not deny the simple truths apparent in it. Do not try to twist his words like a snake to support those who have spoken ill of God’s holy word.

Which is what I meant. I used them synonymously.