Shrouded in rumor and myth, the name of Adam-ondi-Ahman (mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 116) has sparked questions for two centuries. In this episode, Professor Alex Baugh clarifies what we know—and what we don’t—about this location that holds great significance in both antiquity and early Restoration history, as well as in future prophecy. Adam-ondi-Ahman is revealed to be in Daviess County, Missouri, and is the location where Adam and Eve lived after being cast out of Eden. Joseph Smith was recorded to have said that is also “the place where Adam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit as spoken of by Daniel the prophet.”

Publications:

• “The History and Doctrine of the Adam-ondi-Ahman Revelation (Doctrine & Covenants 116),” in Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes, Religious Studies Center (2016)
• The Voice of the Lord: Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants, Religious Studies Center (2024)
• Joseph Smith and His First Vision: Context, Place, and Meaning, Religious Studies Center (2021)
• Latter-day Saints in Washington, DC: History, People, and Places, Religious Studies Center (2021)
• Conversations with Mormon Historians, Religious Studies Center (2015)
• Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff, Religious Studies Center (2010)
• Days Never to be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, Religious Studies Center (2009)

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