[reaganaut]

Was Young teaching this [Adam-God]before the plural marriage teachings came about?

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No. The ‘inner circle’ practiced polygamy before the ‘revelation’ D&C 132 was even given. Polygamy did not become open until after Smith’s death.

So, the teaching of plural marriage (if not the PUBLIC practice) came about before Young started teaching the Adam-God doctrine.

However, it is possible that it was a topic of discussion privately before it became public (like Polygamy), but IIRC the earliest date Young publically taught it was 1873.

Here is a link to more articles that give timelines.

http://utlm.org/topicalindexa.htm#Adam-God%20Doctrine

[kalee]

Thanks for the answer and the link.