Huntington Emery Co Utah Sept. 19th 1892 To the presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. Dear Brethern being a teacher in the Huntington Ward & desireing to teach corect principles, I aply to you for instruction upon the following subject. Some five year since Bro. Hugh Mckee formerley of Goshen came to the Y. M Mutial & there taught that Adam was the father of Jesus Christ, the father of our spirits & the only

of the dust of the earth (as we are taught by the Doctrin & Covenants aslso Pear of Great price) The following meetings held by the Y. M. I (Bent Johnson) went to meeting takeing with me the above mentioned books & there read the word of the Lord to Abraham & Mosses concerning the creation of Adam from the dust of the earth. [Genesis 2:6-7] [Abraham 5:6-7] I also ...

thou doest thou shalt do it in the name of the Son. [Moses 5:6-8] And in the language of Adam we are taught that man of Hol iness is His name, & the name of His only begotten is the son of man. [Moses 6:57] Three years subcequent to this Bro. J. D. Chase, formerley of Nephi taught the same doctrin at sundry times at public gatherings upon the Sabeth haveing only as a proof for his statements ...

they drauing their conclusion by a paragraph read from the Doctrin & Covenant's, concerning the seventh anlgle spoken of in the 88 sec. [Doctrine and Covenants 88:106] At an opertunity given Bro. Tho's Stotworthy read from the same book the words of Christ unto Joseph Smith saying at no time have I given a temperal comandment, no not even unto your father Adam whom I created. [Doctrine and Covenants 29:34] Reasoning that Chrrist could not be ...

I—Bent Johnson—maintained acording to the visions of Moses as revealed to Joseph Smith, that out of the dust of the earth God formed Adam, Abriham testified to the same. [Genesis 1:26-27] For this I was ridiculed by the four named Brethern, we discussed the matter pro & con satisfaction not being given however on either side. As I am not personaly known to you I deem it advisable to give you a cscetch of my life ...

God was uninjured for I had petitioned God to protect me in the propigating of His word. I emigrated in [18]55 went to St George in [18]62 there lived 15 year forming an intimate aquaintence with David Canon. I rec'd my second anointing in [18]78. I My object in writeing is this I am often asked questions when teaching & I can only decide them acording to scripture, am I right? I take my stand from the Book of Mormon Doctrin & Covenants &

Bent Johnson Sept. 19th 1892.