Controversial_teachings Brigham_Young

though polygamy practiced young s predecessor joseph smith, practice associated young. latter day saint denominations, such community of christ, consider young father of mormon polygamy . in 1853, young made church s first official statement on subject since church had arrived in utah. young acknowledged suffering doctrine created women, stated necessity creating large families, proclaiming: first wife say, hard, have lived husband twenty years, or thirty, , have raised family of children him, , great trial me him have more women; time gave him other women bear children.

one of more controversial teachings of young adam–god doctrine. according young, taught smith adam our father , our god, , god whom have . according doctrine, adam once mortal man became resurrected , exalted. planet, adam brought eve, 1 of wives, him earth, became mortal eating fruit of garden of eden. after bearing mortal children , establishing human race, adam , eve returned heavenly thrones adam acts god of world. later, young understood have taught, adam returned earth become biological father of jesus. lds church has since repudiated adam–god doctrine.

young considered have instituted church ban against conferring priesthood on men of black african descent, had been treated equally in respect under smith s presidency. after settling in utah in 1848, young announced ban, forbade blacks participating in mormon temple rites such endowment or sealings. on many occasions, young taught blacks denied priesthood because seed of cain , stated receive priesthood after other children of adam have privilege of receiving priesthood, , of coming kingdom of god, , of being redeemed 4 quarters of earth, , have received resurrection dead, time enough remove curse cain , posterity.

in 1863, young stated: shall tell law of god in regard african race? if white man belongs chosen seed mixes blood seed of cain, penalty, under law of god, death on spot. so. these racial restrictions remained in place until 1978, when policy rescinded lds church president spencer w. kimball, , lds church subsequently disavow[ed] theories advanced in past explain ban, thereby plac[ing] origins of black priesthood denial blame squarely on brigham young.