Lesson30:Adam-ondi-Ahman
“Lesson 30: Adam-ondi-Ahman,” Primary 5: Doctrine and Covenants: Church History, (1997),167
Purpose
To help the children look forward to
and prepare for the second coming of
Jesus Christ and the Millennium.
OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE
GIVEN BY
(Enter Name Here)
ADAM
ADAM
• Who was Adam?
• Adam was the first man God placed on the earth
• Adam and his wife, Eve, lived in the Garden of Eden
• After they partook of the fruit of the tree of
knowledge of good and evil, they were cast out of the
garden.
• They became mortal and were able to have children.
• In this lesson we’ll learn things about Adam that
were revealed to Joseph Smith.
The Church Grows in Far West
• Members of the Church had been
driven out of Jackson County, Missouri,
but in 1836 they received permission
from government authorities to move to
northern Missouri and begin a new
county.
The Church Grows in Far West
• This county was to have a six-mile
strip of unsettled land around it so
that Church members and
nonmembers could remain
separated.
• The Saints moved into
this area and built a
central city, called Far
West, with other towns
around it.
• Back in Kirtland, Ohio Ohio, there were
many problems, especially with former
Church members who had become bitter
enemies of the Prophet.
• In January 1838
Joseph Smith was
warned that some
men who wanted to
take over the
Church were
planning to kill him.
• Joseph needed to
leave Kirtland, and
the Church in Far
West needed help
getting organized,
so Joseph and
Emma Smith
moved to Far West.
• Joseph Smith’s
enemies did not want
him to leave Kirtland,
so some friends helped
Joseph sneak out of
town.
• They hid him in a large box and put the
box in an ox cart.
• Then they drove the cart out of town
without the Prophet’s enemies knowing
he was in the cart.
• When he was safely out of town, Joseph
got out of the box, mounted his horse, and
rode toward Far West with Sidney Rigdon.
• They traveled
about sixty miles,
waited for their
families to join
them, and then
continued on.
• Their enemies, armed with guns, pursued
them for more than two hundred miles
but could not catch them.
• The Saints at Far
West sent out
wagons and
supplies to meet
the Prophet and
his group and
gratefully
welcomed them to
Far West.
• A few months after Joseph Smith
arrived in Far West, he received a
revelation commanding the Saints
to build a temple there.
• The Lord told
the Saints to
begin building
the temple on 4
July 1838 (see
D&C 115:8–10).
• On the morning of 4 July, the
Mormon militia (a small local
army), Church leaders, and Church
members formed a great procession.
• Marching to
music, they went
to the temple site
and formed a
circle.
• Sidney Rigdon spoke,
after which the crowd
shouted “Hosanna”
and Solomon Hancock
sang a song composed
for the occasion by
Levi W. Hancock.
• The Prophet Joseph
then supervised the
laying of the four
cornerstones for the
temple.
• One day in May 1838 the Prophet and
some other men were looking for places
to build other cities for the Saints to live
in.
• They came to a place called Spring Hill,
where Joseph received another
revelation (D&C 116).
• The Lord told
Joseph that his
name for Spring
Hill was Adamondi-Ahman.
• Orson Pratt later said this name
means “Valley of God, where
Adam dwelt” in “the original
language spoken by Adam.”
Adam-ondiAhman
Adam-ondi-Ahman
• According to Joseph Smith, Adamondi-Ahman is where God talked with
Adam and the place where Adam
offered up sacrifices to the Lord.
Adam-ondi-Ahman
• At Adam-ondi-Ahman,
Adam called his family
together before he died
so he could bless them.
• Adam-ondi-Ahman will also be an
important place in the future:
• Near the time of Christ’s second
coming, Adam will come again to
Adam-ondi-Ahman and hold a great
council.
• All the prophets
who have held
keys of
priesthood
authority upon
the earth will
come to this
council to give a
report of their
work to Adam.
• Jesus Christ will
then come to
Adam-ondiAhman, and
Adam will
return the
priesthood keys
to him.
• Christ will then
return to earth
to begin the
Millennium, the
thousand years
when Christ will
live on and reign
over the earth.
• This information about
Adam-ondi-Ahman was
very exciting to
members of the Church.
• Joseph Smith said the area should be a
gathering place for the Saints who were
moving to Missouri from Kirtland.
• Many Saints moved to Adam-ondiAhman during the summer of 1838.
They considered it a great blessing to
live where Adam had lived.
• What is the
Millennium?
• Let’s Read D & C
101:22-34
• As we read, watch for
what life on earth will
be like during the
Millennium?
• 22 Behold, it is my will,
that all they who call on
my name, and worship
me according to mine
everlasting gospel, should
gather together, and
stand in holy places;
• 23 And prepare for the
revelation which is to
come, when the veil of
the covering of my
temple, in my tabernacle,
which hideth the earth,
shall be taken off, and all
flesh shall see me
together.
• Everyone will be able
to see the Savior
(v. 23)
• 24 And every corruptible
thing, both of man, or of the • All the wicked will
beasts of the field, or of the
be destroyed (v. 24)
fowls of the heavens, or of
the fish of the sea, that
dwells upon all the face of
the earth, shall be
consumed;
• 25 And also that of element
shall melt with fervent heat;
and all things shall become
new, that my knowledge
and glory may dwell upon
all the earth.
• 26 And in that day the
enmity of man, and the
enmity of beasts, yea, the
enmity of all flesh, shall
cease from before my face.
• 27 And in that day
whatsoever any man shall
ask, it shall be given unto
him.
• 28 And in that day Satan
shall not have power to
tempt any man.
• People and animals
will live in peace (v.
26)
• Satan will not have
power to tempt anyone
(v. 28)
• 29 And there shall be no
sorrow because there is
no death.
• There will be neither
sorrow nor death (v. 29)
• 30 In that day an infant
shall not die until he is
old; and his life shall be
as the age of a tree;
• 31 And when he dies he • A person will grow old,
then be changed
shall not sleep, that is to
suddenly from mortal to
say in the earth, but shall
immortal life
be changed in the
(vv. 30–31)
twinkling of an eye, and
shall be caught up, and
his rest shall be glorious.
• 32 Yea, verily I say unto you,
in that day when the Lord
•
shall come, he shall reveal all
things—
• 33 Things which have passed,
and hidden things which no
man knew, things of the earth,
by which it was made, and the
purpose and the end thereof—
• 34 Things most precious,
things that are above, and
things that are beneath, things
that are in the earth, and
upon the earth, and in heaven.
The Lord will
reveal all things
about the earth and
heaven, including
how the earth was
created and what
will become of it
(vv.32-34)
Discussion Time
• Why was the area
known as Spring
Hill so important?
(D&C 107:53–56;
116.)
• How do you think
the members of the
Church felt when
they found out that
Adam had lived
there?
• What events occurred long ago at Adamondi-Ahman? (D&C 107:53–56)
• Adam was 927 years old at the time he
blessed his family and predicted what would
happen to his posterity.
• What future event will take place at Adamondi-Ahman? (D&C 116.)
• Adam will come again; Christ will also come
to Adam-ondi-Ahman to receive the keys of
priesthood authority back from Adam and
the other prophets, in preparation for his
second coming and the beginning of the
Millennium.
• What do we mean by the second
coming of Jesus Christ?
• When Jesus first came to live on the
earth he came as a baby, but when he
comes again he will be an adult.
• After his death and resurrection, Christ
appeared to his Apostles and then
ascended into heaven.
• When will the Second Coming take
place?
• Let’s read D&C 29:9–11.
• 9 For the hour is nigh and the day soon at hand
when the earth is ripe; and all the proud and they
that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will
burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that
wickedness shall not be upon the earth;
• 10 For the hour is nigh, and that which was
spoken by mine apostles must be fulfilled; for as
they spoke so shall it come to pass;
• 11 For I will reveal myself from heaven with
power and great glory, with all the hosts thereof,
and dwell in righteousness with men on earth a
thousand years, and the wicked shall not stand.
• “The hour is nigh” means that it is
coming soon, but no one except Heavenly
Father knows exactly when it will be
(Matthew 24:36; D&C 49:7).
• Why is it good that we do
not know when Jesus will
come?
• Two angels appeared
and told the Apostles
that someday Jesus
would return to
earth the same way
he left (Acts 1:9–11;
D&C 29:11; 45:44).
• Since that time
people have been
looking forward to
the second coming of
Jesus to the earth.
• How long will the
Savior rule over the
earth when he comes
again? (D&C 29:11.)
• What will this
thousand-year
period be called?
(D&C 43:30.)
• What will happen to righteous people
when Jesus comes again? (D&C
45:45, 57–59.)
• Why should we look forward to the
second coming of Jesus Christ and to the
Millennium? (D&C 45:39, 44)
• (In verse 39 “fear” means a feeling of
reverence.)
• Those who love and obey the Savior and
are waiting for him to come will be
blessed.
• How can we prepare
ourselves for the
Savior’s second
coming? (D&C 43:20–
23; 45:32, 57)
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TESTIMONY
• I want to express my love and gratitude
for the Savior, and how wonderful it will
be when he comes to live on the earth
once more.
• I want to encourage all of you to prepare
yourselves for the Second Coming and the
Millennium by following Jesus Christ and
obeying his commandments.
OUR CLOSING PRAYER WILL BE
GIVEN BY
(Enter Name Here)
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D&C 115:8–10
• 8 Therefore, I command you to build a house unto
me, for the gathering together of my saints, that they
may worship me.
• 9 And let there be a beginning of this work, and a
foundation, and a preparatory work, this following
summer;
• 10 And let the beginning be made on the fourth day
of July next; and from that time forth let my people
labor diligently to build a house unto my name;
D&C 116
• 1 Spring Hill is named by the Lord Adam-ondiAhman, because, said he, it is the place where Adam
shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days
shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the prophet.
D&C 107:53–56
• 53 Three years previous to the death of Adam, he
called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch,
and Methuselah, who were all high priests, with the
residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the
valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed
upon them his last blessing.
• 54 And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose
up and blessed Adam, and called him Michael, the
prince, the archangel.
D&C 107:53–56
• 55 And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam,
and said unto him: I have set thee to be at the head; a
multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art
a prince over them forever.
• 56 And Adam stood up in the midst of the
congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed
down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost,
predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto
the latest generation.
Matthew 24:36; D&C 49:7
• 36 ¶But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no,
not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
• 7 I, the Lord God, have spoken it; but the hour and
the day no man knoweth, neither the angels in
heaven, nor shall they know until he comes.
Acts 1:9–11
• 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him
out of their sight.
• 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven
as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in
white apparel;
• 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is
taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
D&C 45:44
• 44 And then they shall look for me, and,
behold, I will come; and they shall see me in
the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and
great glory; with all the holy angels; and he
that watches not for me shall be cut off.
D&C 29:11
• 11 For I will reveal myself from heaven with power
and great glory, with all the hosts thereof, and dwell
in righteousness with men on earth a thousand years,
and the wicked shall not stand.
D&C 43:30
• 30 For the great Millennium, of which I have spoken
by the mouth of my servants, shall come.
D&C 45:45
• 45 But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an
angel shall sound his trump, and the saints that
have slept shall come forth to meet me in the
cloud.
D&C 45:57–59
• 57 For they that are wise and have received the truth,
and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and
have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they
shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but
shall abide the day.
• 58 And the earth shall be given unto them for an
inheritance; and they shall cmultiply and wax strong,
and their children shall grow up without sin unto
salvation.
• 59 For the Lord shall be in their midst, and his glory
shall be upon them, and he will be their king and
their lawgiver.
D&C 45:39
• 39 And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me
shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to
come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of
Man.
D&C 45:44
• 44 And then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will
come; and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven,
clothed with power and great glory; with all the holy
angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut
off.
D&C 43:20–23
• 20 Lift up your voices and spare not. Call upon the
nations to repent, both old and young, both bond and
free, saying: Prepare yourselves for the great day of
the Lord;
• 21 For if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and
call upon you to repent, and ye hate me, what will ye
say when the day cometh when the thunders shall
utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking
to the ears of all that live, saying—Repent, and
prepare for the great day of the Lord?
D&C 43:20–23
• 22 Yea, and again, when the lightnings shall streak
forth from the east unto the west, and shall utter
forth their voices unto all that live, and make the ears
of all tingle that hear, saying these words—Repent ye,
for the great day of the Lord is come?
• 23 And again, the Lord shall utter his voice out of
heaven, saying: Hearken, O ye nations of the earth,
and hear the words of that God who made you.
D&C 45:32, 57
• 32 But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and
shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall
lift up their voices and curse God and die.
• 57 For they that are wise and have received the
truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide,
and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you,
they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire,
but shall abide the day.