Originally Posted by
grindael
Brigham Young gave a reason why his followers would not believe his doctrines:
"Some years ago, I advanced A DOCTRINE with regard to Adam being our Father and God. That [doctrine] will be a curse to many of the Elders of Israel, because of their folly with regard to it. They yet grovel in darkness, and will. It is one of the most glorious revealments of the economy of Heaven, yet the world hold[s] it [in] derision. Had I revealed the doctrine of Baptism for the dead instead of Joseph Smith, there are men around me who would have ridiculed the idea until doomsday, but they are ****** and ****** like the dumb ***." (10/8/1861, M****cript addresses of Brigham Young)