DOCTRINE & COVENANTS
D&C 116
Section 116 of 138
What happens in D&C 116
Received May 19, 1838, at Spring Hill, Daviess County, Missouri. In this single-verse revelation, the Lord reveals that this location is Adam-ondi-Ahman, the place where Adam shall come to visit his people in the last days.
D&C 116
Adam-ondi-Ahman Identified
Study note
The Lord reveals that Spring Hill is named by him Adam-ondi-Ahman, the place where Adam, the Ancient of Days, shall sit and visit his posterity as prophesied by Daniel.
Themes in D&C 116
How this section connects to Christ
The reference to Adam as the Ancient of Days connects to Daniel's vision of the Ancient of Days sitting in judgment before the coming of the Son of Man on the clouds of heaven.
Jude's reference to Enoch prophesying about the Lord coming with ten thousands of his saints connects to the patriarchal gathering at Adam-ondi-Ahman.
Living D&C 116
This brief revelation connects the beginning of the human family with its prophesied culmination. The idea that Adam—the first man—will return to preside over a great gathering of his posterity teaches that God's plan spans all of history. Our individual lives are part of a grand narrative that began with Adam and will reach its climax before the Second Coming of Christ.
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