The first and most complete Religion belonged to Adam and Eve.
Topics covered include Christianity, miracles, heaven, hell, the apocalypse, truth, the Bible, the devil, historical evidence, Lectures on Faith, the Ten Commandments, signs of the times, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the law of consecration, the Joseph Smith Papers, Joseph\'s journal, the translation process, the destiny of the Christian church, polygamy, saving grace, and many more..
It also presents an expanded view of the Restoration of the gospel, its ancient roots, current covenants, and prophesied future. in 1835, and subsequently published in the Times & Seasons in 1842.
The Religion of the Fathers presents a strong defense of the authenticity of the Book of Abraham as translated through Joseph Smith Jr.
Although Israel\'s numbers are few, there have never been great numbers willing to sacrifice everything for God.
The Restoration has recommenced, and if we are faithful, it will not be paused or interrupted again.
The promises made to the Fathers are being vindicated.
The Lord\'s "strange act" is approaching completion.
Therefore, any Book written by Abraham should be priceless to us.
We can, if faithful, obtain all that the original Fathers received from God at the beginning.
The more we can learn of Abraham, the more we can know of the covenant with the Fathers spoken of by Malachi, and those same blessings of the Fathers that will be administered again before the end.
Recovering the Religion of the Fathers, becoming of one heart with the Fathers, and fulfilling the prophecy of Malachi are directly connected to Abraham.
The Book of Abraham has become a battleground because it is so important for our salvation.
Abraham not only renewed the covenant of the Fathers (including Noah and Enoch), but also, through the Abrahamic covenant, God established Abraham as the new head of the family of God on Earth.
Abraham represents the key Patriarchal Father prophesied of in Malachi.
The covenant of the first Fathers was renewed and conferred upon him by Melchizedek, thereby restoring continuity back to Adam.
Like Adam (at the beginning) and his descendant, Enoch, Abraham was caught up into Heaven and received a tutorial endowment from God.
He "sought for the blessings of the Fathers," the very thing Malachi prophesies will return before the great and dreadful return of the Lord.
Although he was raised by an idolater, Abraham searched for the true God of Heaven.
After Shem (Melchizedek), an apostasy lasted until Abraham.
They experienced visions, ascended into Heaven, obtained promises of exaltation, and were transformed by their experiences from men into angels of God.
Their Religion was Adam\'s religion, and their understanding reached back to the Garden of Eden.
Despite nearly universal apostasy and rebellion against God while Adam lived, the line of first or Patriarchal Fathers preserved the true religion.
It enabled the faithful to hear directly from the Lord His promise of eternal life, to seal them by covenant into His Heavenly Family.
Adam taught the first eight patriarchs born after him the Religion of the Fathers, which involved direct communion, contact, and connection between mankind and God.
They lived with God, and after being cast out, they retained a memory of living in God\'s presence.
The first and most complete Religion belonged to Adam and Eve
