Hello by religion friends. John Hilton here.

Which section of the Doctrine Covenants has only 37 words and yet has generated questions for two centuries?

The answer is Section 116.

Buried inside it are three words of great interest, Adam on Diomond.

And it turns out this location isn't just mentioned in Section 116, it appears in three other

sections of the Doctrine and Covenants as well.

The words Adam on Diomyn, tie Eden, early restoration history, and future prophecy into

one location in Northern Missouri.

While setting tight for Section 107 in Curtland in 1835,

W.W. Phelps was so moved by its teachings about Adam and his posterity

that he soon composed the hymn, Adam on Diomondiom.

Phelps has just been setting the type for Section 107,

and he comes across those verses we just read verse 53 and he's going this is the

greatest thing he's ever heard he would have set the earlier revelation that talks about adamantiamma

that we just discussed and what does he come up with i'm going to make a poem about this. And he writes this beautiful poem.

We just call it Adam on Diomondioman. It's actually, there's two poems by Phelps, published a month

after he began his work in the printing office. But the one that really touches him, I know,

is Adam on Diomondiomond. He's going, boy, this prophet has illuminated some things I've

never understood before. Today, we'll take a close look at a 37 word revelation, an early

restoration hymn, and a quiet hill that Latter-day Saints continue to visit. We'll sort fact

from folklore, map the sites, and explain why Adam on Dayamon still matters today.

I'm your host, Professor John Hilton, and this is Why Religion.

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