.
. .we are all father adams . . . as soon at the time times I shall pass the
chain to father adam. . . . I want to stop your calling me father Young. in the
Priesthood. the term properly applies to father adam, & to our father in
heaven. (Brigham Young, as recorded in Willard Richards Journal, February 16,1847, Willard Richards journals
and papers, 1821-1854, MS
1490, Church History Library)