When the keys of Moses, Elias,
and Elijah were delivered to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland
Temple, we know that it was under the authority of Adam. [61] It is also likely
that he had a major role when the Savior organized the missionary efforts in
the spirit world preceding His resurrection. Adam would have been involved when
the authority, the ordinances, the vestments, the presentation, and all temple
knowledge were revealed to Joseph Smith. Because of a strict dedication to
their posterity, Adam and Eve now aid Elijah with his spiritual
organization—the dead speaking softly to the living—an organization that Parly
P. Pratt discussed when he dedicated the northwest cornerstone of the Salt Lake
Temple. (Thomas D. Cottle, Adam-ondi-Ahman: A Legacy of Adam and Eve [Portland:
Insight, 2025], 77)
