Editing Adam–God doctrine (section)

===Acceptance by Mormon fundamentalists===
Today, few Latter Day Saint denominations still believe in the Adam-God Doctrine because it has been repudiated by many leaders and theologians.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam-God Theory. |url=https://mormonr.org/qnas/0JPssK/adam_god_theory |access-date=2024-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Adam-God Theory, A History. |url=https://www.mrm.org/adam-god |access-date=2024-01-22 |website="Adam-God"_Brigham Young's Theory or Divine Doctrine?}}</ref> However, adherents of [[Mormon fundamentalism]] generally accept the Adam–God doctrine. 

The mainstream LDS Church's disavowal of the doctrine contributes to what fundamentalists perceive to be a general intellectual or spiritual retreat from important principles that were rejected due to unpopularity. Along with the practice of [[plural marriage]], belief in the Adam–God doctrine became a defining aspect of the Mormon fundamentalist movement. The main belief of the Mormon fundamentalist (FLDS) is plural marriage. Mormon fundamentalists generally believe they are adhering to original church doctrines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fundamentalist Mormonism Is the Original Mormonism |url=https://christiancourier.com/articles/fundamentalist-mormonism-is-the-original-mormonism |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Christian Courier}}</ref>

====Apostolic United Brethren====
The [[Apostolic United Brethren]] (AUB), a fundamentalist Mormon group, accepts the Adam–God teaching. Their leader [[Joseph W. Musser]] wrote a book on the topic the 1930s, titled ''Michael, Our Father and Our God''. In the book, Musser contended that the rejection of the doctrine by the LDS Church can be linked to its rejection of [[plural marriage]], which occurred around the same time:

<blockquote>And let us here remind the reader that as long as belief in the Patriarchal order of marriage and other advanced principles of the Gospel was maintained, the minds of the Saints were open and receptive. ... But with the surrender of the glorious principle of Celestial Marriage—a union for time and eternity—came darkness, mental drowsiness, a detour from the Gospel path, until all sorts of speculation pertaining to the plan of Salvation was indulged in.<ref>Musser, Joseph W. ''Michael, Our Father and Our God.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Truth Publishing Company, 1963.</ref></blockquote>

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====School of the Prophets====
The School of the Prophets<ref>[[School of the Prophets (Crossfield)#School of the Prophets]]</ref> a small branch led by Robert Crossfield and headquartered in [[Salem, Utah]], claims revelation showing that Young was inaccurate in some points of his Adam–God teachings, but otherwise he was correct. The understanding from these revelations is that Jesus was the Only Begotten Son in the flesh of the Savior of the previous Earth where the father of all Spirits, Michael/Adam, had his mortal probation. The lineage of Michael/Adam, which includes all but Jesus on this Earth, will never become saviors of worlds. Thus the Adam–God doctrine of Young is simply a fuller understanding of the [[New Testament]] doctrine of joint-heirs with Christ. The Crossfield denomination was described in the book ''[[Under the Banner of Heaven]]'', among other works.