Adam = God

To limit any misunderstanding, I am of the opinion that ...

Adam is NOT God

and

LDS (Mormons) as a church NEVER taught that.

It is commonly cited by anti-mormons as clear evidence of the falseness of their religion.
It is also occasionally believed by an odd Mormon.

The problem is that the evidence is weak. There are several "quotes" from Brigham Young (second president / prophet of the church) that are construed to mean just that. I call them "quotes" because really they are notes from somebodies journal about what they heard Brigham Young say, and most often the ones that are cited are taken out of context to be more easily misconstrued and hence misquoted.

There are two simple pieces of evidence that for me are sufficient to debunk this. First, in the same discourse (journal entry describing the discourse) there are also various clear references to Adam and God as distinct individuals. Second, some years later this was denounced in print by an Apostle John A. Widtsoe (Improvement Era in December 1943, republished in 1960 Evidences and Reconciliations) and later by the Prophet Spencer W. Kimball (general conference edition of the Ensign, November 1976). These denouncements of this theory are very strong and clear. Being in print approved by the sources at the time of printing and never denounced by the authors or other church leadership.

So, despite the vast volumes published by others. To para-quote Widtsoe

The only people who believe the adam-god theory are "Enemies of the Church, or stupid people..."

Enough said.