By the end of November 1830, Joseph Smith had produced the verse
in the Book of Moses that says Adam kept a book of remembrance
“in the language of Adam” and that his children “were taught to
read and write, having a language which was pure and undefiled”
(Moses 6:5-6). In March 1832, he revealed that the Lord
“established the foundations of Adam ondi Ahman” (D&C 78:15). It
is unclear from the revelation whether at this time Smith
understood Adam-ondi-Ahman to be an actual place or an idea, but
it is likely that he believed the words were part of a
restoration of Adamic language. That same month he produced
question-answer dialogue entitled “A Sample of Pure Language.”
There he gives “the meaning of the pure word” Ahman as “the
being which made all things in all its parts.” The Son of God is
called “Son Ahman,” humans are called “Sons Ahman,” and angels
are called “Ahman Angls-men.” From this translation, we can see
Smith would define Adam-ondi-Ahman as something like “Adam with
or near to God.” It is also cl