The Church of the Firstborn, Even the Church of God the Father, preserves and teaches the fulness of the Gospel of the Father as restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith and carried forward under Patriarch Fred C. Collier.
The teachings and writings preserved here are sacred and are profitable only by study and faith. This site introduces the doctrines, Priesthood claims, publications, and historical sources that frame the Church of the Firstborn’s witness.
Start Here
Articles of Faith
The twenty-four Articles of Faith for the Church of the Firstborn, including the Adam-God and Heavenly Mother articles.
Beliefs & Doctrines
A concise orientation to the core doctrines treated across the site.
History & Organization
The Restoration, the Nauvoo order, the modern Priesthood line, and the formal organization of the Church of the Firstborn.
Fred C. Collier
The Presiding Patriarch, publisher, compiler, and principal modern witness behind the publications, letters, and collected teachings presented here.
The Priesthood Line
The claimed Patriarchal line from Joseph Smith through Benjamin F. Johnson, Alma Dayer LeBaron, Ross Wesley LeBaron, and Fred C. Collier.
The Two Great Organizing Questions
What did Joseph Smith restore? The doctrine pages explore the higher Nauvoo teachings: the nature of Deity, Adam-God, Heavenly Mother, the Two Trinities, Celestial Marriage, Adoption, Consecration, and the Matriarchal Priestesshood.
Who holds authority to administer it? The Priesthood pages treat the Holy Order, the Council of Fifty, the Temple, Law of Succession, and the modern Priesthood line.
Study Path
- Begin with The Two Gospels.
- Read the Articles of Faith.
- Study Adam-God, Nature of Deity, and Two Trinities together.
- Then turn to the Holy Order, Endowment, Adoption, and the Priesthood Line.
- Use the Gospel Library and Topical Guide for deeper source study.