After Adam fell, he and Eve were driven from the Garden of Eden and they lived at a place called Adam-ondi-Ahman.¹ This was a choice and sacred land dedicated to the Lord.² The name describes the valley³ or land of God where Adam dwelt.⁴ The compound name is associated with the keys of salvation that Adam received from God at Adam-ondi-Ahman.⁵ The literal name of Adam-ondi-Ahman means the Son through Adam, unto man.⁶

When Adam was 927 years old, he called upon his righteous posterity to gather at Adam-ondi-Ahman.⁷ This was about three years before his death at age 930.⁸ By that time, Adam's posterity had been scattered, both physically⁹ and spiritually.¹⁰ This early history foreshadows the scattering of Israel among all nations in later generations.¹¹ Adam's righteous posterity answered his prophetic call to gather¹² from the ends of earth,¹³ probably by the millions.¹⁴ This gathering became an ancient model for Zion¹⁵ as a place of gathering.¹⁶ Zion is a place,¹⁷ but also a righteous and holy people,¹⁸ and a people with the highest order of priesthood society.¹⁹

At the ancient gathering, Adam predicted what would befall his posterity to the end of the earth.²⁰ That ancient gathering is a type and foreshadow²¹ for a second gathering that will occur at Adam-ondi-Ahman 3½ years before the Second Coming of Christ.²² The two gatherings have these striking similarities: (1) Both occur in the same location,²³ (2) Adam is present at both,²⁴ (3) Adam's righteous posterity is present at both,²⁵ (4) both involve the conferral of priesthood keys,²⁶ (5) both prepare Adam's faithful descendants to be in the Lord's presence,²⁷ (6) the Savior is present at both,²⁸ and (7) both gatherings are of epic importance.²⁹