Adam did have a belly button. It is a beautiful story that is well hidden in the scriptures. On the sixth day, the Lord and his wife traveled to this earth (I suppose from Kolob), with a specific duty in mind. In their current state they were in possession of exalted bodies of flesh and bone which do not create mortal bodies. Exalted bodies create spirit children. As has been stated by Brigham Young the Lord charged his body with the coarse materials of this earth so that he could produce Adam... So how did he do it?? Things were first created spiritually; the Father actually begat the spirits, and they were brought forth and lived with him. Then he commenced the work of creating earthly tabernacles, precisely as he had been created in this flesh himself, by partaking of the coarse material that was organized and composed this earth, until his system was charged with it, consequently the tabernacles of his children were organized from the coarse materials of this earth. Discourses of Brigham Young P. 50 There were 2 special trees in the Garden of Eden. The Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil and the Tree of Life. There were both placed there for a specific purpose. The Tree of KoG&E - changes immortal bodies into mortal beings The Tree of Life - changes mortal beings into immortals The Lord and his spouse partook of the Tree of KoG&E (the coarse material or Dust of the Earth) and became mortals, their bodies were changed from Flesh and Bone to Flesh and Blood. They then produced Adam & Eve the same way that has always been and will ever be done. Our forefather's Parents then partook of the Tree of Life and switched back to immortal beings. I think that at some point during the early childhood of Adam and Eve they were weened off of mortal mothers milk and began to partake of immortal food and thus changed their bodies from mortals to a paradisical state. That by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven of water and of the Spirit and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory. Moses 6:59 Most well read LDS members know that prior to the fall that Adam and Eve's bodies were immortal and did not have blood. But the above scripture, revelation given by the Lord directly to Adam states that Adam's body was born of Water, Blood, and Spirit. Adam was born a mortal without knowledge of good and evil. Early during his childhood his tabernacle was transfigured into an immortal state. Then came the fall. The Tree of Life was in the Garden of Eden so that God could change his mortal body back into an immortal. Dont you find it interesting that Adam and Eve were commanded not to partake of the Tree of KoG&E? Yet when they did trangress and became mortals they were NOT commaned not to partake of the Tree of Life. God placed Cheribum and a flaming sword to guard the Tree of Life so that they COULD NOT partake of immortal in their sin. God wanted Adam to partake of the Tree of KoG&E. Because He loves us.
