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| − | ==Question==
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| − | What is the Church's stance on the theory of organic evolution? | |
| − | ==Answer==
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| − | ===Official statements regarding organic evolution===
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| − | *[[Primary sources/Evolution/First Presidency 1909|First Presidency letter, "The Origin of Man" (November 1909)]]
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| − | *[[Primary sources/Evolution/First Presidency 1910|First Presidency statement, "Words in Season" (December 1910)]]
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| − | *[[Primary sources/Evolution/First Presidency 1925|First Presidency letter, "'Mormon' View of Evolution" (September 1925)]]
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| − | ===Debate within the Church===
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| − | Despite the fact that the Church has no official position on evolution beyond those expressed by the First Presidency (above), some general authorities and lay members have considered evolution to be at variance with scriptural teaching. This view is well summarized by Elder [[Primary_sources/Evolution#Bruce_R._McConkie | Bruce R. McConkie]]'s statement, "There is no harmony between the truths of revealed religion and the theories of organic evolution."{{ref|brm_md}} Other authors, including [[Primary_sources/Evolution#Joseph_Fielding_Smith | Joseph Fielding Smith]], held similar views.
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| − | Other Church authorities and members have seen much of value in evolutionary theory, even if they have not endorsed every aspect of it. Examples include [[Primary_sources/Evolution#James_E._Talmage | James E. Talmage]], [[Primary_sources/Evolution#_John_A._Widtsoe|John A. Widtsoe]], and LDS chemist [[Primary_sources/Evolution#Henry_Eyring|Henry Eyring]].
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| − | ==Summary==
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| − | The Church has no official position on evolution, and each member is entitled to his or her own personal views on the subject. In the evolution debate, difficulties have arisen when readers assume that statements by certain leaders represent an official position beyond that expressed by the First Presidency as a body. As expressed by David H. Bailey, a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and author of numerous articles on the relationship between [Mormonism and science|Mormonism and science],
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| − | :The LDS Church has a great scientific tradition, including notable, respected researchers in virtually event field of modern science. Indeed, our motto is “The glory of God is intelligence.” Why not just acknowledge that science and religion address two very different sets of questions, and that the methodology in one arena cannot settle controversies in the other? {{ref|mormonorganon1}}
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| − | ==Endnotes==
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| − | #{{note|brm_md}}{{MD1|start=256}} ([[Evolution:Primary_sources:Mormon_Doctrine#10._EVOLUTION_AND_SPIRITUAL_THINGS_IN_GENERAL|read quote in context]]).
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| − | ===FAIR web site===
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| − | ===External links===
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| − | ===Printed material===
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| − | [[de:Evolution]]
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