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The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church". [11] This applies to adding new scripture. LDS Church president Harold B. Lee taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained ...
"In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan." "Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally."
In 1995 top LDS leaders released "The Family: A Proclamation to the World", which outlined key teachings on family and gender, and which affirms, "All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny."
The LDS edition of the Bible is a version of the Bible published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The text of the LDS Church's English-language Bible is the King James Version, its Spanish-language Bible is a revised Reina-Valera translation, and its Portuguese-language edition is based on the Almeida translation.
McConkie characterized the intellect of those Latter-day Saints who believe in evolution while simultaneously having knowledge of church doctrines on life and creation as "weak and puerile". [41] McConkie included a disclaimer in Mormon Doctrine stating that he alone was responsible for the doctrinal and scriptural interpretations. [42]
The first-born spirit child of God the Father was Jehovah, whom Latter-day Saints identify as the premortal Jesus. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Jehovah was a God [ 27 ] and was like God the Father in attributes, [ 28 ] but he did not have an immortal physical body like God the Father until his resurrection .
For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), prayer is a means of communicating with God. [1] Such communication is considered to be two-way, with the praying individual both expressing thoughts to God and receiving revelation, or communication from God, in return. [1]
Historically, Latter-day Saints were isolated in the western plains when The Origin of Species was published by Charles Darwin in 1859. [9]: 30 Consequently, there was little discussion about evolution among Mormon communities. The Latter-day Saints were trying to survive and build settlements in Utah and evolution was not a prominent concern ...