Moses 2 feb 2015

The Question
• 30 And it came to pass that Moses called
upon God, saying: Tell me, I pray thee,
• -why these things are so,-why these things are so,
• -and by what thou madest-and by what thou madest
them?them?
• (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 1:30)

Answer:
Why these things are so ? Moses 1:31,39

"I testify to you that God has known you"I testify to you that God has known you
individually . . . for a long, long time (seeindividually . . . for a long, long time (see
D&C 93:23). He has loved you for a long,D&C 93:23). He has loved you for a long,
long time. He not only knows the names of alllong time. He not only knows the names of all
the stars (see Psalm 147:4; Isaiah 40:26); Hethe stars (see Psalm 147:4; Isaiah 40:26); He
knows your names and all your heartachesknows your names and all your heartaches
and your joys!" Elder Neal A. Maxwelland your joys!" Elder Neal A. Maxwell

Immortal Souls-More than
Sparrows or Stars
 Think of it,
brothers and
sisters, even with
their extensive
longevity, stars are
not immortal.
 But you are!
Elder Neil A. Maxwell;
"Remember How Merciful the
Lord Hath Been," Liahona and
Ensign, May 2004, 46
 The least, the most
inferior person now
upon the earth ...is
worth worlds.(JD -
Brigham Young,
9:124)
 Matt. 10:29-31

Matthew 10:29-32
 29 are not two sparrows
sold for a farthing? And
one of them shall not fall
on the ground without
your father Knoweth it.
 30 but the very hairs of
your head are all
numbered .
 31 fear ye not therefore,
ye are of more value than
many sparrows.

The Throne of
God
Kolob
Oliblish
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Our Solar System

The Witnessing Universe
Earth is an orbiting Classroom
 The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and
all things denote there is a God; yea, even
the earth, and all things that are upon the
face of it, yea and its motion, yea and also
all the planets which move in their regular
form do witness that there is a Supreme
Creator. (Moses 6:63;Alma 30:40;
emphasis added)

Moses 6:63
 I testify that the earth and all life upon it are of divine origin. The
Creation did not happen by chance. It did not come ex nihilo (out of
nothing). And human minds and hands able to build buildings or
create computers are not accidental. It is God who made us and not
we ourselves. We are His people! The Creation itself testifies of a
Creator. We cannot disregard the divine in the Creation. Without our
grateful awareness of God’s hand in the Creation, we would be just
as oblivious to our provider as are goldfish swimming in a bowl.
With deep gratitude, we echo the words of the Psalmist, who said, “O
Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them
all: the earth is full of thy riches.” Elder Russell M. Nelson, The
Creation, Ensign (CR), May 2000, p.84
 Alma 30:40,41,44; SeasonsAlma 30:40,41,44; Seasons
 D&C 88:6-13D&C 88:6-13

Answer:
How? And by what thou madest them?
Moses 1:32; Moses 2

How? Moses 2:1
 1 AND it came to pass that the Lord spake
unto Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto
you concerning this heaven, and this earth;
write the words which I speakwrite the words which I speak. I am the
Beginning and the End, the Almighty God;
by mine Only Begotten I created these
things; yea, in the beginning I created the
heaven, and the earth upon which thou
standest.

President Joseph Fielding Smith said:President Joseph Fielding Smith said:
Our Relationship to the creation:Our Relationship to the creation:
 Under the direction of
the Father JesusJesus
Christ created thisChrist created this
earthearth
 ...no doubt others...no doubt others
helped himhelped him......

 Adam helpedAdam helped to form this earth... I have a strong
view or conviction that there were
 ……othersothers who also assisted them...

perhapsperhaps Noah and EnochNoah and Enoch andand
why notwhy not Joseph SmithJoseph Smith......

andand those who were appointed to bethose who were appointed to be
rulersrulers before the earth was formed.before the earth was formed.
(DS 1:74-75)(DS 1:74-75)

Charles Darwin near the end of his
life…
 I have said that in one respect my mind has
changed during the last twenty or thirty years. Up
to the age of thirty, or beyond it, poetry of many
kinds, such as the works of Milton, Gray, Byron,
Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Shelley, gave me
great pleasure, and even as a schoolboy I took
intense delight in Shakespeare, especially in the
historical plays. I have also said that formerly
pictures gave me considerable, and music very
great delight.

Charles Darwin near the end of his
life…
 But now for many years I cannot
endure to read a line of poetry: I
have tried lately to read
Shakespeare, and found it so
intolerably dull that it nauseated
me. I have also almost lost any
taste for pictures or music.-Music
generally set me thinking too
energetically on what I have been
at work on, instead of giving me
pleasure. I retain some taste for
fine scenery, but it does not cause
me the exquisite delight which it
formerly did.

Charles Darwin continues…
 This curious and lamentable loss of the higher
aesthetic tastes is all the odder, as books on
history, biographies and travels (independently of
any scientific facts which they may contain), and
essays on all sorts of subjects interest me as much
as ever they did. My mind seems to have become
a kind of machine for grinding general laws out
of large collections of facts, but why this should
have caused the atrophy of that part of the brain
alone, on which the higher tastes, depend, I
cannot conceive. A man with a mind more highly
organized or better constituted than mine, would
not I suppose have thus suffered; and

 ……ifif I had to live my life again I wouldI had to live my life again I would
have made a rule to read some poetryhave made a rule to read some poetry
and listen to some music at least onceand listen to some music at least once
every week; for perhaps the parts of myevery week; for perhaps the parts of my
brain now atrophied could thus havebrain now atrophied could thus have
been kept active through use. The loss ofbeen kept active through use. The loss of
these tastes is a loss of happiness, andthese tastes is a loss of happiness, and
may possibly be injurious to the intellect,may possibly be injurious to the intellect,
and more probably to the moraland more probably to the moral
character, by enfeebling the emotionalcharacter, by enfeebling the emotional
part of our naturepart of our nature

Rutherford Discovered the Planetary
structure of the Atom…C.P. Snow…
 "The tone of science at
Cambridge in 1932 was the
tone of Rutherford. [They had
discovered the planetary
structure of the atom.]
Magniloquently boastful,
creatively confident, generous,
argumentative, and full of
hope. [What more could he
ask?] . . . He enjoyed a life of
miraculous success." "But I
am sure that even late in life
he felt stabs of sickening
insecurity."

 The author goes on to talk about the other giants at
Cambridge: "Does anyone really imagine that Bertrand
Russell, G. H. Hardy, Rutherford, Blackett and the rest
were bemused by cheerfulness as they faced their own
individual state? In the crowd, they were leaders; they
were worshipped. But by themselves they believed with
the same certainty that they believed in Rutherford's
atom that they were going after this life into
annihilation. Against this, they only had to offer the
nature of scientific activity; its complete success on its
own terms. It itself was a source of happiness. But it is
whistling in the dark when they are alone." C. P. Snow,
Chronicles of Cambridge University, cited in Hugh W.
Nibley, "Science Fiction and the Gospel," Latter-day
Science Fiction, ed. Benjamin Urrutia (Ludlow, MA:

Albert Einstien
 "How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here
for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not,
though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without
deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists
for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles
and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent,
and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies
we are bound by the ties of sympathy.
 A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner
and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living
and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in
the same measure as I have received and am still
receiving...

““The Pattern of OurThe Pattern of Our
Parentage”Parentage”
What is man, that thou artWhat is man, that thou art
mindful of him?mindful of him?
(Ps 8:4; Heb 2:6)(Ps 8:4; Heb 2:6)

Six Convictions:Six Convictions:
Elder BoydElder Boyd
K. PackerK. Packer
of theof the
Quorum ofQuorum of
the Twelvethe Twelve
““The PatternThe Pattern
of ourof our
Parentage,”Parentage,”
EnsignEnsign, Nov, Nov
1984, 66.1984, 66.
1. Essential truths are1. Essential truths are
repeated over and overrepeated over and over
again.2. Every verse mustagain.2. Every verse must
be measured against otherbe measured against other
verses.3. Nature can teachverses.3. Nature can teach
valuable lessons aboutvaluable lessons about
doctrinal matters.4. Wedoctrinal matters.4. We
have 4 Standard Works.5.have 4 Standard Works.5.
We may know the truthWe may know the truth
through individualthrough individual
revelation.6. The adversaryrevelation.6. The adversary
has divised deceptive,has divised deceptive,
counterfeit doctrine.counterfeit doctrine.

again.again.2. Every verse must2. Every verse must
K. PackerK. Packerofof
the Quorumthe Quorum
of theof the
TwelveTwelve“The“The
Pattern of ourPattern of our
1984, 66.1984, 66.

doctrinal matters.doctrinal matters.4. We4. We
have 4 Standard Works.have 4 Standard Works.5.5.
of theof the
1984, 66.1984, 66.

revelation.revelation.6. The adversary6. The adversary
of theof the
1984, 66.1984, 66.

verses.verses.3. Nature can teach3. Nature can teach
doctrinal matters.doctrinal matters.4. We4. We
of theof the
1984, 66.1984, 66.

First PresidencyFirst Presidency
(Joseph F.(Joseph F.
Smith, John R.Smith, John R.
Winder,Winder,
Anthon H.Anthon H.
Lund) “TheLund) “The
Origin of Man,”Origin of Man,”
EnsignEnsign, Feb, Feb
2002, 26.2002, 26.
It is held by some that Adam was notIt is held by some that Adam was not
the first man upon this earth and that thethe first man upon this earth and that the
original human being was a developmentoriginal human being was a development
from lower orders of the animal creation.from lower orders of the animal creation.
These, however, are the theories of men.These, however, are the theories of men.
The word of the Lord declared that AdamThe word of the Lord declared that Adam
was “the first man of all men” (was “the first man of all men” (Moses 1:34Moses 1:34
), and we are therefore in duty bound to), and we are therefore in duty bound to

1st Primordial Soup1st Primordial Soup
Breakthrough: 1953Breakthrough: 1953
Source: University of MiamiSource: University of Miami
department of Biologydepartment of Biology

““The Miller-UreyThe Miller-Urey
experiment is nowexperiment is now
recognized asrecognized as thethe
single mostsingle most
significant stepsignificant step inin
convincing anyconvincing any
scientists that lifescientists that life
is likely to beis likely to be
abundant in theabundant in the
cosmos.”cosmos.”
Carl SaganCarl Sagan
quoted inquoted in
Shapiro’sShapiro’s
Origins-AOrigins-A
Skeptics GuideSkeptics Guide
to the Creationto the Creation
of Life on Earthof Life on Earth,,
1986, p.99.1986, p.99.

Utah State BiologyUtah State Biology
TextbookTextbook“Stanley Miller cooked
up many of the
molecules necessary to
life. Because the
conditions inside his
apparatus imitated
conditions on early
Earth, his experiment
supports the
hypothesis that life
could have originated in
the early seas under
lightening filled skies.”(Discovering Biology, Cain, Dammon, et al. New York:
Norton, 2007, 8.)

Is it Soup Yet?Is it Soup Yet?
In the past forty years, Miller’sIn the past forty years, Miller’s
experiment has been replicatedexperiment has been replicated
many times, using electricalmany times, using electrical
sparks, heat, ultraviolet radiation,sparks, heat, ultraviolet radiation,
shock waves, high energyshock waves, high energy
chemical catalysts, all underchemical catalysts, all under
tightly tuned controls. Andtightly tuned controls. And
indeed, almost all of the twentyindeed, almost all of the twenty
naturally occurring types of aminonaturally occurring types of amino
acids have been detected inacids have been detected in
origin-of-life experiments.origin-of-life experiments.

Is it Soup Yet?Is it Soup Yet?
But in every case, the resultsBut in every case, the results
were much the same as Miller:were much the same as Miller:
glycine and alanine. Whenglycine and alanine. When
occasional other amino acidsoccasional other amino acids
havehave occured, they have been inoccured, they have been in
highly insignificant trace amountshighly insignificant trace amounts..
Remember that these ratherRemember that these rather
pitiful results have come as apitiful results have come as a
result of experiments designed toresult of experiments designed to
optimize the production of theoptimize the production of the
building blocks. Everything hasbuilding blocks. Everything has

MichaelMichael
BeheBehe
Professor ofProfessor of
Biochemistry atBiochemistry at
LehighLehigh
UniversityUniversity
““As an analogy, suppose a famousAs an analogy, suppose a famous
chef said that random naturalchef said that random natural
processes could produce aprocesses could produce a
chocolate cake. In his efforts tochocolate cake. In his efforts to
prove it, we would not begrudgeprove it, we would not begrudge
him taking whole plants—includinghim taking whole plants—including
wheat, cacao, and sugar cane—wheat, cacao, and sugar cane—
and placing them near a hotand placing them near a hot
spring, in the hope that the heatedspring, in the hope that the heated
water would extract the rightwater would extract the right
materials and cook them.materials and cook them.

““But we would become a little wary if theBut we would become a little wary if the
chef bought refined flour, cocoa, and sugarchef bought refined flour, cocoa, and sugar
at the store, saying he didn’t have time toat the store, saying he didn’t have time to
wait for the hot water to extract thewait for the hot water to extract the
components from the plants. We wouldcomponents from the plants. We would
shake our heads if he then switched hisshake our heads if he then switched his
experiment from a hot spring to an electricexperiment from a hot spring to an electric
oven, to ‘speed things up.’ And we wouldoven, to ‘speed things up.’ And we would
walk away if he then measured thewalk away if he then measured the
amounts of the components carefully,amounts of the components carefully,
mixed them in a bowl, placed them in amixed them in a bowl, placed them in a
pan, and baked them in his oven. Thepan, and baked them in his oven. The
results would have nothing to do with hisresults would have nothing to do with his
original idea that natural processes couldoriginal idea that natural processes could
produce a cake.”produce a cake.”
Michael BeheMichael Behe
Professor of Biochemistry at Lehigh UniversityProfessor of Biochemistry at Lehigh University

Dr. RobertDr. Robert
ShapiroShapiro
chemistrychemistry
prof. Newprof. New
York Univ.York Univ.
Not by Chance!Not by Chance!,,
116116
““The very best Miller-The very best Miller-
Urey chemistry, as we haveUrey chemistry, as we have
seen, does not take us veryseen, does not take us very
far along the path to a livingfar along the path to a living
organism. A mixture oforganism. A mixture of
simple chemicals, even onesimple chemicals, even one
enriched in a few aminoenriched in a few amino
acids, no more resembles aacids, no more resembles a
bacterium than a small pilebacterium than a small pile
of real and nonsenseof real and nonsense
words, each written on anwords, each written on an
individual scrap of paper,individual scrap of paper,

The Origin of LifeThe Origin of Life
““More than 30 years ofMore than 30 years of
experimentation have led to aexperimentation have led to a
better perception of thebetter perception of the
immensity of the problem of theimmensity of the problem of the
origin of life on Earth rather thanorigin of life on Earth rather than
to its solution. At present allto its solution. At present all
discussions on principal theoriesdiscussions on principal theories
and experiments in the field eitherand experiments in the field either
end in stalemates or in aend in stalemates or in a
confession of ignorance” (Dose,confession of ignorance” (Dose,
K., "The Origin of Life: MoreK., "The Origin of Life: More
Questions Than Answers,"Questions Than Answers,"
Interdisciplinary Science ReviewsInterdisciplinary Science Reviews,,
KlausKlaus
DoseDose
President,InstitutePresident,Institute
of Biochemistry atof Biochemistry at
the University ofthe University of
JohannesJohannes
Gutenberg (andGutenberg (and
longtimelongtime
primordial soupprimordial soup
chef)chef)

"When I set out to write this book I was"When I set out to write this book I was
convinced that science was close toconvinced that science was close to
wrapping up the mystery of life's origin....wrapping up the mystery of life's origin....
but we are a very long way frombut we are a very long way from
comprehending how [it happened]. Thiscomprehending how [it happened]. This
gulf in understanding is not merelygulf in understanding is not merely
ignorance about certain technical details, itignorance about certain technical details, it
is a major conceptual lacuna.is a major conceptual lacuna. I am notI am not
suggesting that life's origin was asuggesting that life's origin was a
supernatural eventsupernatural event, only that we are, only that we are
missing something very fundamentalmissing something very fundamental
about the whole business. ...somethingabout the whole business. ...something
truly amazing is happening in the universe,truly amazing is happening in the universe,
something with profound philosophicalsomething with profound philosophical
ramifications. My personal belief, for whatramifications. My personal belief, for what
it is worth, is that a fully satisfactory theoryit is worth, is that a fully satisfactory theory
of the origin of life demands some radicallyof the origin of life demands some radically
PaulPaul
DaviesDavies
TheoreticalTheoretical
physicist,physicist,
cosmologist,cosmologist,
andand
astrobiologist.astrobiologist.
CurrentlyCurrently
professor atprofessor at
Arizona StateArizona State

““An honest man, armedAn honest man, armed
with all the knowledgewith all the knowledge
available to us now, couldavailable to us now, could
only state that in sum, theonly state that in sum, the
origin of life appears at theorigin of life appears at the
moment to be almost amoment to be almost a
miracle, so many are themiracle, so many are the
conditions which wouldconditions which would
have had to have beenhave had to have been
satisfied to get it along.”satisfied to get it along.”
((Life Itself, Its Origin andLife Itself, Its Origin and
NatureNature, Futura: London,, Futura: London,
Francis CrickFrancis Crick
nobel prizenobel prize
winning co-winning co-
discoverer of thediscoverer of the
double helixdouble helix
shape of DNAshape of DNA

GeorgeGeorge
WaldWald
nobel prizenobel prize
winningwinning
HarvardHarvard
biochemistbiochemist
““One has only to contemplate the magnitude ofOne has only to contemplate the magnitude of
this task to concede that thethis task to concede that the spontaneousspontaneous
generationgeneration of a living organismof a living organism is impossibleis impossible. Yet. Yet
we are here - as a result, I believe, of spontaneouswe are here - as a result, I believe, of spontaneous
generation.” “When it comes to the origin of lifegeneration.” “When it comes to the origin of life
there are only two possibilities: creation orthere are only two possibilities: creation or
spontaneous generation. There is no third way.spontaneous generation. There is no third way.
Spontaneous generation was disproved 100 yearsSpontaneous generation was disproved 100 years
ago, but that leads us to only one otherago, but that leads us to only one other
conclusion, that of supernatural creation.conclusion, that of supernatural creation. WeWe
cannot accept that on philosophical groundscannot accept that on philosophical grounds;;
therefore we choose to believe the impossible:therefore we choose to believe the impossible:
That life arose spontaneously by chance!”That life arose spontaneously by chance!” (“The Origin(“The Origin
of Life,”of Life,” Scientific AmericanScientific American 191:48).191:48).

““Few people outside of genetics orFew people outside of genetics or
biochemistry realize that evolutionists stillbiochemistry realize that evolutionists still
can provide no substantive details at allcan provide no substantive details at all
about the origin of life, and particularly theabout the origin of life, and particularly the
origin of genetic information in the first self-origin of genetic information in the first self-
replicating organism. How did hugereplicating organism. How did huge
information-rich molecules arise beforeinformation-rich molecules arise before
natural selection? Exactly how did thenatural selection? Exactly how did the
genetic code linking nucleic acids to aminogenetic code linking nucleic acids to amino
acid sequence originate? Clearly the originacid sequence originate? Clearly the origin
of life – the foundation of evolution - is stillof life – the foundation of evolution - is still
virtually all speculation, and little if no fact”virtually all speculation, and little if no fact”

have 4 Standard Works.have 4 Standard Works.5.5.
of theof the
1984, 66.1984, 66.

First PresidencyFirst Presidency
(Joseph F.(Joseph F.
Smith, John R.Smith, John R.
Winder,Winder,
Anthon H.Anthon H.
Lund) “TheLund) “The
Origin of Man,”Origin of Man,”
EnsignEnsign, Feb, Feb
2002, 26.2002, 26.
Man is the child of God, formed in theMan is the child of God, formed in the
divine image and endowed with divinedivine image and endowed with divine
attributes, and even as the infant son ofattributes, and even as the infant son of
an earthly father and mother is capable inan earthly father and mother is capable in
due time of becoming a man, so thedue time of becoming a man, so the
undeveloped offspring of celestialundeveloped offspring of celestial
parentage is capable, by experienceparentage is capable, by experience

Intelligent Design…
 Atheist Richard Dawkins was forced to admit:
“The more statistically improbable a thing is, the
less we can believe that it just happened by blind
chance. Superficially, the obvious alternative to
chance is an intelligent Designer” (1982, p. 130,
emp. added). That is the very conclusion theists
have drawn from the available evidence—in
keeping with the law of rationality. The statistical
improbability of the Universe “just happening by
blind chance” is staggering. The only alternative
is an Intelligent Designer—God.

Moses 2Moses 2
The Physical Creation (How)…The Physical Creation (How)…
(Complied by Doug Maughan)(Complied by Doug Maughan)

The Physical CreationThe Physical Creation
 First Day - Moses 2:1-5; Gen. 1:1-5;
 Second Day – Moses 2:6-8; Gen.1:6-8
 Third Day – Moses 2:9-13; Gen. 1:9-13
 Fourth Day- Moses 2:14-19;Gen. 1:14-19
 Fifth Day- Moses 2:20-23; Gen.1:20-23
 Sixth Day- Moses 2:24-31; Gen. 1:24-3:Abr. 1:3;
 Seventh Day- Moses 3:1-3: Gen. 2:1-3;

 1 AND it came to pass that the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you
concerning this heaven, and this earth; write the
words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the
End, the Almighty God; by mine Only BegottenOnly Begotten
I created these things; yea, in the beginning I
created the heaven, and the earth upon which
thou standest.
 (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 2:1)

 2 And the earth was without form, and
void; and I caused darkness to come up
upon the face of the deep; and my Spirit
moved upon the face of the water; for I am
God.
 D&C 88:6-13
 (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 2:2)

First Day - Moses 2:1-5; Gen. 1:1-5;
 The Light of the
Priesthood Moves
upon matter
unorganized…

the first day…the first day…
 3 And I, God, said: Let there be lightLet there be light; and there
was light.
 4 And I, God, saw the light; and that light was
good. And I, God, divided the light from the
darkness.
 5 And I, God, called the light Day; and the
darkness, I called Night; and this I did by the
word of my power, and it was done as I spake;
and the evening and the morning were the first
day.
 (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 2:3 - 5)

The Light of ChristThe Light of Christ
 This light manifests itself in different ways and
degrees. In its less refined existence, wrote
Parley P. Pratt, it is visible as sunlight. It is also
the “refined intellectual light of our inward and
spiritual organs, by which we reason, discern,
judge, compare and comprehend, and remember
the subjects within our reach.” It is revealed as
instinct in animals, reason in man, and vision in
prophets. (Key to the Science of Theology, Parley
P. Pratt. p.25; Hel. 12:7-17, D&C 130:20:21;
D&C 93:29-33;Moroni 7:16-19; D&C 88:6-13 )

Second Day – Moses 2:6-8; Gen.1:6-8Second Day – Moses 2:6-8; Gen.1:6-8
 Organization of the
Atmosphere

Moisturizer… Heating andMoisturizer… Heating and
Cooling systemCooling system
 The oceans provide a huge reservoir of moisture thatThe oceans provide a huge reservoir of moisture that
is constantly evaporating and condensing, thusis constantly evaporating and condensing, thus
falling upon the land as refreshing rain. It is a well-falling upon the land as refreshing rain. It is a well-
known fact that water heats and cools at a muchknown fact that water heats and cools at a much
slower rate than a solid land mass, which explainsslower rate than a solid land mass, which explains
why desert regions can be blistering hot in thewhy desert regions can be blistering hot in the
daytime and freezing cold at night. But water holdsdaytime and freezing cold at night. But water holds
its temperature longer, providing a naturalits temperature longer, providing a natural
heating/air-conditioning system for the land areas ofheating/air-conditioning system for the land areas of
the Earth.the Earth.

90% of Oxygen comes from90% of Oxygen comes from
microscopic plants in the seamicroscopic plants in the sea
 Temperature extremes would be much more erratic than theyTemperature extremes would be much more erratic than they
are, were it not for the fact that approximately four-fifths ofare, were it not for the fact that approximately four-fifths of
the Earth is covered with water. In addition, humans andthe Earth is covered with water. In addition, humans and
animals inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. On theanimals inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. On the
other hand, plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.other hand, plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.
We depend upon the world of botany for our oxygen supply,We depend upon the world of botany for our oxygen supply,
yet approximately 90% of that oxygen comes fromyet approximately 90% of that oxygen comes from
microscopic plants in the seas (see Asimov, 1975, 2:116). Ifmicroscopic plants in the seas (see Asimov, 1975, 2:116). If
our oceans were appreciably smaller, we soon would be out ofour oceans were appreciably smaller, we soon would be out of
air to breathe.air to breathe.

Third Day – Moses 2:9-13; Gen. 1:9-13Third Day – Moses 2:9-13; Gen. 1:9-13
 Land and Plant Life

Leonardo Fibonacci discovered the series which
converges on phi
 In the 12th century, Leonardo Fibonacci discovered a
simple numerical series that is the foundation for an
incredible mathematical relationship behind phi.
 Starting with 0 and 1, each new number in the series is
simply the sum of the two before it.
 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, . . .
 The ratio of each successive pair of numbers in the series
approximates phi (1.618. . .) , as 5 divided by 3 is 1.666...,
and 8 divided by 5 is 1.60.
 1.618033988749895

Fibonacci numbers in plant branching

Elder Boyd K. Packer:
The Law and the Light-The Golden
Segment
 If a simple rectangle is formed so that the
short side has the same proportional
relationship to the long side as the long
side does to both sides put together, it has a
precise mathematical ratio of 1.618.

Segment
 The relationship of those two segments to
one another was known anciently as the
golden segment, and is referred to in
literature as the "divine proportion," for it
embodies qualities of both precision and
beauty.

Segment
 It is an infinite proportional relationship,
which continues forever, much as the
mirrors in the sealing room of the temple
form a corridor of diminishing images
which goes out of sight and on into
infinity.

Spirals
 The logarithmic spiral is found every where
in nature. It appears in seashells. It allows
the horns of animals to grow, each horn
spiraling in an opposite direction. It appears
in the arrangement of seeds in flowers, in
the arrangement of limbs on trees, in their
height from one another, and in the way
they are arranged on the stem at just the
right angle to catch the most light. Spirals
of one kind or another are found from the
smallest virus to the largest galaxy. Where
living things must change size and maintain
shape the logarithmic spiral appears.

 Scribe an arc through the
square formed inside the
rectangle, continue it in the
next smaller one and the next
and you form a spiral, a
logarithmic spiral with
precise mathematical
proportions of the golden
segment and quite
remarkable properties. The
logarithmic spiral is found
everywhere in nature.

 It appears in sea shells. It
allows the horns of animals to
grow, each horn spiraling in an
opposite direction. It appears in
the arrangement of seeds on
flowers, in the arrangement of
limbs on a tree, in their height
from one another, and in the
way they are arranged on the
stem at just the right angle to
catch the most light. Spirals of
one kind or another are found
from the smallest virus to the
largest galaxy. Where living
things must change size but
maintain the same shape, the
logarithmic spiral appears.

 There is a testament to
law right under our feet.
The very mud upon
which we walk, when
dried, cracks into three
angles-each 120 degrees.
Together that adds up to
360 degrees-a perfect
circle, a compass.

 The examples are
everywhere, some as
small as the double
helix of DNA, others
as large as the orbits
of celestial bodies.

The Koch Curve: Forming of a Fractal

The earth was formed in a paradisiacal state –
An earth was then organized (Abr. 5:4). Adam and
Eve in a paradisiacal state were the first man and the
first woman (Moses 1:34; 3:5,7; 6:3-10, 22, 59)
 ...It becomes necessary for us to take a
view of creation, as it rolled in purity
from the hand of its creator, and if can
discover the true state in which it then
existed, and understand the changes that
have taken place since, then we shall be
able to understand what is to be
restored:

 ...we hear the Lord God pronounce the earth,
as well as every thing else, very good. From this
we learn that their was neither deserts, barren
places, stagnant swamps, rough broken and
rugged hills; nor vast mountains covered with
eternal snow; and no part of it was located in
the frigid zone, so as to render its climate
dreary and unproductive, subject to eternal
frost or everlasting chains of ice...its climate
was delightfully varied, with moderate changes
of heat and cold, of wet and dry, which only
tended to crown the varied years with the
greater variety of productions, all for the good
of man, animal and fowl, or creeping thing ;

 while from the flowery plain or spicy grove,
sweet odors were wafted on every breeze; all
the vast creation of animated beings breathed
not but health, and peace and joy....every thing
that grew was just calculated for the food of
man, beast, fowl and creeping thing; and their
food was all vegetable. ...the lion ate straw like
the ox, the wolf dwelt with the lamb ...all was
peace and harmony and nothing to hurt nor
disturb in all the holy mountains.
 And to crown the whole, we behold man
created in the image of God, and exalted in
dignity and power, having dominion over all
the vast creation of animated beings which
swarmed through the earth,

 while at the same time he inhabited a beautiful
and well watered garden in the midst of which
stood the tree of life, to which he had free
access; while he stood in the presence of his
maker, conversed with Him face to face, and
gazed upon his glory, without a dimming veil
between.
 O reader, contemplate for a moment, this
beautiful creation, with peace and plenty; the
earth teeming with harmless animals, rejoicing
over all the plain; the air swarming with
delightful birds, whose never ceasing notes
filled the air with varied melody; and all in
subjection to their rightful sovereign, who
rejoiced over them ;

Paradisiacal EarthParadisiacal Earth
 while in a beautiful garden, the capital of
creation man was seated on the throne of this
vast empire, swaying his scepter over all the
earth with undisputed right; while legions of
angels encamped round about him and joined
their glad voices in grateful songs of praise and
shouts of joy.
 (Parley P. Pratt - A Voice of Warning, p.110-
113) Abr.3:24

 Do you take time to discover each day how
beautiful your life can be? How long has it been
since you watched the sun set? The departing
rays kissing the clouds, trees, hills, and lowlands
good night, sometimes tranquilly, sometimes with
exuberant bursts of color and form. What of the
wonder of a cloudless night when the Lord
unveils the marvels of His heavens–the twinkling
stars, the moonlight rays–to ignite our
imagination with His greatness and glory? How
captivating to watch a seed planted in fertile soil
germinate, gather strength, and send forth a tiny,
seemingly insignificant sprout. Patiently it
begins to grow and develop its own character led
by the genetic code the Lord has provided to
guide its development.

 With care it surely will become what it is
destined to be: a lily, crowned with grace and
beauty; a fragrant spearmint plant; a peach; an
avocado; or a beautiful blossom with unique
delicacy, hue, and fragrance. When last did you
observe a tiny rosebud form? Each day it
develops new and impressive character, more
promise of beauty until it comes a majestic rose.
You are one of the noblest of God’s creations.
His intent is that your life be gloriously beautiful
regardless of your circumstances. As you are
grateful and obedient, you an become all that God
intends you to be.
 Richard G. Scott, Ensign, May 1996

Fourth Day- Moses 2:14-19;Gen. 1:14-19Fourth Day- Moses 2:14-19;Gen. 1:14-19
 Light Bearing
Luminaries –Sun,
Moon and Stars

Teleological Arguement
 In contending for the existence of God,
theists often employ the teleological
argument. “Teleology” has reference to
purpose or design. Thus, this approach
suggests that where there is purposeful
design, there must be a designer

The Sun
 The sun of our solar system is powered
by the Son. It is difficult for us to
comprehend the amount of heat, energy,
and light that emanate from this one
celestial orb. Science tells us that the
temperature at the surface of the sun is
5800 degrees Kelvin, while the core of
the sun measures 15,600,000 degrees
Kelvin.

 "The Sun's energy output (3.86e33 ergs/second or
386 billion billion megawatts) is produced by
nuclear fusion reactions. Each second about
700,000,000 tons of hydrogen are converted to
about 695,000,000 tons of helium and 5,000,000
tons (=3.86e33 ergs) of energy in the form of
gamma rays."
(http://www.nineplanets.org/sol.html)The Sun is
like a giant nuclear engine. It gives off more energy
in a single second than mankind has produced since
the Creation. It converts 8 million tons of matter
into energy every single second, and has an interior
temperature of more than 20 million degrees
Celsius (see Lawton, 1981

Teleological ArgumentTeleological Argument
Sun and Moon …earth orbit varies 1/9Sun and Moon …earth orbit varies 1/9thth
of an inchof an inch
every 18 miles…every 18 miles…
The Earth is rotating on its axis at 1,000
miles per hour at the equator, and
moving around the Sun at 70,000 miles
per hour (approximately 19 miles per
second), while the Sun and its solar
system are moving through space at
600,000 miles per hour in an orbit so
large it would take over 220 million
years just to complete a single orbit.
Interestingly, however, as the Earth
moves in its orbit around the Sun, it
departs from a straight line by only one-
ninth of an inch every eighteen miles. If
it departed by one-eighth of an inch, we
would come so close to the Sun that we
would be incinerated; if it departed by
one-tenth of an inch, we would find
ourselves so far from the Sun that we
would all freeze to death
(Science Digest, 1981, 89[1]:124).

Teleological Argument
Sun and Moon
 The Earth is poised some
240,000 miles from the
Moon, whose
gravitational pull
produces ocean tides. If
the Moon were moved
closer to the Earth by just
a fifth, the tides would be
so enormous that twice a
day they would reach 35-
50 feet high over most of
the Earth’s surface.

Fifth Day- Moses 2:20-23; Gen.1:20-23Fifth Day- Moses 2:20-23; Gen.1:20-23
 Placement of Animal
Life upon the earth

Plants
Flowering plants (angiosperms) 281,821
Conifers (gymnosperms) 1,021
Ferns and horsetails 12,000
Mosses 16,236
Red and green algae 10,134
Total Plants 321,212
Others
Lichens 17,000
Mushrooms 31,496
Brown algae 3,067
Total Others 51,563

Endless Variety Incredible
perfections…symmetry, divine
proportion
 377,000 Species of Plants
 200,000 Species of Animals
 800,000 Species of Insects
 29,000 Species of Spiders

Spiders
Sometimes we find evidence in the animal kingdom.
Take the golden orb spider for instance. Pound for
pound, the dragline silk of this spider is five times
stronger than steel, and is twice as strong as the
material that currently makes up SWAT teams’
bulletproof vests. In fact, due to its amazing strength
and elasticity, it has been said that you could trap a
jumbo jet with spider silk that is the thickness of a
pencil. As of 2008, at least 43,678 spider species,[2]
and 109 families have been recorded by taxonomists
(Platnick, Norman I. (2009). "The World Spider
Catalog, version 9.5". American Museum of Natural
History. Retrieved 2009-04-25).

“The more statistically improbable a thing is, the
less we can believe that it just happened by blind chance.
Superficially, the obvious alternative to chance is an
intelligent Designer” (1982, p. 130, emp. added). That is
the very conclusion theists have drawn from the
available evidence—in keeping with the law of
rationality. The statistical improbability of the Universe
“just happening by blind chance” is staggering. The only
alternative is an Intelligent Designer—God.
Atheist Richard Dawkins

When we will know the how…
 27 And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him.
 28 And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man.
 29 And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death.
 30 In that day an infant shall not die until he is old; and his life shall be as
the age of a tree;
 31 And when he dies he shall not sleep, that is to say in the earth, but shall
be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be caught up, and his rest
shall be glorious.
 32 Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he shall
reveal all things—
 33 Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things
of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof—
 34 Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath,
things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven.
 (Doctrine and Covenants | Section 101:27 - 34)

 33 And worlds
without number
have I created;
and I also
created them for
mine own
purpose; and by
the Son I
created them,
which is mine
Only Begotten.
 (Pearl of Great Price | Moses
1:33)

The Witnessing Universe
 The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and
all things denote there is a God; yea, even
the earth, and all things that are upon the
face of it, yea and its motion, yea and also
all the planets which move in their regular
form do witness that there is a Supreme
Creator. (Alma 30:40; emphasis added)

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