John Taylor, The Gospel Kingdom, p.52
If we take man, he is said to have been made
in the image of God, for the simple reason that he is a son of God, and being
his son, he is, of course, his offspring, an emanation from God, in whose
likeness, we are told, he is made. He did not originate from a chaotic mass of
matter, moving or inert, but came forth possessing, in an embryonic state, all
the faculties and powers of a God. And when he shall be perfected, and have
progressed to maturity, he will be like his Father -- a God, being indeed his
offspring. As the horse, the ox, the sheep, and every living creature,
including man, propagates its own species and perpetuates its own kind, so does
God perpetuate his. -- MA, 164-165.
Man is a dual being, possessed of body and
spirit, made in the image of God, and connected with him and with eternity. He
is a God in embryo and will live and progress throughout the eternal ages, if
obedient to the laws of the Godhead, as the Gods progress throughout the
eternal ages. -- JD, 23:65, April 9, 1882.
When we study science we are studying a testimony that there is a God!
All creations testify of Him.
We are learning about and admiring His artwork, His handiwork, His gallery.
By studying scientific laws we are studying His tools.
All things testify God is!
Please watch the following clip:
We Lived With God (4:00) | Gods Plan
A
renowned scientist testifies of our premortal life, our divine Creator, and the
limitless perspective of eternal life.
“The universe is God’s handiwork. Therefore if the scriptures are God’s
handiwork and the universe is God’s handiwork, then science and religion represent
two independent witnesses of God’s creation.
And we are told throughout the Old Testament that two or
more independent witnesses are required in order to certify the truth.
They are not opposites, but they are like the vision seen
from your two eyes. If you close one eye
then close the other, alternate back and forth, you don’t see the same thing
from those two eyes.
But, it is the combination of those two views that gives you
three dimensional perception and shows you a lot of things that neither eye by
itself sees. ”
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Jordan Housholder shared this insight:
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Jordan Housholder shared this insight:
"Following our evolution discussion yesterday, I remembered an article that my boss, Delose, wrote about Darwin. It is titled, Darwin Was for Intelligent Design.
I would recommend reading it. He's very to the point, and he cites the part of Origin of Species that discusses his belief in a creator. I thought some of you might appreciate it!"
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“We have
enough and to spare, at present in these mountains, of schools where young
infidels are made because the teachers are so tender-footed that they dare not
mention the principles of the gospel to their pupils, but have no hesitancy in
introducing into the classroom the theories of Huxley, of Darwin, or of Miall,
and the false political economy which contends against co-operation and the
United Order. This course I am resolutely and uncompromisingly opposed to, and
I hope to see the day when the doctrines of the gospel will be taught in all
our schools, when the revelation of the Lord will be our texts, and our books
will be written and manufactured by ourselves and in our own midst. As a
beginning in this direction I have endowed the Brigham Young Academy at Provo.”
-Brigham Young
