Evolution

documented fact · current teaching

A 2016 New Era article says the church has no official position on the theory of evolution, calls it a matter for scientific study, and says nothing has been revealed concerning evolution. The same article restates religious teachings about Adam and Eve. A Church History topic says early twentieth-century leaders also refused to settle the theory as doctrine.

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interpretation · not applicable

The CES Letter and MormonThink argue that teachings about no death before the Fall and a literal Adam conflict with evolution and human genetics; the Church has no official position on evolution.

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Church History Topics: Organic Evolution

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Event date discussed: 1909

This Church History topic says early twentieth-century leaders did not adopt an official stance that settled the theory of evolution. It mentions the 1909 First Presidency statement The Origin of Man and says Joseph F. Smith urged leaders in 1910 not to declare which parts of evolutionary theory the church accepts. 1909 and 1910 are events described by the topic, not this page's publication date. Summary, not a quotation.

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What does the Church believe about evolution?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 2016-10

This October 2016 New Era article says the church has no official position on the theory of evolution. It calls organic evolution a matter for scientific study and says nothing has been revealed concerning evolution. It also restates religious teachings about Adam and Eve, premortal life as spirit children of heavenly parents, and the Fall. The absence of an official scientific position is not itself a laboratory result. Summary, not a quotation.

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CES Letter: Science

Jeremy Runnells · CES Letter

The science section argues that Church teachings about no death before the Fall and a literal Adam conflict with evidence for evolution, other human species, and Neanderthal DNA in living people. Summary, not a quotation.

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Critical advocacy. Argues against Church truth claims. Not peer-reviewed and not an official Church source.

MormonThink: Conflicts with Science and Mormonism

MormonThink · MormonThink

MormonThink's science page lists areas where critics see conflict between Church teachings and science, including evolution, the age of the earth, the flood, and Native American DNA. Summary, not a quotation.

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Critical website. Presents critic and apologist views but is written to raise problems with Church claims. Not peer-reviewed.