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|sublink1=Question: How do we reconcile the actual age of the earth to the "seven thousand years of its continuance" mentioned in D&C 77:6? | |||
|sublink2=Brigham Young (1871): "whether the Lord...made it in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men unless he give revelation on the subject" | |||
|sublink3=John S. Lewis: "Considering that Doctrine and Covenants 77:6 refers to “…this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance, or its temporal existence,” what led Phelps to speak of Earth as 2,555 million years old?" | |||
|sublink4=Improvement Era 1909 regards an ancient earth as consistent with scripture | |||
|sublink5=John A. Widtsoe in Improvement Era 1909 on the age of the earth | |||
|sublink6=Charles W. Penrose in Improvement Era 1909 on the age of the earth | |||
|sublink7=James E. Talmage, a geologist, spoke of the earth forming from other bodies | |||
|sublink8=Question: Was Brigham Young a "young earth creationist"? | |||
|sublink9=Question: How do dinosaurs fit into God's plan? | |||
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{{:Source:Brigham Young:JD 14:116:whether the Lord...made the earth in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation}} | {{:Source:Brigham Young:JD 14:116:whether the Lord...made the earth in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation}} | ||
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Revision as of 06:34, 5 May 2017
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
Doctrine & Covenants 77:6 refers to "this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance"
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]
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