Do Mormons believe in the theory of evolution, or do they believe in Adam and Eve?

Anonymous, 7/5/2009

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Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, our first parents.
The Church teaches that Adam and Eve were the parents of the whole human race. However, the Church does not claim to know the details of how they were created. The Bible is silent with regards to those details, and God has not revealed any additional knowledge about the creation of Adam and Eve to modern prophets and apostles.

The Church does not have an official position with regards to the theory of biological evolution. Some Mormons reject evolution. Others believe in evolution. The Bible says that man was formed from the dust of the earth. This concept may refer to the process of evolution, whereby the elements of the earth were organized first into biomolecules, then into cells, and finally into more complex life forms.

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A very thorough answer to this question can be found at JeffLindsey.com.

Richard from Orem:


Adam and eve were the first human people on the earth and the father and mother of the entire human race.

Later-day prophets have stated that when we read they were made from the dust of the earth, this is given to mean not literal dust, but that they were formed from particles of this earth and created from them.

As stated by others we don't know, nor are given any information as per the details of the creation of Adam and Eve.

Evolution I believe is accepted in the LDS comunity as evolution to a degree is still occuring, and it would be foolishness to disreguard it.

So quick answer to your question, we believe in both.
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