Genesis 1:20-23

This description goes along with what science to a certain point gets it right: that life comes from the sea or from water first. Also, according to today's knowledge of what they think the dinosaurs were (more like birds than lizards) it was birds that came along with the fish, not lizards. Moses mention "great whales" which in those days was a way to indicate huge creatures of the ocean.

Some Darwinist people at BYU claim that Darwin never said that men came from apes, but that we all have common origins. We have to be careful as to how far we will go after that concept though. Moses is not saying how animals and men were created, only that they were and had a purpose. So, science can try to play a part for our intellect and try to explain something there. We just have to be careful not to think that theories are laws. There are times that science get it right and times when it does not. To this day we call Darwin's ideas a "theory" and as such it does not have any more weight than what was taught before in school if we are to argue what is proven or not, than what the Bible says. The school system that forces us to recite that theory should let us recite the other too (if in fact we are to consider the Creation not truth but theory.) Instead, they removed teaching creationism totally from schools and push Darwinism (theory, not law, not certainty) down everyone's throat.

I think the agreat reason one would distort Darwin's theory of evolution to say that we indeed came from apes and that is a fact, is to say that Adam never existed. If the story of Adam were not true, then all that we read in Genesis would be a myth, a legend like the Romans and Greeks had. If that were true then Jesus would be an impostor because he and his disciples preached atonement, that Jesus was rescuing us from the fall of Adam. Darwin did reject God at one point in his life, but it was because of the death of his mother, and not because he thought he knew more than the Bible.

So, here we are: maybe natural selection exists. We do believe that men can go from walking standing to walking curved, from knowing how to make pyramids to beggars and illiterate. We believe in language being corrupt and going nonexistent at all - the opposite of evolution. Natural selection makes sense and maybe the creatures that are being mentioned in this first phase of creation, some of them, are long gone. Maybe a meteor did hit the planet and it went through the ice age and all that. Moses is not writing this to give a scientific description of how the planet came about, but as an introduction to the creation of men and that we are not an accident of a big bang - that we have a purpose, that there is a God, and that it all starts with a plan. Our world is not an accident, the fish, birds and animals, and the plants, oceans, and rivers are not accidents. This is an introduction to the message that we are part of a huge plan of exaltation.

I think that this is also a testimony that there is life out there, that like they say in Contact, "if we were the only ones in the universe it would be an awful waste of space." The chances that other "accidents" like this one happened are smaller than the chances that evolved (exalted) creatures work constantly and make life possible here and there. The US National Academy of Science published a booklet preaching evolution as if it was not a theory anymore but I found a nice refute to all their claims in this article for those who have time and want to read it:

Refute to N.S.A.

I loved this idea that I found in the internet too: a museum of the creation process with dinosaur exhibits and all. They explore the creation as told in the Bible and I think it is amazing!!! I plan to visit this place one day. Here goes:

The Creation Museum

But what is the practical thing for me with the creation of fish and fowl? The Lord created them and said: "be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth." He also said that God saw that it was good (he is always giving his opinion on the matter... I like it!) This is the first time that "be fruitful and multiply" appears in the Bible. This is usually connected with procreation and the animals follow the natural laws and are obedient to God unlike humans who, as they listen to Satan, use that power for leisure and profit (pornography) and perversions of all kinds (incests, same-sex, animals, etc.) We must understand that we think sentient life is only human, that a cat or a dog cannot "obey" God, that rocks and river cannot "obey" God and such. But on the contrary to that thought, the Bible says that all creatures were praising God in Revelations and other prophets that did see animals worshiping God. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that the Earth is a living thing and obeys the laws applied to "her." The earth had its "baptism" during the flood which happened around a moment of ripened sin on its surface. The "death and resurrection" of the earth will happen eventually and we believe it will receive its paradisaical glory as in one of the articles of faith. The Lord "commanded" the waves and the wind and they "obeyed." Let's not fool ourselves. All around us there are creatures and elements that obey and unless we learn to do that, we may be considered not fit for the kingdom.

The difference between the elements, the animals and such and us is that we have the same structure and conscience of the Gods. We are bound to be Gods if we learn to give in to Heavenly Father's will. If we can show Him that He can trust us we can be endowed with His powers and create and make worlds without end. He wants to "recruit" us to this process but we are busy sometimes watching TV shows. That is OK as long as we know which way we are going and if we must choose between home teaching, missionary work, family history, and some worldly activity, we will choose the divine.

Maybe creationism, or the concept of the creation is hard for some of us to imagine but evolutionism should be hard to believe too - that is a theory of chances, ours is a theory of knowledge, of people that witnessed the process from God, the words of prophets. I have seen miracles enough in my life to believe that there is a God and I would rather believe that a man like Moses, Abraham, or Joseph Smith knows better about the creation that a kid that went to school and speaks pretty knows more than them. In the end, evolutionism does not create atheism but paganism... in the end, it is all part of the devil's work in this world to turn us into animals with brains to disobey so we can do things contrary to our divine nature.

I think the application of this part of the creation process for me is that I must be fruitful and that does not have to be procreate more, but be fruitful in doing more things that bless my life and that of other people. We can be more productive and more obedient and like the fish, enjoy peace, and like the birds... fly high.

Genesis 1:14-19

Let's see what the Lord is doing here: day and night, seasons, days and years, the sun and the moon - sounds to me that the Gods are making sure that the planet is rotating around the sun properly and that the moon is rotating around the planet properly. Now we have days, months, years, spring, summer, fall, and winter. We also have the tides. He makes sure the atmosphere is clear and there are not too many clouds so the stars can be seen (they will be used for guidance and directions and for romance.) He reemphasizes the importance of the sun and the moon: to rule the day and night and to divide light from darkness. The Gods are making sure that time will pass for us. It is the introduction of that clock ticking which is not a problem for them, just for us. Can you imagine time not being of essence? Can you imagine moving back and forth in time if needed? In this galaxy, in this planet, time was to pass in measurements of seconds, minutes, hours, days, years, centuries, etc... and we would have a time appointed to be here. The rotations of these elements is very important, the distances between moon and earth, and sun and earth, of utmost importance because in short time man would be introduced and then fall and then time will start ticking.

This is the last part of the macro-creation process. So far the Gods were concentrating on the body of the planet itself and its position and rotation in the Universe. It was about light and darkness and also about earth and water, vegetation in general, waters above and below, big things. These things all provided and environment for life as we know to exist on earth. Now fish, birds and animals will be introduced and then man. l think this part here is interesting in particular because now there are places that are cold and places that are warm and no one to experience that. There is wind and rain and humidity in different levels of variation depending on the location and 365 days will make a year for our little planet. I mentioned at work before how I would like to live in Venus where one day takes 365 of our days to pass (something like that.) I would do a lot more in one day at work and then with the family! But then, short days are great!

This is the fourth day of creation and although there is silence in the sense that there is no animal, there is thunder and lightning and rain. There are tornadoes and volcanoes and such. I bet there are earthquakes too. The land is positioning itself and roots are making sure the ground is firm. I wonder what kinds of plants existed then that do not exist anymore. I wonder also how long this really took. As people calculate the age of the rocks and some fossils they find things that are really old. I know that the matter used to make this planet came from space and thus it does not bother me that they can reach billions of years way before Adam. One day for God is 1,000 years for us but maybe this process, this counting of "day and night" is the counting of the Gods. Who knows. 6,000 years of creations still is not long enough to have dinosaurs show up and die. I wonder what the explanation is for them. Considering the planet did not come from zero matter but it is matter organized maybe there is some explanation there. If we are to recycle why not the Gods?

I just love to imagine the creation in the terms of creation and not accident because it shows that Heavenly Father cares for us. He is going through the trouble of making a beautiful place for us to live. From the very beginning it has been about doing something for someone else. He knows all that will go on here and in his infinite wisdom he still continues the process of creation. I keep saying that I want fire from heaven to come down and stop this mess that we are in, but there are so many good people around too. It took a long time to create this earth. I don't think Heavenly Father is out to destroy, but to glorify and that is why regardless of this mess in our days he keeps the fire from heaven from coming dow. There are people that spend their lives trying to save the planet. We in our minimal way try to recycle and save it somehow. There are people that try to save species in extinction. There are people trying to save souls (missionaries), to save the hungry children (volunteers of all religions) and so on. Some are building more structures for more people to live, some are teaching, some are protecting us. There are parents trying to make their children productive and good people in society. There is always someone doing something for someone else, building, not destroying, either because they are being paid or because they simply care. My point is: we must find things to do to contribute to our little world and be builders not the guys driving the truck with the wrecking ball: help friends, family, church, etc. We cannot just take from this planet, or just wait to be served.

I think the importance of this fourth day of creation is that the world is turning and the days, the seasons, and the years are passing. We cannot escape the time to pass and the clock is ticking for all of us. We will all depart from here and our memories will go with us. Let's make sure that they will be good memories and that we don't waste the time of our probation as it says in the Book of Mormon. There is also a time for everything under the sun, as it says in Ecclesiastes, and we must make sure we don't panic just because it is time to war - because there will be time for peace. There is a time to sew and a time to gather the fruits of what was planted. There is a time to be sad and a time to be happy. We must experience many things but all of this shall pass and each will grow according to his or her own experience. Today maybe a bad day but tomorrow we can make it a good day. For some people their days here are short, for some too long. For the lonely, or the one who is not busy in a good cause, the clock moves very slowly, for the popular and those surrounded by friends and family, very fast indeed. Some people are wasting their time in things of this world that destroy and some are trying to build something, to improve themselves, to make sure there are more good people around.

We should make sure that our days are filled with service and that we think of others. There is so much to be done and yet Satan gives us so much entertainment we waste day after day after day. Let's make sure we get up and do something useful. I feel time passing by me like the wind. I know that our hearts can stop at any time. We have no idea how many years were appointed to us and even then, stupid people can cause our death because of their bad choices, and we can decrease those days by what we eat and our lifestyle.

There is so much that can make our time here shorter that I could not write about. Sometimes I just want to go because I am tired of the stupidity around me, but then, we have a mission, all of us, and we must help Heavenly Father in his mission to provide immortality and eternal life to all. We must stay here as long as we can and make sure we use our time to improve our life and those of the people around us. This is not the gospel of the coward or the lazy but the brave and the productive.

Every day is a challenge, life here is not easy, but we must move on and there will be a day and a night and what we do in between is always important, it defines us, it shapes us, it will have consequences good and bad. Jesus provides the atonement so the days don't just accumulate guilt and condemnation.

Because the Lord is so merciful and the atonement is sufficient to make up for our failure to use the day the way we should, every morning we get a new opportunity and we get a blank page to write anything we want: today I exercised, I prayed, I read scriptures, I went to work, I read a book, I helped a friend or a stranger, I visited or called a relative, I checked my email, I made a sculpture, I shared the gospel, etc, etc, etc. What should we write on this page we got today? Will it be productive? Will there be any time not used for something good? The world is turning, a season is passing, a year is half gone. Let's make sure we take the opportunity Christ gave us today to start over and do better then we did yesterday, and tomorrow let's plan to do better than we accomplish today. And we will see that it was morning and night, and it will be another day, and we may say, like the Lord, that it was good.