Genevieve

“By this law, the purpose of the earth and the universe is explained to be endless growth. The law of evolution is the great cementing law of science.”
― John Andreas Widtsoe, Joseph Smith as Scientist: A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy

“In "Mormonism" the second principle of action for the individual is repentance. If faith in God has been attained and his laws have been made clear, the believer will no longer violate those laws; he will obey them. That is repentance.”
― John Andreas Widtsoe, Joseph Smith as Scientist: A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy

“Man's presence here on earth is simply that he may better learn to understand the nature of gross matter, and thus to develop and progress more completely. It”
― John Andreas Widtsoe, Joseph Smith as Scientist: A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy

“Even so, in the philosophy of Joseph Smith, the doctrine is taught that all things advance; that man shall continue to advance, in intelligence, and all pertaining to it, until he shall become as God is now. Meanwhile, our God will also increase in his fulness, and ever be a God to us. Through this doctrine, all the principles of the Gospel are made coherent.”
― John Andreas Widtsoe, Joseph Smith as Scientist: A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy