Mormon view: matter is eternal; God only organized pre-existing matter. The Book of Abraham uses 'organized' rather than 'created.'
The Mormon doctrine of creation directly contradicts ex nihilo — in LDS theology, God is not the source of matter itself.
In Mormon theology, matter is uncreated and eternal; God's role in creation is to organize chaos into order. Mike notes that the Book of Abraham uses the word 'organized' deliberately, not 'created,' because the LDS theological position requires this distinction.
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