King Follett Sermon quote: Joseph Smith mocks orthodox scholars for teaching creation ex nihilo, claiming special knowledge via the Holy Ghost.
Direct quotation from the King Follett Sermon on creation, where Smith attacks the ex nihilo doctrine and claims superior knowledge.
Smith says those who teach creation from nothing are 'unlearned in the things of God and have not the gift of the Holy Ghost.' He claims to know more 'than all the world put together' through the Holy Ghost within him. He then argues the Hebrew word 'bara' (create) means 'organize' rather than 'create from nothing' — like organizing materials to build a ship.
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