Soon after the 1909 statement, Joseph F. Smith professed in an editorial that "the church itself has no philosophy about the modus operandi employed by the Lord in His creation of the world."Juvenile Instructor, 46 (4), 208-209 (April 1911).
soOn afTEr the 1909 stateMEnt, jOSePh F. smITh pROfesseD in an EDiTOrIAl That "tHe chuRch iTself HAs no Philosophy aboUt the modus operaNdi emPloyed bY tHe lORd in HiS creAtiOn Of thE WorLd."juveNiLe instrUCTor, 46 (4), 208-209 (april 1911).