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Science and Doctrine

How old is the earth, and what about dinosaurs?

The Short Answer

The Church doesn't teach a specific age for the earth — scripture isn't trying to give a science lecture. Dinosaurs aren't mentioned. Plenty of faithful Latter-day Saint scientists see what we're learning about the universe as evidence of a Creator who's even bigger than we thought.

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