FAQ: Evolution
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The following does not claim to be the official position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). The information here is provided in good faith by members of the Eyring-L mailing list, a list for discussions pertaining to Mormonism & Science.

What is the Church's position on Evolution?

Official statements:

• (1992) Statement of the BYU Board of Trustees
• (1931) Statement of the First Presidency (as quoted in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism)
• (1925) Statement of the First Presidency
• (1909) Statement of the First Presidency

• 1910 Improvement Era editorial
• 1911 Juvenile Instructor editorial
• 1933 Improvement Era 'An Open Letter to College Students' by Stephen L. Richards
• "The Earth and Man" by Talmage
• David O. McKay's 1957 letter to William Stokes
• Other McKay Letters
• "The Relatedness of Living Things" by BF Harrison in 1965 Instructor
• 1987 Ensign article: "I Have A Question"
• Mar 1976 Ensign article: "The Blessings and Responsibilities of Womanhood" President Kimball
• May 1975 Ensign article: President Ezra Taft Benson
• Letter sent by the First Presidency on "Evolution"
• Encyclopedia of Mormonism article on "Evolution"
• Encyclopedia of Mormonism article on "Creation"
• Encyclopedia of Mormonism article on "Origin of Man"
• Encyclopedia of Mormonism article on "Earth"

• Selected Chapters from Henry Eyring's Reflections of a Scientist.
• Letter from Henry Eyring to Adam S. Bennion (December 16, 1954)
• Michael Whiting's review of "Using the Book of Mormon to Combat Falsehoods in Organic Evolution"
• Steven Jones's essay, "Was There Death Before Adam?"
• Carl Cox's post to eyring-l, "Evolution - Truth in Labeling"
• Seers, Savants and Evolution: The Uncomfortable Interface Duane E. Jeffery
• Adam's Navel Keith Norman

• Stephen Jay Gould's "Nonoverlapping Magisteria" article in "Natural History"
• "Can Mormons believe in evolution?" by rpcman
• "LDS Creation"
• The Talk.Origins Archive
• The Evolution Home Page
• National Center for Science Education
• The "Evolution (Biosciences)" page of "The World Wide Web Virtual Library"