The theory of uncreated, uncreatable, self-existent, conscious, immortal entities, having inherent agency, whose 'inherent nature makes them what they are,' is in conflict with direct revelation. ... The notion that the revelation that Christ and man, 'that which is spirit,' were 'in the beginning with God' proves the co-eternity,' of them with the Father, is self-contradictory. The very words 'in the beginning with God' signify a beginning, and the added avowal that Christ was the 'first born,' shows that His brethren had their beginning as individuals after His spirit-birth. We owe our very being to our Eternal Father, the intelligence derived from Him, our knowledge, our agency, and all our powers. This is affirmed in ancient and modern revelation and the teachings of our leaders. The assertion that 'intelligence proceeds from intelligencies' is a mistake. It proceeds from 'the presence of God' as the light of truth to the mind as well as the eyes of man. Doc. & Cov. 88: 12, 13, 49, 50. [Charles W. Penrose, 'Origin of Intelligent Beings,' ca. 1911, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010]
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