Take a look at this mystery unraveled. This statement isn’t what it seems.

On page 62 the LTSR (Let’s Talk about Science and Religion, pro-evolution book) authors quote the following, claiming it as a First Presidency statement headed by Joseph F. Smith, though it’s actually just from a youth manual, has no signature, and could have been written by anyone:

“Whether the mortal bodies of man evolved in natural processes to present perfection, through the direction and power of God; whether the first parents of our generations, Adam and Eve, were transplanted from another sphere, with immortal tabernacles, which became corrupted through sin…(or) whether they were born here in mortality, as other mortals have been, are questions not fully answered in the revealed word of God” (SUPPOSEDLY First Presidency of Joseph F. Smith, Improvement Era, April 1910, 13:570) (actually it’s just from an anonymous Church manual as you’ll see, and there’s a big difference.)

Read my PDF Article explaining the misuse of this quote using primary source documents.