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- Brigham Young (1871): "whether the Lord...made it in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men unless he give revelation on the subject" (view source)
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- Gardner: "a correct approach to a Mesoamerican battle required all three elements: king, litter, and battle beast" (view source)
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- Source: Charles W. Penrose in ''Improvement Era'' 1909 on the age of the earth (view source)
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