Our God is Not a Passive God.

This week I was able to attend sessions at the Provo and Payson temples. The peace and understanding that I continuously gain there is what keeps me going back. Every time I leave the temple, I feel buoyed up with the love of my Savior. The temple is centered around the creation of the earth and man. If you ask someone on the streets (outside of Provo/Utah County) about the creation, you will most likely hear something about evolution and how we evolved from chimps. The church has no official position on the theory of evolution. The study of organic evolution is a matter of scientific study. Nothing has been revealed concerning evolution. (D&C 101:32-In that day when the Lord shall come, he shall reveal all things).
If this is the case, how are we to know what to think about the creation of the earth and human life? Personally, the greatest quote in my religion class this week was, "God isn't a passive God when it comes to creating. He wouldn't sit back and just hope one of the planets succeeded". From this quote, I understand that our God is a creating God with a plan for us as human beings on earth. The earth wasn't created with a simple spell from Harry Potter's wand. It didn't just appear in space, but the Lord created it for us, with a specific design and plan. Genesis 2:4 talks about the Lord God making "the earth and the heavens", while Alma 18:28 also talks about the "Great Spirit, who is God, created all things which are in heaven and in the earth". It's so cool to me that both the Bible and the Book of Mormon talk about God being the creator of the earth. It only makes sense that he created our earth. If we don't understand the creation, we don't understand the fall. If we don't understand the fall, we don't understand the atonement. If we don't understand the atonement, we don't understand the eternal plan. The temple has helped me understand the creation on such a deeper level. It's so comforting to know that by increasing my knowledge on the creation, I am continuing a deeper level of learning, far beyond just the creation.
"So how can we find truth? I believe that our Father in Heaven is pleased with his children when they use their talents and mental faculties to earnestly discover truth. Over the centuries many wise men and women-through logic, reason, scientific inquiry, and, yes, through inspiration-have discovered truth. These discoveries have enriched mankind, improved our lives, and inspired joy, wonder, and awe. Even so, the things we once thought we knew are continually being enhanced, modified, or even contradicted by enterprising scholars who seek to understand truth" -President Uchtdorf.