“Astronomers estimate that there is between us and the nearest fixed star matter enough from which to organize millions of earths like this. There is an eternity of matter, and it is all acted upon and filled with a portion of divinity. Matter is to exist; it cannot be annihilated. Eternity is without bounds, and is filled with matter; and there is no such place as empty space.”Brigham Young, July 3, 1859 · Nature of Man—Happiness—Influence of God's Spirit Upon Mankind, Etc. · JD 7:1-8