[Elsie]

 He did not create the world “out of nothing,” as some people believe.

 

https://mormonbeliefs.org/mormon_beliefs/mormon-beliefs-the-plan-of-salvation/the-creation/

 

 

 

 

 

God himself, the Father of us all, established a plan of salvation whereby his spirit children might progress and become like him. 

 

Genesis 3 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org › study › scriptures › ot › gen › 3?lang=eng

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, "Ye shall not surely die: 

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your a eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

[BrandtMichaels]

Could not agree less with your mormon beliefs - “In the beginning God” indicates He even created time itself.

It’s not referred to as ‘ex nihilo’ for nothing (tongue in cheek, grin, grin, grin).