Host Martin Tanner explores the origins of the ideas believed by many that:

 

(1) The Genesis flood covered the top of every mountain, including Mt. Everest;

 

(2) The Genesis flood was the baptism of the earth, because the earth needed baptism;

 

(3) The earth is female, and is alive. 

 

He concludes that although some General Authorities and members take these ideas literally, there is not enough water on the earth to cover all of the mountain tops, and the idea the earth was baptised and is female, are figurative, not literal. The earth did not sin and could not need baptism. These ideas should be taken figuratively, like we use the phrases "mother nature" and  "father time."