PROVO — After struggling to assemble a new office desk from IKEA for over two hours, Benjamin Larsen questioned whether or not he would ever be able to create his own planet.

“If I can’t assemble this heap of wood and plastic, how am I ever going to create a fully-functioning planet with diverse ecosystems, landscapes, plants and animals?” he said.

(As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Larsen believes that in the afterlife he will have the opportunity to create new planets as a God-like individual.)

“If this IKEA experience is any indication, I’ll probably end up with a janky planet where the gravity doesn’t always work or the axis alignment is off,” said Larsen.

However, God told reporters that it’s nothing to worry about because even seasoned Gods still have trouble creating new planets.

“Take Earth for example,” said God. “I messed up on the tectonic plates so we get those darned earthquakes all the time, plus some of the mountains spontaneously combust. And don’t even get me started on the mistake that was the platypus.”