Finally, perhaps the matter is simpler than we had supposed. Could it be that the pronouncement is a relative statement, that it pertains only to the Jaredites? That is, it may be that Jehovah was explaining, in essence, “Never before have I showed myself to anyone in your dispensation, the Jaredite dispensation.”
“Man Whom I Have Created”
Here Jehovah speaks in broad terms and by divine investiture of authority. Jehovah was, under the direction and by appointment of the Father, the executive in the creation. He created all things on earth, except man. “When it came to placing man on earth, there was a change in Creators. That is, the Father himself became personally involved. All things were created by the Son, using the power delegated by the Father, except man. In the spirit and again in the flesh, man was created by the Father. There was no delegation of authority where the crowning creature of creation was concerned.” (Bruce R. McConkie, Promised Messiah, p. 62; see also New Witness, p. 63)