The plurality of gods usually refers to a unique doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is based on interpretations of the Bible, the canonical Book of Abraham, the teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr. and successor prophets" and by Latter Day Saints. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... The Book of Abraham is a text published as part of the Pearl of Great Price, one of the four canonical scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The Teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Prophet, seer, and revelator is an ecclesiastical title used in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that is applied to the members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ... The term Mormon is a colloquial name, most-often used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ...

Sometimes confused as being similar to a pagan pantheon, Latter-day Saints believe in an eternal cycle where gods beget gods. Joseph Smith taught that we are the sons of God the Father, and that God was also the son of a Father, and that the cycle continues for eternity. This doctrine is implied in the LDS hymn If you could hie to Kolob (written by William W. Phelps), which says, Pagan may refer to: A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism Bagan, a city in Myanmar also known as Pagan Pagan (album), the 6th album by Celtic metal band Cruachan Pagan Island, of the Northern Mariana Islands Pagan Lorn, a metal band from Luxembourg, Europe (1994-1998) Pagans Mind, is... Pantheon may refer to: Buildings: Pantheon, Rome, a temple built in 125 AD to all Roman gods, now a Christian church. ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and should not to be confused with the different, though similar term Latter Day Saint. ... ... In many religions, the supreme God is given the title and attributions of Father. ... This article is about church hymns in general, for the book, see Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book) Singing hymns are an important part of worship in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... If You Could Hie to Kolob is a Mormon hymn that was written by William Wines Phelps, a prominent early Mormon. ... William Wines Phelps (also W.W. Phelps, and William W. Phelps) (February 17, 1792–March 7, 1872) was an important early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. ...

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The Godhead as three Gods

Main article: Godhead (Mormonism)

The two largest Latter Day Saint denominations disagree as to the nature of the Godhead. The largest and most well-known, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accepts Smith's teachings that the Godhead is composed of three individual beings and three Gods, as implied in the Book of Abraham. In the Book of Abraham, which Latter-day Saints believe Smith translated from ancient Egyptian papyri, the creation story found in Genesis is altered to read "the Gods" instead of "God": "And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth.^[1] Mormonism, depending on era and denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement, has accomodated a diverse range of views of the the concept of the Christian Godhead including forms of modalism, binitarianism, tritheism, henotheism, and trinitarianism. ... The term Latter Day Saint most commonly refers to (but is not limited to) members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which, its members believe, was founded under the direction of Jesus Christ by the prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. ... In Christianity, the Godhead is a term denoting deity or divinity. ... Blank papyrus. ... Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah (five books of Moses) and hence the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ...

Smith taught that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit were three Gods, and quoted the Apostle Paul in the New Testament, who said, "there are gods many and lords many" to justify it. ^[2] Smith ridiculed the traditional Trinitarian view of the Godhead: In many religions, the supreme God is given the title and attributions of Father. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      In mainstream Christianity, the... A 19th century picture of Paul of Tarsus Paul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus) or Saint Paul the Apostle (fl. ... This article is about the Christian scriptures. ... This article or section contains too many quotations for an encyclopedic entry. ...

"Many men say there is one God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are only one God! I say that is a strange God anyhow—three in one, and one in three! It is a curious organization. "Father, I pray not for the world, but I pray for them which thou hast given me." "Holy Father, keep through Thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are." All are to be crammed into one God, according to sectarianism. It would make the biggest God in all the world. He would be a wonderfully big God—he would be a giant or a monster."^[2]

Man as gods

Main article: Exaltation (LDS Church)

One way in which multiple gods are seen in Mormonism is that men are, in a sense, gods. In the King Follett Discourse, a sermon given by Joseph Smith a few months before his death, Exaltation or eternal progression is a belief among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) that mankind, as spirit children of their Father in Heaven, can become like Him. ... The King Follett Discourse is an address delivered by Joseph Smith, Jr. ...

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References

1. ^ Abraham 4:1, Pearl of Great Price (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985).
2. ^ ^{a b} "Sermon by the Prophet—The Christian Godhead—Plurality of Gods", History of the Church, Vol. 6, p. 473-479