Yes. Our God will always be our God.

There are many open questions within Mormonism that are not authoritatively settled by scripture or prophets. With these questions, there are a range of beliefs Mormons hold, and given that there are no authoritative answers, people may hold different views on these matters.

An example of this type of open question is: Can we become gods in the exact same sense that God is God? My personal view is no; Joseph Smith taught that God the Father had also been a Savior (and this idea has biblical support). In my view, those who are exalted in the celestial kingdom with their spouses will be gods in the sense of dwelling with God and helping Him in creating and whatever else may be. We will be "partakers of the divine nature" and have "all that the Father has," as the scriptures say. Other experienced and believing Mormons' view is that we can, indeed, become gods in the exact same sense that God and his wife/wives are God.

There is no monolithic Mormon "creed" or "catechism" on this question.

Nothing wrong with rebuttals! Just call them "follow-up questions!"  And seriously, please ask any follow-up questions. It would be a pretty boring message board or thread without them.

To answer your last question first: sealings to former spouses may or may not remain when remarrying. Women may only be sealed to one man, so a woman would have to obtain a "cancellation of sealing" to her first husband in order to be sealed to another man. A man who is sealed to a woman may be sealed to other women, just not simultaneously (since 1890, anyway. Sorry to disappoint you, Dirty Birdie!)  Some things will have to be sorted out in the hereafter as well.

With regard to your first questions, I would stress that knowing of the existence of others who have attained godhood doesn't mean that we don't worship and focus on our God only. Just like a private in the Army may be aware of the existence of four star generals, which is nice and all that, but his universe is dictated, controlled, and impacted infinitely more by his drill sergeant.

Mormon apostle Orson Pratt explained that the concept of “God” refers to a state of divinity that has always existed; hence, in that sense, there has always been God, since all Gods are unified:

“In one sense of the word, there are more Gods than one; and in another sense there is but one God. The Scriptures speak of more Gods than one . . . All these beings of course are one, the same as the Father and the Son are one. The Son is called God, and so is the Father, and in some places the Holy Ghost is called God. They are one in power, in wisdom, in knowledge, and in the inheritance of celestial glory; they are one in their works; they possess all things, and all things are subject to them; they act in unison; and if one has power to become the Father of spirits, so has another; if one God can propagate his species, and raise up spirits after his own image and likeness, and call them his sons and daughters, so can all other Gods that become like him, do the same thing; consequently, there will be many Fathers, and there will be many families, and many sons and daughters; and they will be the children of those glorified, celestial beings that are counted worthy to be Gods” (Journal of Discourses 1:56-57).

Elsewhere, Elder Pratt, commenting on criticisms about this, noted that there can be many Gods and at the same time one God:

“For instance, the world reads in the revelations we have received, that there are more Gods than one. This is something that does not immediately concern us; but yet opposers get up and contend against us, and prejudice the minds of congregations against the people of God, because they profess to believe . . . in a plurality of Gods . . . I [have] endeavored to . . . show [critics] wherein we believe in the plurality of Gods, and yet acknowledge only one God. I believe both of these principles with all my heart. I believe there is one only wise God, and I believe there is an immense number of Gods” (Journal of Discourses 2:58-59).

Surely, a trinitarian shouldn’t scoff at such reasoning, as this also figures into attempts to explain the mystery of the trinity to confused non-initiates!

On Isaiah 43:10, Elder Pratt explained:

"But" inquires one, "how are you going to get along with the passage, in Isaiah, where the Lord declared that, 'There is no God before me, nor shall there be any after me?'" How can we believe this, when we believe in the revelation given through Joseph Smith, which says there are many Gods, and that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are Gods . . . Paul also speaks of the only wise God. Perhaps some may suppose that it is translated improperly. But you will find the same thing in the Book of Mormon, translated by the Urim and Thummim; the same things are also contained in the new translation of the book of Genesis, given to Moses, where the Lord declares that, "There is no God besides me." In these expressions, God has reference to the great principles of light and truth, or knowledge, and not to the tabernacles in which this knowledge may dwell; the tabernacles are many and without number, but the truth or knowledge which is often personified and called God, is one, being the same in all; God is one, being a unity, when represented by light, truth, wisdom, or knowledge; but when reference is made to the temples in which this knowledge dwells, the number of Gods is infinite. This explains the mystery . . . the attributes of Deity are one; and they constitute the one God that the Prophets speak of, and that the children of men in all worlds worship. One world has a personal God or Father, and the inhabitants thereof worship the attributes of that God, another world has another, and they worship His attributes, and besides Him there is no other; and when they worship Him they are at the same time worshipping the same attributes that dwell in all the personal Gods who fill immensity . . . And when we find the Father of Jesus Christ, we will worship Him, not the flesh and bones, but the attributes (Journal of Discourses 2:345-346).

Those chicks are squares. Not your type. Although.....they probably are a bit lonely.

For 10% of your income, she'll save your eternal soul and make you hollar.

Thanks for answering those questions moinmon.   I have a much clearer understanding now.

I appreciate you giving me your blessings to respond, however my only reply would have been in regards to those scripture you misinterpreted, but we've already discussed those a few weeks ago in the Are Westboro Baptists Christian?  thread.   LOL, I can always copy and paste my past response if you really want them. (That’s the worse wink emoticon I have ever seen!)

 When Paul said that he was quoting from a poem. 

Adam and Eve were created in His image, man from the dirt on the ground and woman from the man, they weren't his offspring, they were his creation.  Does that make us any less meaningful than we are?  No.  He created us and He loves us. 

Wouldn't Mormons believe that God has several wives? 

POLYGAMY RULES!

Posted By love@hm on 02/28/2008 1:15 PM
Bionicbunny,

As for Asherah, please don't be confused. It is not that we believe she IS God's wife. We have no doctrine on who God's wife would be (although as I previously stated we do not believe it is the Virgin Mary), our doctrine is only that She exists - past that we have no revelation given. To be honest, until moinmoin's post, I had never heard of Asherah. (perhaps an indicationI should do more reading )

Aaahhh, I think I got it now.  You don't believe that Asherah definately IS Gods wife, though you figure that she is because of other information that you have, right?

Yes, I think we could all do more reading! LOL!

I just love these threads!  I have done more fact checking and reading of the bible during these "discussions", it's fabulous!