The Mormon concept of deification: a belief that human beings can become like gods.
Deification
Last updated 2009-10-02
Deification
Mormons believe that human beings can become like gods. The 5th president of the Church wrote:
As man now is, God once was; As God now is, man may be.
However, this doesn't mean that human beings can grow to replace God. Mormons only worship God the Father through his son Jesus Christ.
Nor do human beings become equal to God. They remain subordinate to God even when they become exalted and like God.
If...through God's grace a Latter-day Saint does one day become a god, he will continue to put his faith and trust in God, the Father, his Son and our Redeemer and Saviour Jesus, and in the Holy Spirit, and they will continue to be his God
And unlike the doctrines of some other faiths, it doesn't mean that humans can become one with God by becoming part of God - they remain separate beings, but take on the attributes of God.
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