1. The Doctrine of God the Father
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The Doctrine of God the Father
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2. The Doctrine of God the Father
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The Doctrine of God the Father
By name, when we refer to Heavenly Father we recognize that there is a Heavenly Mother
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3. The Doctrine of God the Father

4. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One:

5. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship

6. God the Father, the Object of Our Worship
Dallin H. Oaks, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
“Our theology begins with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them.” (Ensign, May 1995, p. 84)

7. God the Father, the Object of Our Worship
Dallin H. Oaks, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
“Our theology begins with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them.” (Ensign, May 1995, p. 84)

8. God the Father, the Object of Our Worship
Worship defined this way is more than adoration for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. It is the desire to become like Heavenly Father and Mother. And in many ways, the roles of Jesus Christ is to help us accomplish this.

9. God the Father, the Object of Our Worship
D&C 20:29
And we know that all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and endure in faith on his name to the end, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God. (cf. D&C 18:40; 2 Ne. 25:16)

10. God the Father, the Object of Our Worship
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

11. God the Father, the Object of Our Worship
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
The various roles Jesus Christ accomplishes are to make possible our worship of the Father.

12. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two:

13. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two: God was once a man as we are now.

14. God Was Once As We Are Now
Joseph Smith ( ) President
“God Himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret.” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], p. 40)

15. God Was Once As We Are Now
Brigham Young ( ) President
“The great architect, manager and superintendent, controller and dictator [absolute ruler] who guides this work is out of sight to our natural eyes. He lives on another world; he is in another state of existence; he has passed the ordeals we are now passing through; he has received an experience, has suffered and enjoyed, and knows all that we know regarding the toils, sufferings, life and death of this mortality, for he has passed through the whole of it, and has received his crown and exaltation and holds the keys and the power of this Kingdom” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], p. 40)

16. God Was Once As We Are Now
Brigham Young ( ) President
“How many Gods there are, I do not know. But there never was a time when there were not Gods and worlds, and when men were not passing through the same ordeals that we are now passing through. That course has been from all eternity, and it is and will be to all eternity. You cannot comprehend this, but when you can, it will be to you a matter of great consolation. ” (Discourses of Brigham Young, sel. John A. Widstoe [1998], pp )

17. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two: God was once a man as we are now.
Point Three:

18. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two: God was once a man as we are now.
Point Three: Heavenly Father and Mother are our spiritual Heavenly Parents

19. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two: God was once a man as we are now.
Point Three: Heavenly Father and Mother are our spiritual Heavenly Parents
Point Four:

20. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two: God was once a man as we are now.
Point Three: Heavenly Father and Mother are our spiritual Heavenly Parents
Point Four: God is perfected in His attributes and characteristics.

21. God is Perfected in His Attributes and Characteristics
Dieter F. Uchtdorf First Presidency
We need a strong faith in Christ to be able to repent. Our faith has to include a "correct idea of [God's] character, perfections, and attributes" (Lectures on Faith [1985], 38). If we believe that God knows all things, is loving, and is merciful, we will be able to put our trust in Him for our salvation without wavering. Faith in Christ will change our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that are not in harmony with God's will. (“Point of Safe Return ,” Ensign, May 2007)

22. God is Perfected in His Attributes and Characteristics
Jeffrey R. Holland Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Little wonder then that the Prophet Joseph Smith taught: "It is the first principle of the gospel to know for a certainty the character of God." "I want you all to know Him," he said, "and to be familiar with Him.” We must have "a correct idea of his … perfections, and attributes," an admiration for "the excellency of [His] character.” Thus the first phrase we utter in the declaration of our faith is, "We believe in God, the Eternal Father.” So, emphatically, did Jesus. Even as He acknowledged His own singular role in the divine plan, the Savior nevertheless insisted on this prayerful preamble: "And this is life eternal, that they might know the only true God.’ ” (Ensign, Nov. 2003, p.70)

23. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two: God was once a man as we are now.
Point Three: Heavenly Father and Mother are our spiritual Heavenly Parents
Point Four: God is perfected in His attributes and characteristics.
Point Five:

24. The Doctrine of God the Father
Point One: Heavenly Father is the Object of Our Worship
Point Two: God was once a man as we are now.
Point Three: Heavenly Father and Mother are our spiritual Heavenly Parents
Point Four: God is perfected in His attributes and characteristics.
Point Five: The Godhead