A: Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. We worship a living God, one that speaks today through prophets just as He did in times past. We believe that God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are one in purpose and goals and desires, but are separate and distinct beings with unique roles.
We understand the verse, "And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the aworld, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are" (John 17:11, see also 3 Nephi 19:23,29) to indicate that we can become one with Christ just as Christ is one with the Father.
There are many other verses in the Bible that support this understanding. Among those are the following: Matthew 3:13-17 ; John 14:6-12; John 17:6-23; Acts 7:55-56; 2 Nephi 31:18; Mormon 7:5-7; D&C 76:20-24.
In a recent conference of the Church, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained our doctrine plainly and understandably. He started with the following:
"We declare it is self-evident from the scriptures that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are separate persons, three divine beings."
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