One of the basic differences between the LDS Christian Faith and other Christian faiths is how we look at the Godhead. Latter-day Saints believe the Godhead to be three distinct separate personages. God the Father, God the Son and God the Testator.
God the Father: Our Heavenly Father or Elohim, as modern day revelation has given us, is the father of our spirits, hence the name. In the Old Testament we find: “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” Psalms 82:6. And again in the Doctrine & Covenants: “By these things we know that there is a God in heaven, who is infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God, the framer of heaven and earth, and all things which are in them; And that he created man, male and female, after his own image and in his own likeness, created he them. . .”
What does that instill in your soul? Does it help you to look out at the world and all its challenges and say, “I am literally a child of God, I have the potential for greatness inside me. I can do this.” This is what it does for me. For my spiritual genetics is so incredible as to be a child of my Heavenly Father, there is nothing I cannot conquer. He is God the Father, He is our Father and loves us more than we can possibly imagine. Everything in Him works to make sure we make it home to Him. Because of this, He gave us God the Son, and God the Testator.
God the Son: Jesus Christ, Jehovah, the Messiah, Wonderful, Counselor, The Great I Am, Alpha, Omega, I could go on and on and on. But it boils down to one thing, Jesus Christ is the Savior of us all. He is the firstborn of God the Father, the most perfect of us all and the one who chose to leave His thrones on high to come to earth and save us all. He is our brother. He is our Savior and Redeemer. He is God the Son.
Curiously, I have found a large number of Latter-day Saints who believe we do not worship Jesus Christ. They couldn’t be more wrong. Many confuse the word worship with prayer. We do pray to our Father in Heaven in the name of Jesus Christ, this much is true. But worship and pray are two words with completely different meanings. Elder Bruce R. McConkie said: “The Father and the Son are the objects of all true worship . . . No one can worship the Father without also worshiping the Son. “All men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent Him. (John 5:32)”” Mormon Doctrine, p. 849
In 2nd Nephi we read: “And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast off.” 2 Nephi: 25:29
Seems pretty simple to me. We worship Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
And finally,
God the Testator: The Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit or the Comforter. The Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead and is a personage of spirit, not flesh and bone. He testifies of the divinity of Jesus Christ. He testifies of truth. He provides comfort to those in need of comfort. Bruce R. McConkie said: “. . . [the Holy Ghost’s] companionship is the greatest gift that mortal man can enjoy. His mission is to perform all of the functions appertaining to the various name-titles which he bears. Because he is a Spirit Personage, he has power — according to the eternal laws ordained by the Father — to perform essential and unique functions for men.” Mormon Doctrine, p. 359
In 1 Nephi: 10:17 we read: “I, Nephi, was desirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the gift of God unto all those who diligently seek him, as well in times of old as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.”
What a marvelous gift our Father in Heaven has provided for us. The godhood stands together as one in purpose, heart and mind, but exist as three different personages, two with bodies of flesh and bone, and one a personage of spirit, all with the desire to bring us all home.