Joseph Smith:

God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret.... It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the Character of God, and to know... that he was once a man like us.... Here, then, is eternal life – to know the only wise and true God; and you have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves... the same as all Gods have done before you….

— Joseph Smith Modern

Founder of Mormonism

Context

King Follett Discourse

Date / Period

1844

Source

https://davidnevue.com/joseph-smith-the-nature-of-god-and-the-book-of-mormon/

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

1 source

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