Articles of Faith: The Godhead

1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

This is the first of the Articles of Faith for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It contains several very simple truths that even a child can understand, yet, the truths are so profound that it can take a lifetime (or longer) to learn what they truly mean.

We believe in God. We believe that He is the Father of our spirits. We believe that He has a body of flesh and bone (Doctrine and Covenants 130:22). We believe that He is the creator of all things in our universe (Mosiah 4:9). We believe that He loves us infinitely. We believe that He has made laws for our protection and happiness. We believe that if we follow the laws that He gives us, we can return to live in His presence after we die.

We believe that God is the literal Father of Jesus Christ's mortal body. We believe that as the Son of God, Jesus Christ was able to live a perfect life. We believe that as the Son of Mary, Jesus Christ was then able to die for the sins of the world. We also believe that as the Son of God, He was able to take His body again as a glorified being. We believe that Christ now has a resurrected body of flesh and bone. We believe that He is one with our Heavenly Father in purpose, yet they are two separate beings with distinct roles (Mark 9:7).

We believe that the Holy Ghost testifies of God, the Father and of Jesus Christ, our Savior. We believe that the Holy ghost has a spirit body. In this way, the Spirit can enter our hearts and tell us of the truth of all things (Moroni 10:5).

We believe in the Godhead. We believe that they are three distinct beings. We believe that they share a common purpose, which is to bring all people back to live with them. We believe that our Heavenly Father has a perfect plan that through Jesus Christ's sacrifice, all of us can return to live with them. We believe that we can know that this is a true plan by the confirming witness of the Holy Ghost.

I invite you to pray to our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ. I promise that if you are sincere, the Holy Spirit will give you an answer to your prayer.