From Rachel Woods,
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"We believe in God, the Eternal Father..." (Article of Faith 1)

What We Believe About God:

1. He is Our Heavenly Father
   "Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?" (Hebrews 12:9)
   • Before we were born on earth we lived with him as spirits.
   • He is the father of our spirits and we are his children.
   • Our bodies were created in his image.
   
   
2. He is a Member of the Godhead
   (See D&C 130:22-23)
   • There are three separate beings that make up the Godhead: God (our Heavenly Father), Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost
   • The members of the Godhead are ONE in purpose
   
   
3. He Has a Body of Flesh and Bones
   "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s..." (D&C 130:22)
   • He has an eternal, perfect, physical body of flesh and bones.
   • He does not have blood like mankind.
   
   
4. He is Perfect and He Loves Us
   "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." (Matthew 5:48)
   • He is a perfect being and we have been commanded to become like him.
   • He loves everyone of us.
   
   
5. He Created All Things
   "God, who created all things by Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 3:9)
   • Through Jesus Christ, he created all things.
   • He is the ruler of the universe and all things in it.
   
   
6. He is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent
   "Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite." (Psalms 147:5)
   • He is all powerful.
   • He knows all things, past, present and future.
   • Through the power of his Spirit he can be everywhere.
   
   
7. A Person Can See God
   "But now mine own eyes have beheld God; but not my natural, but my spiritual eyes, for my natural eyes could not have beheld; for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me; and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him." (Moses 1:11)
   • A person without sin can see God.
   • To see God a person must be transfigured: changed by the Spirit to a state of glory.
   
   
8. Other Names Of God:
   • Elohim/Eloheim
   • Creator
   • Supreme Governor
   • Supreme Being
   • Father of Mankind

I know that God is our Eternal, Heavenly Father. I know he loves us and that he sent his son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins if we choose to follow him and repent. I know that the above aspects about God are true and share them with you in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.