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I'm largely ignorant about the Mormon Church, I've generally admired the Mormon people I've known because they've always seemed to be good and decent people. But there's one thing I've been told lately about the Mormaon faith that leaves me cold, and that is that upon death, a righteous Mormon becomes a god-like figure, in fact a god, over another planet in the universe and that this is the genesis of God Almighty. Is this truly what Mormonism teaches?

Actually, it's not that straightforward. The concepts of eternal progression, (eternal) life, learning, families, service and righteousness during the Millenium (at which time all will be resurrected and Satan will be bound), work on the other side of the veil and the final Judgement Day no doubt will come into play, but more about this remains to be revealed through a prophet or may not be known until we "get there."

[[[BTW, please allow me to interject the following: We believe that all who live, have lived, and are yet to be born are spirit children (i.e., sons and daughters) of our Father in Heaven and that Jesus Christ likewise is a Son as well (and therefore our elder brother), albeit the Only Begotten Son of God. We also believe Satan also was a spirit child of God who ultimately rebelled, fell, and was cast out. That makes him, by definition only, a brother of us all and of Jesus Christ, but such reference to the Adversary is by no means an honorific title. He is as far from us and the Savior and the will of our Heavely father as one could be and certainly is infinitely below the Savior and even us in favor and closeness to God the Father.

The Church is constantly bashed by those who wish it ill or who do not understand this eternal familial relationship and claim it to be evidence that we kindly regard or even revere Satan. Nothing could be further from the truth. We revere Jesus Christ as the Only Begotten Son of God and, to my knowledge, are the only Christian faith that also recognizes the Savior as Jehovah, even the God of the Old Testament who in fact created the earth as a physical venue for our mortal schooling and testing.]]] It is important to note that, as we believe, our Heavenly Father always will be God the Father to all of His children and will never become subordinate and redundant.

We as Church members, as do many others, have as our primary goal and purpose in life is to live worthily in obedience to our Heavenly Fathers plan and His commandments. We also believe that a complete knowledge of all things that are as yet unrevealed are "not essential to our salvation."

We do believe that our salvation and exaltation are made possible by the Atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ and depends on our utilizing this great gift via righteous living, good works, appreciation, study of the Scriptures, worship, obedience, and repentance.

This very concept is humbling to me, and I am sure that I have demonstrated in this forum that I certainly am far less than perfect and must constantly repent (this includes recognition and sorrow for sins, confession before God and possibly Church leaders, abandonment of the sin in question, asking forgiveness of the Lord and the person(s) I have wronged, and restitution where appropriate and possible. When such restitution is not possible, one must depend on the Atonement to fill in the gap. That is the much of the beauty, wisdom, and the hope of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God.

Such, we believe, is our Heavenly Father's plan for us all, whether "Mormon" or not in this earthly life. A vital part of His Plan of Salvation is eternal progression, so you might say that we do not believe that one "is at rest" when he/she leaves this brief period of mortal probation! We believe that families are eternal (i.e., "forever") and that if we have live worthily we will be united forever with our forebearers, our posterity, and our beloved dead (friends and pets included, I hope).

Thanks for your honest question and lack of a contentious spirit. I hope that I have cleared up a few points for you and for others on this thread......

I'm largely ignorant about the Mormon Church...

Most people are: even Mormons!

Good Lord, I have trouble from getting day to day like the rest of us do you really think that knowledge is on all our minds.

If folks took the honest time they realize that is what will happen to all those who lived righteous lives who are the children of the Lord.

The Bible testifies to it.

One of the first steps is to Love One Another

John 13

31 ¶Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.