Excerpt QuestionSome of my non-LDS Christian friends have told meResponse Almost invariably when someone claims Mormons are polytheists, they are not seeking a clear explanation of Mormon thought on the nature of God, but are simply using a word with negative connotations in our religious culture as a club to intimidate or confuse others. Consider, for example, a conversation that Evangelical Christian author Richard Abanes, in his book Becoming Gods (pp. 107-8), claims to have had with a LDS bishop: Abanes: "Don't you believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?" Bishop: "We certainly do, and they are one God."...