:Joseph Smith declared, "I will preach on the plurality of Gods. I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods" (''Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith'', p. 370)<ref>''Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith'', 1977, Desert Book Co ISBN 978-0877476269</ref>. | :Joseph Smith declared, "I will preach on the plurality of Gods. I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods" (''Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith'', p. 370)<ref>''Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith'', 1977, Desert Book Co ISBN 978-0877476269</ref>. |