we do believe that we can become gods through the teachings and ordinances of the Gospel. Before we were spiritually born we were intelligence in the unorganized universe. we awaited to added upon to the organized universe. when we were added upon by our God we went through classes and we chose what life form we wanted to be. Some left the classes after two or three sessions because they were satisfied the amount of knowledge they gained. so lets say you saw a bird that bird before it was a bird was an intelligence chose to be a bird. So you chose to become a human the highest life form you can become. all of mankind as the opportunity to become exalted if they follow the teachings of Gospel faithfully through this life. feel free to ask more questions!