Will we still worship and pray to God in the afterlife?

[brothermason]

I have a question. When we are Gods and Goddesses in the afterlife and rule over our own posterity will we still pray to and worship our God?

 

I have a feeling that the answer is yes, but I wonder then if our children who reside on the worlds we create will worship us or our Heavenly Father (their grandfather)?

Edited October 18, 2015 by brothermason

[Guest]

Definitions

 

Worship: reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage.  YUP.

 

Prayer: The act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other (Bible dictionary: Prayer).  YUP.

[Just_A_Guy]

I think we will still love, honor, and reverence our heavenly parents as well as their own predecessors, to the extent that we come to know them.

 

And I daresay that if we attain exaltation then our progeny will love, honor, and reverence us as well as our predecessors, to the extent that our progeny becomes acquainted with our predecessors.

 

But I don't think we know, or can know, the particulars of how that love, honor, and reverence is going to be expressed.  Speaking for myself, the idea of being "worshiped" (in the everyday sense of the word) by anyone, makes me extremely uncomfortable.

Edited October 18, 2015 by Just_A_Guy

[The Folk Prophet]

the idea of being "worshiped" (in the everyday sense of the word) by anyone, makes me extremely uncomfortable.

 

...which has no meaning whatsoever as to the reality of the eternities... ...but....

 

Are you not worshiped by your children?

 

I certainly understand the sentiment of being uncomfortable at the idea of it. I had a guy after church come up to me today and tell me how spot on a comment I made was. Even this made me uncomfortable. But having a child, particularly my own, view me in a hero sense or have emotions and thoughts concerning me that are akin to worship doesn't bother me in the slightest. In fact, if my child didn't feel that way about me I'd be concerned and sad and feel like I needed to work on my fathering skills.

 

What's the difference? Well...small children are so much lower than me on the scale of intelligence and understanding that I expect the ones who love me dearly to have such sentiment. If we step back and view our insignificance compared to the Lord in intelligence and understanding, does not our worship of him equate? If we then consider the relative state of our hoped-for exalted lives as compared to the state of our progeny, it strikes me that from a logical perspective, there's nothing uncomfortable about it whatsoever.

Edited October 19, 2015 by The Folk Prophet

[Still_Small_Voice]

Here is a scripture that addresses this subject:

 

7 And it came to pass that he [Lehi] returned to his own house at Jerusalem; and he cast himself upon his bed, being overcome with the Spirit and the things which he had seen.  

 

8 And being thus overcome with the Spirit, he was carried away in a vision, even that he saw the heavens open, and he thought he saw God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels in the attitude of singing and praising their God. (I Nephi Chapter 1)

[Traveler]

I have a question. When we are Gods and Goddesses in the afterlife and rule over our own posterity will we still pray to and worship our God?

 

I have a feeling that the answer is yes, but I wonder then if our children who reside on the worlds we create will worship us or our Heavenly Father (their grandfather)?

 

Yes we will - if we, through our agency choose to do so.

[Clem]

Isaiah 43:10

Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me

 

Isaiah 44:6

Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

 

Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

 

2 Corinthians 11:14

13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.

 

God Bless! :)

[AnnieCarvalho]

I don't know, but if we still have free agency, I imagine we will.

He is, after all, our Father.

And once we are grown, we continue to love and honor our earthly parents, so why not our Heavenly Father?

 

I'm hoping I won't have to "pray" but can just sit down and talk face to face...

[Blackmarch]

I have a question. When we are Gods and Goddesses in the afterlife and rule over our own posterity will we still pray to and worship our God?

 

I have a feeling that the answer is yes, but I wonder then if our children who reside on the worlds we create will worship us or our Heavenly Father (their grandfather)?

I have not seen anything to indicate that we would stop worshipping God.

[LeSellers]

Isaiah 43:10

Isaiah 44:6

Isaiah 45:5

2 Corinthians 11:14

God Bless!

What, prithee, does any of this have to do with the topic at hand?

If you have a point, you should make it.

Lehi

[Guest]

We're not allowed to use the "T" word here.  But this individual apparently came to drop an anti-Mormon sentiment to rile us up and then leave. We just chose to ignore him.  And that is often the best course of action.

[Clem]

What, prithee, does any of this have to do with the topic at hand?

If you have a point, you should make it.

Lehi

 

 

My point has already been made.   The original questions was "When we are Gods and Goddesses in the afterlife and rule over our own posterity will we still pray to and worship our God?"  Therefore I believe my response is a direct answer to the original question.  My answer states that you will not be a God.  No man will.  Based on the teachings of God himself, there is only one.  There has only been one.  Have great day and God Bless all of you!   

[Clem]

We're not allowed to use the "T" word here.  But this individual apparently came to drop an anti-Mormon sentiment to rile us up and then leave. We just chose to ignore him.  And that is often the best course of action.

 

In no way was I trying to "rile" anyone up.  Nor was I trying to drop and "Anti-Mormon" sentiment then leave.  My comment was copied directly from the Bible.  I have not left, and I will discuss my religion all day.  It's my favorite topic.  I was merely giving my opinion in an open conversation.  I have moved to a predominantly Mormon area and have been reading posts and answer to better understand my surroundings.  However I just thought I would try and put my thoughts in the mix.  That is with in my rights is it not?  I even ended my post with a "God Bless" Just trying to be Christian like that's all.  And again, God Bless!