Whom Do We Worship?

As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we believe that God, the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three distinct personages. We call them the members of the Godhead. We revere all three but save true worship for God the Father. The amount of respect, awe, and appreciation that we give to the Savior may be termed to be worship, but as Bruce R. McConkie (a past leader of our church) taught, "worship in the true and saving sense is reserved for God the First, the Creator" (1982). We worship God in our temples, our churches, and our homes.
There are those who erroneously believe that we also worship Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith restored Christ's church and reorganized it in these latter days. We believe that he spoke with God the Father and Jesus Christ and was directed in how to organize this church. We honor him, revere him and are eternally grateful to him but we do not worship him.