Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, gave seven Lectures on Faith which were part of LDS scripture in the Doctrine & Covenants from 1835 until 1920. In his fifth Lecture Smith said that God the Father was a "personage of spirit, glory and power." He also said that "the Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, [is] a personage of tabernacle… and is called the Son because of the flesh." He clearly taught that God the Father was a personage of spirit different from the Son who had a body of flesh. But on April 2, 1843 Joseph Smith declared that God "the Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s" (Doctrine & Covenants [D & C], Sec. 130:22). Both of Smith’s teachings about God were in the same book of LDS scripture!

One reason for removing Smith’s Lectures on Faith from the Doctrine & Covenants in 1920 was because of the confusion they caused. Smith was obviously in the process of changing his view of God when he wrote D. & C. 130:22 because it was a year later that he gave his "King Follett Discourse" in which he said "God the Father was once a man like us and is a resurrected, glorified man now."

Mormons believe that the President of their Church is a living Prophet who speaks for God now. Mormon scripture says this about their Prophet: "Wherefore, meaning the (LDS) church, thou shalt give heed unto all his words and commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all holiness before me; For his word ye shall receive as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith" (Doctrine & Covenants, Sec. 21:4-5). While this was written about Joseph Smith, LDS leaders apply it to all Mormon Prophets.

Teachings of the Living Prophets is a manual for Mormon Seminary and Institutes of Religion students which is published by the LDS Church and copyrighted by the LDS President. On page 17 it says,

The Articles of Faith just mentioned is in the Pearl of Great Price and is Mormon scripture too. So, Mormons have five scriptural sources from which they can receive God’s message: their four books of written scripture plus the teachings of their living Prophets.

Mormons believe that God is a resurrected, glorified man because all 15 LDS Prophets have taught that doctrine! Many people in other faiths think that if something isn’t in one of the four books of LDS scripture, it isn’t official Mormon doctrine, but that isn’t true. Whatever the LDS Prophet says has the same influence on devout Mormons as their written scripture. That is why Joseph Smith’s King Follett Discourse, which is not in any of the four LDS books of scripture, has become the basis of the current Mormon teaching about God. Once a doctrine has been taught by an LDS Prophet, other LDS leaders expound about the details of that doctrine.

Achieving a Celestial Marriage is the title of a current student manual published by the LDS Church for their Seminaries and Institutes of Religion with a copyright by the LDS Prophet. On page 132 it says,

On page 84 of the same book McConkie said, "By the ordained procreative process our exalted and immortal Father begat his spirit progeny in pre-existence. ‘All men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and Mother and are literally the sons and daughters of Deity.’"

Mormonism also says that when Jesus was born physically here on earth, "He came into the world as the Son of a mortal mother and an Immortal Father" (ibid. p. 85). McConkie further explained on page 742 of the same book,

McConkie also said, "Christ was begotten by an immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers" (ibid. p. 547). And on page 471 McConkie said that Jesus’ mother, Mary "was one of the noblest and greatest of all the spirit offspring of the Father" (in the pre-mortal world). Then he said that here on earth Mary "gave birth to a Son whose Father was the Almighty God." Notice that he said that Mary’s Father in the pre-mortal world (who is a resurrected, glorified, Holy Man) was also the Father of her Son (Jesus) in this mortal world. Is it any wonder that Bible believing Christians say that the Jesus of Mormonism is not the Jesus of the Bible?