It has been my experience on LDS mb’s that most do; however, certainly not all; for instance, LDS philosopher/theologian Blake Ostler does not. His following essay is a must read (IMHO):Does God the Father have a Father?>>
I’ve read his essay before. Back when I was an active Mormon, trying to justify Mormon understanding of the Godhead, I wrote something very similar. And then President Hinckley came out with his statement in answer to this question, “I don’t know that we teach that.” Unfortunately, instead of expanding on his statement, he went to the next General Conference and claimed he had been misquoted (even though the reporter had it on tape). It sounds to me like most Mormons believe it, but justify “lying for the Lord” when asked to explain it. They don’t want to admit it to people until the people learning about Mormonism are already baptized.Does God the Father have a Father?>>
If You Could Hie to KOLOB
Lyrics by William W. Phelps
If you could hie to Kolob in the twinkling of an eye,
And then continue onward with the speed of light to fly**,
D’ye think that you could ever, through all eternity,
Find out the generation where Gods began to be?
Or see the grand beginning, where space did not extend?
Or view the last creation where Gods and matter end?
Methinks the Spirit whispers, “No man has found ‘pure space’,”
Nor seen the outside curtains, where nothing has a place.
The works of God continue, and worlds and lives abound;
Improvement and progression have one eternal round.
There is no end to matter; there is no end to space;
There is no end to spirit; there is no end to race.
** Revision 6-8-2002
Ostler does not even remotely understand the classical Christian concept of the trinity.Does God the Father have a Father?>>