The nature of God

I always find this topic so fascinating as so many people have so many different ideas about what God is like. As I look at the Nicene Creed its evident that back in the day there was a lot of confusion about the nature of God. God is everywhere, God is nowhere, etc. It's evident there was great confusion about the relationship between God, Jesus Christ and the The Holy Ghost....

Well, through my study it has become evident once again to me of the sweet simplicty of the nature of God if we just read the scriptures and read modern day revelation. I'm not claming to understand all about the nature of God as is impossible, but I do think I have a better idea of what he's like and how he loves each one of us.

"Trinity" vs. "Godhead" Many times people call God, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Ghost, the trinity. My understanding of that means that it's one being, one entity, that takes on different forms. As a Mormon/Latter-day saint we have a different belief.

We call it the Godhead and it is made up of three seperate, distinct beings that work together as one, God the father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.

There are several places in the scriptures where this is made evident... The first is Christ's baptism.

In Matthew we read 3:16-17
"16And Jesus, when he was ^abaptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

It's obvious to me that there are 3 distinct players here. Christ, being baptized, The Holy Ghost descending upon Christ, and the voice of God the Father from heaven.

Furthermore, while Christ is in the garden of Gethsemane he prays to the Father. Why would Christ pray to himself if he was also the Father?

Perhaps my favorite example when Christ asks God in John 17:11 for his apostles to be one as He and the Father are one.

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

Surely Christ doesnt want his 12 apostles to somehow combine into one being, but he means for them to be one in purpose and unity and Christ and the Father are one in purpose and unity.

I know God Lives and that he is the Father of our Spirtis. I also know that Jesus Christ is his only begotten Son and that he came to earth to show us the way and to suffer death and overcome it so that one day we may do the same.