Rescued One
...yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me
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It's the other way around: "Jehovah said unto my Lord." So, here Jehovah is God the Father. In other passages, Jehovah is God the Son.
Are the elohim mentioned in Psalm 82 pre-mortal spirits or post-mortal spirits?
Both pre--mortal and mortal spirits would be "gods in embryo." They will not be fully gods until they earn their exaltations after the resurrection of the just.
Doctrine and Covenants 132:20. “Then shall they be gods, because they have no end”
All human beings are children of Heavenly Parents and have within them the potential to become like God. The Bible contains several passages that refer to the potential of God’s children to become like Him (see Genesis 1:26–27; 3:22; Psalm 82:6; Matthew 5:48; John 10:33–34; Acts 17:29; Romans 8:16–17; 2 Peter 1:4; Revelation 3:21).
Through a series of revelations, the Prophet Joseph Smith learned that those who receive exaltation “are gods, even the sons of God” (D&C 76:58), will “be made equal with [the Lamb of God]” (see D&C 88:106–7), and will “receive of [the Father’s] fulness” (D&C 93:20). The revelation that the Prophet dictated on July 12, 1843, explained that eternal marriage is necessary in order to obtain exaltation and godhood. The Lord taught, “If a man marry a wife by my word, which is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is sealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise, by him who is anointed, … then shall they be gods” (D&C 132:19–20).
In an April 1844 Church conference, “Joseph Smith spoke about the nature of God and the future of humankind to the Saints. … He used the occasion in part to reflect upon the death of a Church member named King Follett, who had died unexpectedly a month earlier,” and then taught that God established laws whereby His children could have the opportunity to advance like He has and to be exalted with Him (“Becoming Like God,” topics.lds.org; see also Joseph Smith, Discourse, Nauvoo, Illinois, Apr. 7 1844; in Times and Seasons, Aug. 15, 1844, pages 612–17, josephsmithpapers.org). It is only through the Atonement of Jesus Christ and by keeping God’s laws, including entering into and keeping the new and everlasting covenant of marriage, that a person can attain exaltation.
Chapter 51: Doctrine and Covenants 131; 132:1–33
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