I am a child of God. You are a child of God.

As a Mormon or member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there are many truths that I accept but cannot comprehend. One of these is that I am a child of God. Every one of us is a child of God. Whether you're American, Indian, Chinese, black, white, Republican, Democrat, married, single, gay, the President of a nation, or the janitor at the high school, you are a child of God. We believe that we have always existed as intelligences, that our spirits were created by our Heavenly parents, and then our physical bodies were created by our parents on earth. In Genesis 1:27 we learn, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." And just as we grow to look and act like our parents whether we want to or not, we have the potential to become like God.
In Moses, a book in the Pearl of Great Price, a book of scripture translated by Joseph Smith, God tells Moses, "For behold, this is my work and my glory--to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man" (Moses 1:39). Because of the atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ, every one of us will be immortal. We will all be resurrected which means that our bodies and spirits will reunite after death. Eternal life is a life with God. That's the potential we have as children of God. In order to become like God, we have to follow the path or certain steps to grow to be like Him. These steps are called commandments and covenants. There are the basic commandments like Honor your father and mother and thou shalt not kill. We also have to follow ongoing revelation from God to His prophets that will help us at this time to become like God. An example would be the Word of Wisdom which is God's law of health. That was revealed in 1833 to Joseph Smith. Covenants are promises between God and ourselves that if we make and keep, will lead us to Him. We make covenants through ordinances such as baptism and marriage in the temple.
I may not be able to comprehend fully the truth that I am a child of God, but I know in my heart that I am. The moments when I know of my divine nature with a greater depth are when I kneel in prayer and pout out my heart and soul to God. Then when He answers me with sweet assurance or a softening of my heart or an undeniable answer, I know I am loved by a Father who is in Heaven.