Men can become Gods

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If Mormon males are good enough in this life they can become gods themselves, and populate new worlds with their own offspring.
Mormons believe, as part of their core teaching, that, just as God the Father and Jesus are to this world, they can become like God and Jesus to the worlds they create.

Brigham Young taught, "In the resurrection, men who have been faithful and diligent in all things in the flesh ... and [are] worthy to be crowned Gods, even the sons of God, will be ordained to organize matter,"[20] that is, to be creators in their own right. Rather than just being able to produce physical children, now they can produce spirit children.

Orson Pratt wrote, "Who will be the subjects in the kingdom which they will rule...? Their own children, their own posterity will be the citizens of their kingdoms; in other words, the patriarchal order will prevail there to the endless ages of eternity, and the children of each patriarch will be his while eternal ages roll on."[21]

Mormons ignore Jesus' teaching concerning marriage in heaven: "At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven."[22]

[20] Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 15:137, August 24, 1872.

[21] Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, 15:319, January 19, 1873. Modern Mormon theologian Duane Crowther explains, "Gods rule over their own progeny, and there is no exaltation without the ability to bring forth spirit children.... Those who gain the celestial kingdom but do not fulfill these obligations are limited to the role of servants, ministering to their exalted brethren." (in Life Everlasting, p. 341)

[22] Matthew 22:30.