Fiona84,
I think it depends on how he was talking about it.
The fact is, our spirits are the literal offspring God; which means we are the same species as he is. This is not new and is taught as a fundamental doctrine of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. That fact alone - that we are children of God - makes us
gods in a sense already. Though we call the offspring of lions, cubs, it does not change the fact that they are lions.
That said, our scriptures do not teach us that we will become Gods in the sense that we will be worshiped. But they do explicitly teach that those who are obedient to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel will
gods and
goddesses. Speaking of those who enter and keep the new and everlasting covenant of marriage, which is the final ordinance that must be performed in mortality, our scriptures teach the following:
And again, verily I say unto you, 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, unto whom I have appointed this power and the keys of this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them—Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection; and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; and shall inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths—then shall it be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, that he shall commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to their exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever.
Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them. (D&C 132:19-20)
We learn this glory is given to them "
... to fulfill the promise which was given by my Father before the foundation of the world, and for their exaltation in the eternal worlds, that they may bear the souls of men; for herein is the work of my Father continued, that he may be glorified." (
D&C 132:63). So we will continue to worship God the Father and his Christ forevermore, and we will continue his work. Beyond that, we really don't have much info.
Sincerely,
Vanhin