In his first book, Exploring Mormon Thought, The Attributes of God, Blake Ostler discusses how the Bible and philosophy strongly suggest that Father and Son are physically separate beings. He spends quite a few pages explaining the one-ness of the Godhead. Many members use "one in purpose", as that is what Elder Bruce R. McConkie often used.
Ostler explains it as a very intense unity in the Godhead. They are bound by a perfect love, wherein they seek to remain in a perfect loving relationship with each other. It would seem that the whole is bigger and better than the sum of the parts in this instance.
As we seek to become one with God, we also are offered such a loving and intimate relationship with the Godhead. John 17 becomes understandable, when Jesus intercedes for his disciples, praying that they may be one with each other and with him, as Jesus is one with the Father.
Paul told us, "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil 3:14). And LDS doctrine teaches us that God's "work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man" (Moses 1:39). This tells me that God's work is not only important to us, but necessary to HIM as well. It is HIS glory that we are talking about. When His children are exalted and become as He is, receiving the "high calling of God", He receives greater glory. His dominions are expanded as He has family members exalted that can share in that great and intimate One-ness that he now shares with Jesus and the Holy Ghost.
While I appreciate the ideas on the Trinity that are shared with us, to me they pale in comparison to the promises revealed to us in modern times of the relationship we can have with God in the next life. While many look forward to playing harps and singing praises all day long to God (and there's nothing wrong or bad with that view, as LDS consider it an honorable Terrestrial heaven experience), I look forward with hope to the greater glory of being One with the Godhead, and sharing in that intense and amazing love and relationship with them.
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