Our Divine Potential
"Latter-day Saints see all people as children of God in a full and complete sense; they consider every person divine in origin, nature, and potential." (from Becoming Like God at lds.org essay).

I am a child of God. This is a simple fact that I have heard all of my life. The repetition of it sometimes makes me forget the meaning behind the words. We are literally God's children, which is why he cares about us, why he is there with us in every trial and why he takes an interest in what happens on our planet and in our lives. Every commandment or piece of advice he gives us, he gives because he loves us and wants us to reach our divine potential. He knows that we have the capacity to become as He is and is guiding each of us gently on the path that will lead us to our greatest potential and greatest happiness. Our duty is to accept and seek for his guidance and to fight to improve our weaknesses rather than just accept them. If I accept that I am God's child, then I will go through whatever refining fire is necessary to be able to become more like Him, one little step at a time, day by day. Over the course of many years, those tiny steps each day sure will add up.