ale ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁Category : Cl ay ton - H amilton ▁Jazz ▁Orchestra ▁members <0x0A> </s> ▁Ex alt ation ▁is ▁a ▁belief ▁among ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ) ▁that ▁man kind ▁can ▁reach ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁salv ation , ▁to ▁et ern ally ▁live ▁in ▁God ' s ▁presence , ▁become ▁gods ▁themselves , ▁and ▁continue ▁as ▁families . ▁Ex alt ation ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁what ▁God ▁des ires ▁for ▁all ▁hum ank ind . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁teach es ▁that ▁through ▁ex alt ation ▁bel ie vers ▁may ▁become ▁joint - he irs ▁with ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁as ▁stated ▁in ▁Rom ans ▁ 8 : 1 2 ▁and ▁Re vel ation ▁ 2 1 : 7 . ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁ad her ents ▁is ▁to ▁st rive ▁for ▁pur ity ▁and ▁r igh te ous ness ▁and ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁with ▁Jesus ▁as ▁Jesus ▁is ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁Father ▁( G od ). ▁A ▁verse ▁in ▁the ▁canon ized ▁script ure , ▁Do ctrine ▁and ▁C oven ants , ▁states ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁ex alt ed ▁will ▁become ▁gods , ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁statement ▁from ▁the ▁church ' s ▁highest ▁gover ning ▁body ▁said ▁that ▁" All ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁sim il itude ▁of ▁the ▁universal ▁Father ▁and ▁Mother ▁... ▁[ and ▁are ] ▁capable , ▁by ▁experience ▁through ▁ages ▁and ▁a e ons , ▁of ▁evol ving