Narrative Approaches to Understanding the Trinity/Godhead Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s October 2007General Conference talk sparked renewed interest in constructive approaches to understanding the Trinity/Godhead embedded in a Mormon-Christian dialogue. Elder Holland affirmed LDS people believe Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ‘are one in every significant and eternal aspect imaginable except believing Them to be three persons combined in one substance.’ In discussion with Elder Holland’s concern, this presentation argues for a narrative approach to understanding Trinitarian relationships that does not rely upon Aristotle’s notion of substance to establish the unity of three divine persons.

James L. Wakefield, John Walsh