Gospel Principles describes how our heavenly parents want us to become like them.
Gospel Principles (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978, 1997), 13
Our Heavenly Parents Desired to Share Their Joy with Us Our heavenly parents provided us with a celestial home more glorious and beautiful than any place on earth. Yet they knew we could not progress beyond a certain point unless we left them for a time. They wanted us to develop the godlike qualities that they have.