Mormons believe in Jesus Christ as the literal Son of God and Messiah, his crucifixion as a conclusion of a sin offering, and subsequent resurrection. They believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World and that He created the universe by instruction of the Father. Mormons believe that God the Father and Jesus Christ are two distinct beings, and that the Father and Jesus have perfected, glorified, physical bodies. They also believe that through His Atonement, Jesus Christ suffered beyond description in Gethsemane and on the cross for the sins of all mankind, so that He could aid us perfectly in all our afflictions. However, Latter-day Saints (LDS) reject the ecumenical creeds and the definition of the Trinity. Mormons believe that the Book of Mormon, which they hold to be divine scripture and equal in authority to the Bible, restores many lost truths.