Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believe that God(s) is/are omnipresent?
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe God
created all things and is the ruler of the universe, being omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent (through His Spirit),...
this is because (from earlier in link)
From latter-day revelation we learn that the Father and the Son have tangible bodies of flesh and bone and that the Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit without flesh and bone (D&C 130:22–23).
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The term "Omnipresent" is not found in the canonical scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The following statements have been made by other sources:
The Church's Gospel Principles manual states (emphasis mine):
The Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead. He is a personage of Spirit. He can be in only one place at a time, but His influence can be everywhere at the same time.
From Joseph F. Smith (6th president of the Church, nephew of Joseph Smith):
The Holy Ghost as a personage of Spirit can no more be omnipresent in person than can the Father or the Son, but by his intelligence, his knowledge, his power and influence, over and through the laws of nature, he is and can be omnipresent throughout all the works of God (Gospel Doctrine p. 61).
The Church's Guide to the Study of the Scriptures describes Omnipresent as:
God’s ability to be present everywhere through His spirit
Related Teachings
The Godhead
The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us (Doctrine & Covenants 130:22)
The Light of Christ
The light of Christ is distinct from the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is a Personage; light is not. The light of Christ was described by apostle Marion G. Romney as:
the light which enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world (source)
The following are excerpts from Doctrine & Covenants 88, speaking of Christ:
6 He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;
7 Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ...
12 Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space—
13 The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things...
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Conclusion
If we adopt Wikipedia's more broad definition of Omnipresence:
Omnipresence means minimally that there is no place to which God’s knowledge and power do not extend
I do not see any conflict with the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But if Omnipresent means one is physically present everywhere at once, The Church of Jesus Christ does not hold this view.
God is not physically everywhere at once, but His influence is.
Disclaimer: these thoughts are the product of my own study and do not constitute official statements by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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