James E. Talmage
"Scriptures that refer to God in any way as the Father of the heavens and the earth are to be understood as signifying that God is the Maker, the Organizer, the Creator of the heavens and the earth.
"With this meaning, as the context shows in every case, Jehovah who is Jesus Christ the Son of Elohim, is called 'the Father,' and even 'the very eternal Father of heaven and of earth' (see passages before cited, and also Mosiah 16:15). With analogous meaning Jesus Christ is called 'The Everlasting Father' (Isaiah 9:6; compare 2 Nephi 19:6). The descriptive titles 'Everlasting' and 'Eternal' in the foregoing texts are synonymous.
"That Jesus Christ, whom we also know as Jehovah, was the executive of the Father, Elohim, in the work of creation is set forth in the book Jesus the Christ, chapter 4. Jesus Christ, being the Creator, is consistently called the Father of heaven and earth in the sense explained above; and since His creations are of eternal quality He is very properly called the Eternal Father of heaven and earth." (Articles of Faith, p. 467)
Neal A. Maxwell
"Jesus is even described as the Father, because he is the Father-Creator of this and other worlds. Furthermore, he is the Father of all who are born again spiritually. When we take upon ourselves his name and covenant to keep his commandments, we then become his sons and daughters, 'the children of Christ.' Additionally, since he and the Father are one in attributes and in purpose, Jesus acts for the Father through divine investiture, sometimes speaking as the Father." (Mosiah, Salvation Only Through Christ, ed. By Nyman and Tate, pp. 5-6 as taken from Latter-day Commentary on the Book of Mormon compiled by K. Douglas Bassett, p. 62)