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If you feel like I need to join the Church to go to heaven, I sure wish someone would tell me either way. No one seems to give me a straight answer where i'm from. if i knew that you had to be a member of the Church to go to heaven and you didn't know that, I would be the first to tell you. What kind of person would that make me if I didn't tell you what I truly thought it takes to go to heaven.

I guess you could say that I am green when it comes to knowledge of the Mormon Faith. I really don't know what you believe but i was told that I need to join the Church to go to heaven in a round about way. I'm just searching for knowledge of what you guys believe.

Do I have to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to go to heaven?

I believe if salvation was an event then Jesus would say he was the place. But since He an I know that it is a process - it is called "The Way". Not by me but by G-d. It is not a question of worthyness but a question of preparation. Only the 5 (half that waited for the event)were prepared will enter with Christ. If you are through with your preparations I will not argue your choice - but mine is to continue to prepare. The Traveler I'm not familiar with where you got what you just said. is that our of the book of mormon. I'm not being smart but i really don't know. If so, could you please explain Do I have to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to go to heaven?

Okay so if I were to look at my future...why would I strive to live God's commandments and live my life the best I can...if I am already guilty of all commandments and can never possibly reach God's standards. Heavenly Father is not expecting us to be perfect. He knows we aren't. But we strive to do the best we can to live those commandments. We are human we are not God. That is what repentence is for. If I didn't know I have that wonderful thing there would be nothing to work towards at all. You are making it sound as if all of us are lost and there is no hope. I am sorry if I have offended you and mislead you in anyway. I do believe that God required perfection in our lifes but we fall short everyday. that is why we have the Savior. My point was that no one can keep the commandments and all deserve hell if we look at works but Jesus did away with this. Now, we are save by grace alone. Answer me this, what does it take to get to heaven, not store up riches?

If we don't fully understand our sin, what it is, and how destructive it is, how can we really be sure what we are being saved from. I believe that you are saved by grace alon, not works. If someone tells me that they are going to go to heaven through grace and works, meaning keeping God's commandments, shouldn't they fully understand God's requirements for keeping those commandments?

I am a sinner, saved by Grace, and my works show the true conversion of my heart. Read what Paul said about it in Romans 7. I agree with you totaly.

You have never looked at another Human being with lust in you heart? Jesus said that it is said of old do not commit adultry but i say to you any man who looks at a woman with lust in his heart has already commited adultry of the heart. We are guilty of all commandments. God's standards are much higher than ours.

I apologize for asking you that question but I wanted to know where you were coming from. I like Yediyd feel it is both. We have the privilege of salvation through the atonement of Christ. However our acts, our faith, our service to others, our willingness to obey the Commandments of our Heavenly Father will bring us salvation. I feel that people are sent to Hell because of sin. Sin is Transgression of the Law( Ten Commandments) 1 john 3:4. How can we keep his commandments if everyone of us has broken them all? We have all lied, stolen, commited adultry, and the Bible says that all liars with have their part in the lake of fire and no thief or adulterer will ever enter the kingdom of heaven. If he were to judge you on just those three commandments, would you be innocent or guilty?

Event. I believe that you will be able to tell who is saved by the "FRUIT ON THEIR BRANCHES". How about you?

Do you feel salvation is an event or a process?

Jesus said, I am THE way, THE truth, and THE light and no one comes to the father except by me. He didn't say i am A way or A truth. He is THE way the THE only way to get to heaven. This speaks to me saying that salvation through Jesus Christ is the only way into heaven. BY grace, not works.

I recently approached two very nice Mormons in a park in Tupelo MS. I had some questions for them because I wanted to better understand what the differences were in what I thought it took to get to heaven and what they believed it takes to get to heaven. I wish someone could explain to me what the spiritual prison was about and also explain to me what it takes to get to heaven. Thank you for your responses.