darth_ender said:

moviefreakedmind said:

how do Mormons believe you get to heaven?

In greater detail, but still briefer than would be just, we believe that all men fall short of the glory of God. As sinners, we do not deserve to enter the perfection of heaven. But through Jesus Christ, we can be forgiven of our sins. We must accept him and his atonement, acknowledging that we cannot make it on our own. But while this may sound very much like Protestant doctrine, we do differ in this particular: we do believe good works are necessary. Protestants have called us non-Christian for this, but we believe that we accept Christ's grace through faith on our part, and that faith and good works are tied together. If someone does not exercise good works, they are not exercising enough faith to truly accept Christ. Thus, a believer may have accepted Christ and lived a good life, only later to turn against what he knew to be true and live a lifestyle of sin, inconsistent with God's commandments, and lose the salvation he had before already secured. But it must be remembered at all times, at no point does anyone deserve or earn his or her salvation. It is the gift of God through our relationship through Christ, and if we are sincere in our desire to maintain that relationship, we must live a good life.

Thanks for the response.