After you are resurrected by Christ, what is it that will get you to heaven?

Anonymous from Sandy, 6/10/2009

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Hi friend. Eventually, all will pass through the final judgment (see, for example, Hebrews 9:27). Jesus Christ will evaluate whether or not we have fully accepted Him. He'll take into account our life's circumstances. He'll take into consideration how we grew spiritually while here on Earth and in the period following death but preceding the final judgment.

Accepting Christ is much more than just verbal accession or feeling His divine love in our hearts. Accepting Jesus also means making a good-faith effort, however inadequate, to do His will and to follow His commandments. Christ will take that into account that as well. Jesus will then determine which “celestial mansion,” to borrow from Biblical language (John 14:2), will best suit our circumstances. Hope this answer helps.

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Our third article of faith states: “We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.” Because Jesus died for our sins we all have the *opportunity* to return to him and to Heavenly Father *if* we accept him into our lives. However, because we have agency, it is up to us to make that choice and to live by it. The atonement is commonly called 'grace'; the acceptance of Christ into our lives is commonly called 'works'. Heavenly Father wants us to return to Him - that is why the only condition that he has placed on this return is that we accept Jesus as our Saviour. Following Jesus means living a Christ-like life, which includes following the commandments, bettering ourselves, loving and serving everyone. One cannot truly accept the grace of God without acting in a Christ-like manner, nor will being a good person who denies Christ return a person to their presence. If it were any other way, then Christ's sacrifice would be in vain, as without the element of agency the end result is the same as Satan's original plan wherein he guaranteed Heavenly Father that he would make everyone return. This was contrary to God's plan, which is why Jesus' sacrificial option was accepted.
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