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For Mormons they must go through Joseph Smith to gain entrance into heaven. I don't have time to search for all the references to this but it is common knowledge with most LDS members.

Your personal insight on this point are collaborated by many, many ex-lds statements that I have either heard or read over the past year(s), thank you for it. It is apparent why they have to hide this (as well as other things) from the general public's examination. The internet age has not been favorable to control the release of this (and other) information regarding mormonism. The strength of their testimony appears to wither in the face of projecting a popular image of mormonism.

It is apparent why they have to hide this (as well as other things) from the general public's examination.

Partly I think it is because there are a lot of mormons running around that have no idea about all the teachings of the church.
Then there are those mormons who will 'lie for the Lord' or maybe that should be 'Lie for Joseph Smith' because some doctrine is just too sacred for the common folk to understand and hence they shouldn't know about it.

I have actually seen posts with mormons arguing back and forth over some of the doctrine.