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I’m hoping you or someone else who seems to know a bit about the LDS church can answer my question, which is (in three parts): Do Mormons consider Catholics Christians? How about Protestants? Can non-Mormons go to Heaven? Thanks for any answers.

First, you have to ask "Do Mormons consider THEMSELVES to be Christians?" For many years, they wanted NOTHING to do with Christians and insisted they weren't Christians. Now, they want to be considered "mainstream" Christianity.

In answers to the questions you did ask, I would say that if you asked most Mormons "Do you consider Catholics, Protestants to be Christians?", they would say "yes".

As for non-Mormons going to heaven, that's "yes" and "no". Mormons actually believe in 3 heavens, with only faithful Mormons obtaining the highest heaven, in which they believe they'll become "gods" like their "Heavenly Father". Well, at least the men will become gods. The women will stay in the background and spit out spiritual children from their physical bodies. How does a physical body give "birth" to a spirit?

Anyway, "good" non-Mormons will get one of the lower heavens, but are merely "ministering servants" for those in the upper heaven. For a Mormon, anything less than the highest heaven is failure.

First, you have to ask “Do Mormons consider THEMSELVES to be Christians?” For many years, they wanted NOTHING to do with Christians and insisted they weren’t Christians. Now, they want to be considered “mainstream” Christianity.

Ridiculous. Mormons have always considered themselves Christian. Mormons want nothing to do with people who lie about them. They get along fine with the others.