"...In addition there are higher ordinances, performed in the temples. These include washings, anointings, the endowment, and the sealing ordinance, spoken of generally as temple marriage."
"How important are the ordinances to us as members of the Church?"
"Can you be happy, can you be redeemed, can you be exalted without them? Answer: They are more than advisable or desirable, or even than necessary. More even than essential or vital. They are crucial to each of us."
"The Prophet Joseph Smith said he was frequently asked the question:"
"“Can we not be saved without going through with all those ordinances, etc.?” I would answer, No, not the fullness of salvation. Jesus said, “There are many mansions in my Father’s house, and I will go and prepare a place for you.” House here named should have been translated kingdom; and any person who is exalted to the highest mansion has to abide a celestial law, and the whole law too."
"(History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ed. B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. [Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1949], 6:184.)"
Source: Lds.org: Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple, (2002), 1–37
So, exaltation to the Mormon is living in the "highest mansion" -- living in the presence of Heavenly Father...those who live a one-degree lower heavenly realm, says the Mormon Doctrine & Covenants (76), can live with Jesus but can't abide "the fulness" of Heavenly Father.
And to do so, says Joseph Smith, "ANY person who is exalted to the highest mansion HAS to abide a celestial LAW, AND THE WHOLE LAW, TOO."
So, not only is living with the Mormon god(s) a theology of self-works-righteousness, which includes the so-called "crucial...higher ordinances..." which includes Mormon temple marriage...but since Smith says obedience to the "whole law" is necessary, a reminder from the book of James is in order:
Are you sure you want to keep trusting in yourself being able to obey the Mormon laws, obligations, covenants, rituals and legalistic entanglements perfectly?
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