Works have their place. Faith is what gets you there, works proves your faith. Paul wrote explicitly and plainly about the relationship between works and faith. One should strive for a sinless life ("I die daily"). That is works. But it doesn't save. Faith in Jesus alone saves. I abhor the beliefs of Mormons. I don't abhor Mormons though.
I abhor the beliefs of Mormons. I don’t abhor Mormons though.
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I abhor the fact that Mormons often lie or omit things about their beliefs to non-Members and potential converts in order to make people think they believe different things than they do. I abhor that I (and many others) joined the Mormon church under fraud and false pretenses. I left once I saw the truth and was told to lie to others to get them to convert.
I abhor that the leadership of the LDS church lies openly to its members.
And your description of the role of works isn’t the LDS view. Mormonism teaches that while all are ‘saved’ (resurrection only) by the ‘atonement’ (death of Christ), only Mormons are ‘saved’ (back to God, CK, and exaltation), by their own works and ‘grace’ (which is actually only a loan) is only ‘after all they can do’.