Take one verse of the Bible out of context, wordsmith it, add additional “revelation” through the D&C claiming that the dead get a mulligan.
Next, play on the pride, emotions or possible guilt ridden conscience of family members who may be regretting treatment of a now dead family member. “You can save them from damnation!”
Then, start building pagan structures to encourage member participation in pagan ceremonies to supposedly “redeem” those who, according to the Bible, have already had their “chance”.
Oh, but the bonus is you get to tell the members that Pastors of other faiths are representatives of Lucifer while making the members take blood oaths, swearing to never reveal the “sacred” (but not secret!) ceremonies upon pain of death.
Finally, in direct defiance of the Bible, tell the members that they must spend countless hours toiling through their genealogy so that they can “baptize” their entire family line instead of doing what the Bible says.
Feh...count me out...oh, wait, I am out.
One big Praise the True Lord
Other Lds: The Exodus is still going on...you, too, can find deliverance from task-masters who
load you down with legalism;
"initiate" you with not-everything-up front revealed ritualism & occultism;
impose a system that caters primarily to the 10-15% elitist of all Mormons...
[Have you ever asked yourself why less than a million worldwide Mormons have temple recommends -- & use them? Could it be that the other 85-90% are extremely uncomfortable with the religious ritualism, the obsession upon the dead, the interrogation process with the all-overelevated bishop, the oaths, the secrecy of the whole thing?]
ALL: The Latin meaning of the word "occult" is "hidden."
Mormonism is occultic because what goes on in the temple -- is hidden to the initiate. It's "unveiled" degree by degree -- like Freemasonry.