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Protestantism makes up a vast spectrum of persons, tendencies, and communities, and some of them are profoundly thoughtful and intellectually respectable, even if they have not the fullness of truth offered by the Catholic Church.

What part of your 'fullness' do we Prots lack to receive salvation?

I've tried to get Mormons to show the FULLNESS the BoM supposedly has; but they can't seem to answer it either...

What is this "fullness of the Faith" that non-Catholics often lack? To summarize: Sacred Tradition; as generally found here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3275781/posts?page=331#331

Although you did, as I presume, read this when I posted it to you two days ago, I will list the items for your convenience: The most important part of "Sacred Tradition" would be

the Bible, and most especially, the canon of the Bible.

We all depend on the canon of the Bible, and we all can thank God for providing that the Church, through Sacred Tradition, would preserve it through the centuries. It would have been lost, as the vast majority of ancient manuscripts of all sorts were lost, unless it were handed on (which is what "tradition" means: to hand on, tra - ducere.

) The other very important parts of Sacred Tradition would be

Apostolic Succession,
the basic forms of the Apostolic Hierarchy,
the Seven Sacraments,
the Sacred Liturgy, and
the teachings of the Magisterium which the contain and communicate the truths of faith and morals God intended to make known for mankind's salvation.

None of these things are hidden, secret or esoteric. Thy are all in writing; they are all in the lived customs, heritage and legacy of living communities of Faith which have been out there "for all to see" since the times of the Apostles.

Pretty much the whole Book of Mormon puts a person on the right path, however here's some essentials.

a. Jesus’ submission to the will of the Father (3 Nephi 27:13)
b. The Atonement (3 Nephi 27:14)
c. Resurrection (3 Nephi 27:14–15)
d. Judgment (3 Nephi 27:14–15)
e. Repentance (3 Nephi 27:16, 19–20)
f. Baptism (3 Nephi 27:16, 20)
g. Faith in Jesus Christ (3 Nephi 27:19)
h. The gift of the Holy Ghost (3 Nephi 27:20)
i. Enduring to the end (3 Nephi 27:16–17, 19)

Prophets, Apostles, priesthood authority...

When we join Christ's true Church it is recorded in heaven. When the books are opened at the judgement, our names have to be in that book in order to gain entry into the kingdom of God.