Akiameko
evilweevil
I have a couple questions ... I've heard/learned that Mormons believe that after someone dies, they can still be baptized into the Mormon church. If this isn't true, then disregard the next part of this post.
As far as I know (again, this might not be true.) Mormons believe anyone who isn't Mormon goes to Hell. Does this mean that if a non-Mormon dies and goes to Hell, there's a chance that out of nowhere, they'll be lifted out of Hell and plopped into Heaven, because one of their ancestors or somethign had them baptized?
Yes, we do perform baptisms for the dead. No, we do not just perform the baptisms and plop them out of hell. First of all, we believe not in heaven and hell, but in three kingdoms; Celestial Kingdom, Terrestial Kindom, Telestial Kingdom. And also within each kingdom there are three more degrees. When we perform a baptism for a deciesed relative, it is only making the choice available to them to move up a degree within the kingdom. ((You can only move up in degrees within your kingdom, with the exeption of the Clelestial Kingdom, the top one, where once you're in the kingdom you can't move any degrees at all)) They don't have to accept the ordinance if they don't want to, they will just recieve blessings if they do. ((BTW you will have the same attitude about religion in the afterlife that you did in life)) So, no, we don't just plop them into heaven.
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That makes a lot more sense, thank you. :3
What's this about kingdoms, then? Who goes to waht kingdom and how is this division decided?
By saying we will "have the same attitude," do you mean that a Buddhist will still be Buddhist? Do you believe that, keeping with the Buddhist example, a Buddhist will see the afterlife as they believe it to be, or is it straightforward just these kingdoms?