Inclusivity of the Church of Jesus Christ

LDS believe that Jesus is Lord (God/Son of God/Jehovah/YHWY/Christ/Personal Savior/Messiah); and that He was resurrected, that you are Christian and will be saved (Romans 10:9). But eventually, every knee will bow and tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ (Phil 2:10-11, Romans 14:11). So, LDS are somewhat unique in that we believe nearly everyone will eventually confess Christ and go to heaven (except Satan and followers = sons of perdition). While most everyone will go to heaven, not everyone will receive the same rewards in heaven (Matt 6:20, 1 Cor 15:40, John 14:2, Mark 4:20) depending on how much fruit is produced through them. Clean living makes fertile soil. Receiving the highest reward in heaven requires but is not limited to being eternally married. Man cannot receive the highest rewards in heaven without a woman and women cannot receive the highest reward in heaven without a man (1 Cor 11:11). Most everyone believes and hopes for family relationships to continue in the next life. However, all Churches and governments marry people "for as long as you both shall live". LDS are "sealed" together in marriage "for time and eternity" in the LDS temples. 

LDS do believe in a potential purgatory or spirit prison after death. But its not literal fire and brimstone. Spirit Prison can be considered a "Hell", but death and hell to LDS represents separation from the love and presence of God and separation from the love of and presence of family, as well as separation from our physical bodies. Death/Hell = separation. But eventually, most all people will eventually confess that Jesus is the Christ and the prisoners will be freed from prison (Psalm 16:10, Acts 2:27, Isa 51:14, Isa 61:1, Luke 4:18). There will be a final judgement and resurrection of the just and unjust (Acts 24:15, Dan 12:2, Rev 20:12-13). All people, good and bad, who have ever lived will be resurrected and redeemed. 

LDS do not believe we are superior. In fact, LDS consider anyone Christian or followers of Christ if they follow the Golden Rule and love one another and put the good of others before themselves (John 13:35, Genesis 15:6, Rom 4:3, Matt 22:36-40) . Good people who do good to others and are kind, who may call themselves by another name (muslim, agnostic, buddist, hindu, etc), just do not yet know that name (Jesus Christ) by which they will one day be called. 

In the Old Testament there was 12 tribes of Israel. But only one tribe (Levi) of the 12 tribes was assigned and obligated to serve as priests in the Tabernacle and Temple in Jerusalem. This service didn't make the tribe of Levi better than the other 11 tribes. Levites were obligated to a higher level of service and strictness. Levites were not permitted to drink wine (strong drinks) and were required to marry within their tribe. Today, we don't have tribes but we have various Christian denominations and non-denominations. No one denomination is necessarily better than the other in being Christian. But one denomination, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has been given the Temple. And only in the LDS Temples are marriages "for time and eternity" performed. But not just for ourselves. After receiving this "sealing" (Rev 7:3), LDS perform and offer these sealings on behalf of those who have died and may have only been married to their beloved spouse "until death do you part." That is why LDS or Mormons do so much genealogy. We wish to offer the potential of eternal marriage to the whole human family (all people, races). Again, LDS are not "better" for serving in the temple, but we feel "obligated" to do this work for the dead and live up to the slightly higher strictness required to serve in the House of the Lord. Other Christians are not so obligated. But everyone (all people, races) are invited to do their own temple work for themselves. 

The first time you attend an LDS Temple, you attend for yourself. Every other time, you attend in the name of or proxy for someone else who has died. (usually a direct ancestor). Temple work also includes water baptism and bestowal of the Gift of the Holy Ghost for the dead (1 Peter 3:18-20, 1 Peter 4:6) as Baptism by water and spirit is also required to enter into the highest reward (kingdom) in heaven (John 3:5). 

On the surface, The Mormon Religion seems very exclusionary because of our prohibitions on sex before marriage, drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. But, in reality, we have, I think, some of the most inclusive theology (apologies for limited history of some institutional racism which was absolutely not supported, and in fact condemned, by LDS scripture).