Baptism by authority is a requirement for every mortal who has ever lived on this earth... otherwise their progression is restricted and they cannot inherit eternal salvation.
https://www.lds.org/topics/baptisms-for-the-dead?lang=eng
The Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith sublime doctrine concerning the sacred ordinance of baptism. The Lord’s revelation that through proper priesthood authority, baptism could be performed vicariously for the dead preserved the justice of His statement:
“Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
Janadele. this in a nutshell neatly sums up why I don't agree with the teachings of the book of Mormon. Or Christian theology in general.
The teachings of any particular subset of Christian involves believing in and adhering to a
persons interpretation of "Gods word"
Looking at the quote above which is John 3:5. This is the retelling of a conversation Jesus had with a man called Nicodemus. Nicodemus asks about the mechanics of being 'born again' "how can someone be born again, they cannot re-enter their mothers womb?"
We can interpret John 3:5 (which is the only time a requirement to be born of water is mentioned) in lots of different ways. The bible doesn't explain this. Inside the womb a child grows inside a sac of fluid, it's reasonable to interpret John 3:5 as referring to a natural birth. There are several other equally plausible interpretations of this text.
LDS teachings refer to yet another book of the bible, the book of Mormon. As well as later teachings from "the prophet" and from those you hold the belief that a person cannot progress in eternal life in heaven without being physically baptised in water.
That is at odds with many verses of the bible e.g. Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9 Ephesians 2:8-9 which state that anyone who accepts Jesus as their saviour gets eternal life and salvation, nothing else required, no works, no rituals to complete.
So which is right? What version is the truth, and why so many conflicting versions?
The bible is a document written after the fact. It was written in an older language and has been translated and re-translated many times in it's history. Language has many quirks and idiosyncrasies which can subtly change the meaning of the words, often in ways that a translator that is not sufficiently fluent in both can miss.
On top of those potential errors, preachers from different churches will then impart their own interpretation of what is written and over time that causes whole different branches of the church to emerge.
[that phenomenon mirrors evolution so closely it's a interesting debate all by itself]
Which brings me to my question. Why do you believe in the teachings of the Mormon church and reject those of other Christian churches?
What makes the words of the 'prophets' you follow so special and how do you rationalise the revisionism that continues in the teachings of the LDS church?
In your case why do you believe that the LDS church is the right one, and the Anglican church you grew up with, is the wrong church?
To be more specific how do you rationalise
Baptism by authority is a requirement for every mortal who has ever lived on this earth... otherwise their progression is restricted and they cannot inherit eternal salvation.
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Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV said:
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Wake up Joey and AdMan. I have no interest in logging in to those sites 
