thanks a lot for your friendly comment, its well appreciated.

I think your comment about the LDS faith communicating the same doctrine of grace as mainstream Christianity is one I would have to strongly disagree with, please let me explain.

From what I can tell in the LDS faith there are multiple meanings for the word Salvation. The true to the faith manual identifies six different types if I remember rightly. The first one being salvation from physical death, which means we are all raised in the next life. I do appreciate that within Mormonism this is by grace and no one earns this. However I would have to argue that this is no salvation at all, many will be raised in the next life to judgement and a possible eternity in hell, or outer darkness, can this really be called salvation?

However more importantly I think the big issue here is “exaltation”. Your final point even acknowledges that this is not purely by grace. You said:

From where we came from, to why we are here, to where exactly we can choose based on our obedience and desires to go when we die.

This is echoed time and time again within Mormonism, heres a few ocassions.

“Very gladly would the Lord give to everyone eternal life, but since that blessing can come only on merit – through the faithful performance of duty – only those who are worthy shall receive it. Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation 2:5).

“It is the celestial glory which we seek. It is in the presence of God we desire to dwell. It is a forever family in which we want membership. Such blessings must be earned” (Thomas Monson, “An Invitation to Exaltation,” Ensign (Conference Edition), May 1988, p. 56).

Of course this is not by grace at all. Grace meaning the unmerited favour of God. If you want to spend eternity with God, you do not get that unless you earn it. This has no place in mainstream Christianity at all. In the Bible we see Salvation carrying one meaning, which is to become righteous in the sight of God, and to spend eternity with Him. This is not by works, so no one may boast. This is why in the Bible we see it is by grace through faith so no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8) and why in the Book of Mormon, we are saved by grace after all we can do (2 nephi 25:23).

I would have to say that if you think your faith is the same as mainstream Christianity in this area it would be well worth doing some reading on this subject. Have you ever read the Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W Kimball? That is of course an LDS publication and makes my point on this very well.

Thanks for commenting, I hope to talk again soon.