▁into ▁a ▁God ." ▁ ▁Ord in ances ▁According ▁to ▁L DS ▁belief s , ▁certain ▁ordin ances , ▁such ▁as ▁bapt ism , ▁are ▁required ▁of ▁all ▁those ▁who ▁hope ▁to ▁obtain ▁ex alt ation . ▁For ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁lived ▁and ▁died ▁throughout ▁history ▁without ▁having ▁performed ▁these ▁ordin ances , ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁ex alt ation ▁will ▁be ▁available ▁through ▁L DS ▁Church ▁vic ari ous ▁temple ▁work . ▁ ▁L DS ▁doctrine ▁teach es ▁that ▁all ▁individuals ▁will ▁have ▁an ▁equ itable ▁and ▁fair ▁opportunity ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁' full ness ▁of ▁the ▁g ospel ' ▁as ▁taught ▁in ▁this ▁life , ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁to ▁come , ▁and ▁will ▁subsequently ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁either ▁accept ▁the ▁message ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁and ▁His ▁g ospel ▁or ▁reject ▁it . ▁ ▁Some ▁ordin ances ▁are ▁performed ▁in ▁L DS ▁tem ples ▁( all ▁ordin ances ▁done ▁vic ari ously ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁dece ased ▁persons ; ▁end ow ment ▁and ▁se al ings ▁for ▁living ▁persons ). ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁are ▁taught ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁become ▁k ings ▁and ▁que ens ▁in ▁God ' s ▁kingdom ▁through ▁performing ▁ordin ances ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁end ow ment , ▁and ▁by ▁doing ▁their ▁best ▁to ▁be ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁c oven ants ▁that ▁the ▁ordin ances ▁represent . ▁Cel est ial ▁marriage , ▁or ▁se aling , ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁being ▁ex alt ed . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁L