DS ▁Church ▁perform ▁ordin ances ▁vic ari ously ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁died ▁without ▁the ▁opportunity ▁of ▁hearing ▁the ▁L DS ▁g ospel . ▁They ▁feel ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁perform ▁ordin ances ▁so ▁that ▁all ▁may ▁have ▁an ▁equal ▁opportunity ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁bless ings ▁of ▁the ▁cel est ial ▁kingdom ▁if ▁they ▁choose ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁by ▁their ▁faith ▁in ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁as ▁their ▁re de emer . ▁It ▁is ▁their ▁belief ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁died ▁without ▁such ▁ordin ances ▁need ▁them ▁to ▁progress ▁beyond ▁this ▁life . ▁ ▁Accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁ordin ances ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁died ▁is ▁entirely ▁volunt ary ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁world , ▁and ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁takes ▁away ▁the ▁ag ency ▁of ▁those ▁individuals . ▁Should ▁an ▁individual ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁world ▁subsequently ▁reject ▁ordin ances ▁performed ▁for ▁them , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁as ▁if ▁these ▁ordin ances ▁were ▁never ▁performed . ▁It ▁is ▁taught ▁that ▁some ▁will ▁accept ▁them , ▁and ▁others ▁will ▁reject ▁them . ▁ ▁D ifferent ▁kingdom s ▁Those ▁who ▁reject ▁the ▁ordin ances ▁are ▁still ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁inherit ▁a ▁kingdom ▁of ▁glory ▁distinct ▁from ▁and ▁of ▁less ▁glory ▁than ▁the ▁cel est ial ▁kingdom : ▁the ▁terrest rial ▁kingdom ▁or ▁the ▁tel est ial ▁kingdom ▁Ex alt ation ▁in ▁the ▁cel est ial ▁kingdom ▁is ▁the ▁ult imate ▁goal ▁of ▁faithful ▁L DS ▁Church ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁L DS ▁script ure , ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Mos es ▁