We like to think that once we are baptized we suddenly have an exalted status. Yes, we’re closer, but all is not done.

It’s uncomfortable to realize that we start our journey of ascension in the outer court of the temple, at the base of Mount Sinai, or in other words outside of God’s presence. This is our current state–the Telestial kingdom, or “the world in which we now live.”

So…what is REALLY required to enter into the holy place?