As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. We will be eternally damned if we follow Joseph Smith or Brigham Young. He didn't want us to do it. Joseph Smith and others used to say that we had to work to get to heaven. The temple ceremonies and rituals are pagan works for salvation.
Works are still works.
You do not need the temple for salvation. We believe the Temple endowment to be inspired by man. It is heavily influenced by the ceremonies of Freemasonry. This becomes clearer when one reads through the different endowments ceremonies through the years. The changes in the ceremonies are further proof of the revisionism that has been endorsed by the LDS leadership through the years.