In speaking with Mormons, you will learn, according to them, that there are three heavens. They are
1) The Telestial – Where sinners live
2) The Terrestrial – Where good and honorable people live, but not full on living the best Mormon life.
3) The Celestial – Where the best Mormons live and get the most perks
Outer Darkness – Where Satan, demons, and apostates live.
When Mormon missionaries are asked where they get this in the Bible, this is their answer: 1 Cor 15:41.
“The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor”
Therefore, this must be about heaven, and that there are three places of heaven. But does this fit the context in any way, shape, or form?
“But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body” (1 Cor 15:25-35).
To say this is about three different heavens does not even remotely fit the context. It is about comparing our bodies with heavenly bodies, that’s it. To create a whole doctrine from a verse that is taken out of context is wild. Paul is simply making the point that our heavenly bodies will be different than our earthly bodies. The context is about our bodies, not about our eternal destinations. When he is describing what is imperishable, raised in glory, raised in power, and a spiritual body, he is talking about our bodies.
So Mormons, LDS, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or whatever the latest name is for Mormons, please read the full context. Discover the truth for yourself.