Vault of Heaven (Genesis Chapter 1)

Let's start at the very beginning.... A very good place to start....

( http://scriptures.lds.org/en/gen/1 )

So the creation of the earth is pretty cool huh!! I like reading the day by day account of the creation. I think it shows how logical God is. Something that caught my eye when reading this now is the word firmament.

6 ¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

There are lots more but most of them refer to the firmament of heaven. The Webster Dictionary defines firmament as a vault of heaven or sky. I never knew another term for sky would be the vault of heaven. So to carry on that logic a vault is defined as a room or compartment reserved for the storage and safekeeping of valuables, esp. such a place in a bank.

God refers to the sky as the vault of heaven. Usually the key or a combination to a lock is kept outside of the vault to insure entrance into it. That tells me that the keys to entrance in heaven or to the presence of God is here on this earth. Whether it be by scripture study or by the experiences that make us into the people we are.

My question to you about this is what do you think the keys to the 'vault' or heaven are? Did he hide his spare keys under a stone here on earth? (jokes... jokes...) As Mormons we believe we have the true church and the keys to our salvation. But of those keys what are the most important to gain access to the vault of heaven?