I was testing the children in my Sunday school class to see if they
understood the concept of getting to heaven. I asked them, "If I
sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my
money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?"

"NO!" the children answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept
everything neat and tidy, would that get me into Heaven?"

Again, the answer was, "NO!"
By now I was starting to smile. Hey, this was fun!
"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the
children, and loved my husband, would that get me into Heaven?" I
asked them again.

Again, they all answered, "NO!"
I was just bursting with pride for them.
Well, I continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?"

A five-year-old boy shouted out,

"YOU GOTTA BE DEAD."