How to get into Heaven

Below is a joke I got from a forwarded email:

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 car and my house, 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 everyday, mowed the lawn 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 do I get into Heaven?'

A five-year-old boy shouted out,

'YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!'


hehe...that's only half the truth...good joke, nonetheless.