Is the Mormon Church teaching Replacement Theology?

In the most basic English I can muster.... Replacement Theology means that a Church or religious Organization claims to be the New Church that Replaces the established CHurch or Churches. And... also Claiming that it alone has the authority (In the case of Christianity) to be performing the ordinances of Baptism and Lords Supper and usually elevating them to a status of "Sacrament" instead of maintaining their proper role as an Ordinance of the Church. By this I mean that the elements themselves do not have the power to convey salvation but are rather to be partaken of only by those who have already been saved. This has to do with the subject of Believers Only: Baptism.

In the Process of discussing the beliefs of Mormonism and our more mainstream beliefs of Protestant and Non-Catholic Church Organizations a member of the LDS Church has made some statements that I would like to look at more closely.

1) Reguarding my statement that the Mormon CHurch teaches a form of Replacement theology (along with JW`s and some others) the person responded with---

"Where did you get replace? We need the other churches to exist! If it were not for the Protestants and Catholics the LDS church would not be here. All of the Mormons in the beginning were from other churches. It took a few generations to make the great culture of LDS that you see in Utah." "The culture of Mormons is the combining of all backgrounds and religion under the banner of one truth. Our church is now Mostly converts again--51 percent of the LDS church are first generation members."

So by this first Statement there is a denial of the Mormon Church teaching Replacement Theology... Right? Appears so to me... Now lets look at something else that was stated by this same person just a few lines later in the same letter...

"Also, we will never claim to be just another denomination. That would be a denial of our testimony of Christ. We are different. We claim to have the authority and power to act in the name of God in addition to the faith to perform miracles by the name of Christ..."

"...We claim that we have the power to seal on earth and in heaven as did the Apostles of old. We claim to have the same power and witness of Christ that the Apostles of old. We are not just another denomination. The Community of Christ is just another Protestant denomination. It broke off from our church after Joseph Smith was murdered by a mob. It has since abandoned all similarities to our church down to rejecting the Book of Mormon as sacred. We do not recognize any other church having authority from God to perform ordinances, which is why in order to join our church, one of our priest or elders must baptize you."

That.. to me is exactly a form of Replacement Theology.

It is pointless to argue about vague things... things that are not provable in the Bible... so generally I can let allot of things that other Churches teach slide... especially if they have no bearing on the more important issue of Salvation.

But when Salvation by Grace through Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as the ONLY way of Salvation is changed for CHurch Membership Salvation... or Baptismal Regeneration... or some other form of what we call "Works Salvation" then I must... by the commandment of the Bible... Refute that teaching and point those people back to the Biblical way of salvation... In the Biblical Plan of Salvation... From Genesis 3 all the way to Revelations 22:21 it was all about Jesus as the Messiah... Jesus as the ONLY begotten Son of God... Jesus the Lamb Slain from the foundation of the world... Jesus.. Jesus... Jesus...

Salvation is not about me or you... or about a dead man that preached a hundred years ago.. it is about "Christ.. the Risen Savior who is the ONLY ONE with the power to forgive sins.

Jesus Christ is the Only one to give Eternal Life.. and he has given Salvation freely to anyone and everyone who will trust in him, regardless of Church affiliation.... If they A) Believe in Him as the Scriptures outlined and B) They Trust in Him... the Act of Faith that goes from Believing to Receiving the salvation offered.

Let me explain it like this...

Lets say that I know that you are going on a boat trip tomarrow...I come to your house with a present for you... a nice wrapped package... I tell you its a really good Stearns Life Jacket... and that I am worried about you... I know that you cant swim a lick and the place you are going boating is deep water and its treacherous when the storms come...

So I give you the present... tell you it is a life Jacket to keep you safe... and I ask you to wear it tomorrow when you go boating...

But in the morning you open the present and look at it... but instead of wearing it.. because the day is hot.. you stuff it under the seat of the boat like many people do...

Later in the day you slip on the decking, fall overboard and drown...

Now here is the explanation of this parable: Jesus gave salvation to all men (Life Jacket).

But many people who Believe in Jesus are like the man that Believes a life jacket can save him from drowning... but instead of wearing it... puts in in the boat... under the seat or in the cabin thinking to himself... Ill wear it later when I really need it.

You can go to the right Church... by whatever name that church cares to call itself.. it does not really matter... But if you do not PUT ON CHRIST... you will die in your sins and land in hell...

I do not care how many times you have been Baptized, or how many times you have said a simple prayer...

If you do not PUT ON CHRIST... If you are not BORN AGAIN you shall not see the Kingdom of God.