Joke - Going To Heaven

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 all beings, would that get me into Heaven?' I asked them again. 

Again, they all answered, 'NO!'

'Well,' I continued, 'how can I get into Heaven then?'

A five-year-old boy shouted out,

'YOU GOTTA BE DEAD.'