Yes, everyone is welcome in this thread. Just be respectful of each others' beliefs, and keep it supportive.

Mormons use the King James translation of the Bible. The text is the same as in any King James version, although we have footnotes and a topical guide, Bible Dictionary, etc. that include other scripture. We believe that there are some errors in translation (the King James version was translated from many different manuscripts that had gone from one language to another many times, and some things were changed or left out in the process). Joseph Smith was inspired to clarify some of those errors and omissions, and we also have the Joseph Smith translation as applicable, in the footnotes and in a specific section for larger passages.

A lot of our understanding of the degrees of glory (three kingdoms) is from modern revelation. However, there are references in the Bible such as 1 Corinthians 15: 39-41:
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All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

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