Genesis 28

As Jacob left home in Beer-sheba following instructions of his parents to head to Haran for protection -

"...he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of."  (Old Testament | Genesis 28:11 - 15)

I have two thoughts concerning this ladder Jacob saw over which the Lord stood.  First Jacob tells us that he saw "angels ascending and descending" on it.  I believe in the ministering of angels.  I believe then that there are ministering angels amongst us and they are coming and going as directed by the Lord.

The second is, Elder Marion G Romney taught -

 “When Jacob traveled from Beersheba toward Haran, he had a dream in which he saw himself on the earth at the foot of a ladder that reached to heaven where the Lord stood above it. He beheld angels ascending and descending thereon, and Jacob realized that the covenants he made with the Lord there were the rungs on the ladder that he himself would have to climb in order to obtain the promised blessings— blessings that would entitle him to enter heaven and associate with the Lord.

“Because he had met the Lord and entered into covenants with him there, Jacob considered the site so sacred that he named the place Bethel, a contraction of Beth-Elohim, which means literally ‘the House of the Lord.’ He said of it: ‘… this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.’ (Gen. 28: 17.)

 “Jacob not only passed through the gate of heaven, but by living up to every covenant he also went all the way in. Of him and his forebears Abraham and Isaac, the Lord has said: ‘… because they did none other things than that which they were commanded, they have entered into their exaltation, according to the promises, and sit upon thrones, and are not angels but are gods.’ (D& C 132: 37.)

“Temples are to us all what Bethel was to Jacob. Even more, they are also the gates to heaven for all of our unendowed kindred dead. We should all do our duty in bringing our loved ones through them” (“ Temples— The Gates to Heaven,” Ensign, March 1971, page 16)

I note that Elder Romney said " there were the rungs on the ladder that he himself would have to climb in order to obtain the promised blessings".  Mormon taught concerning -

"...that men might be brought unto repentance and good works, that they might be restored unto grace for grace, according to their works."  (Book of Mormon | Helaman 12:24)

I plan to talk on this subject of grace for grace in an upcoming conference.  I picture each rung of the ladders and upward climb based upon "grace for grace according to our works".