What do I need to be able to upgrade my leopard macbook pro to the newest system software?

I have the following Macbook Pro:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,3
  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:          2.8 GHz
  Number Of Processors:          1
  Total Number Of Cores:          2
  L2 Cache:          6 MB
  Memory:          4 GB
  Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
  Boot ROM Version:          MBP53.00AC.B03
  SMC Version (system):          1.48f2
I have been running Leopard because I have been able to use my old Appleworks program to run my collection of old files.  I just bought an oPhone 5 and I realize that I have to make the jump over to the latest system software.  What steps do I need to take to get my Macbook Pro over to the latest Mountain Lion?  Can I save my important files to an external drive and then just wipe the macbook drive clean and start anew?

A service like efax is the easiest way. You get a phone number assigned so that you can receive, and to send you email and they send it out as a fax.
www.efax.com

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