Death, and people we have lost
The plan of salvation is specific about what happens next, and that specificity is the comfort.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentJob 19:25–26
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.”
- New TestamentJohn 11:25–26
“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”
- Book of MormonAlma 40:11–12
“The spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 42:45–46
“Those that die in me shall not taste of death, for it shall be sweet unto them.”
Where the Church has written about it
- Gospel TopicsPlan of Salvation
- Topical GuideDeath
- Life HelpLife Help: Hope
- General ConferenceTalks on death and the plan of salvation
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