This is the last of six blog posts answering a set of questions recommended by President Russell M. Nelson. So far, I have written about what the Book of Mormon is, what it affirms, what it refutes, what it fulfills, and what it clarifies. Here are some of the truths that the book reveals to... Continue Reading →
How Is Christ the Judge of “Both Quick and Dead?”
Moroni ends the Book of Mormon by bidding us farewell until he meets us at the Final Judgment. In his description, he refers to the Savior as "the Eternal Judge of both quick and dead" (Moroni 10:34). What does that mean? The phrase actually appears three times in the King James Version of the Bible:... Continue Reading →
What Happens After We Die?
The Book of Mormon teaches extensively about life after death. For example, multiple Book of Mormon prophets testify that we will be resurrected—that our spirit will be reunited with a perfect version of our body, never again to die. The prophet Alma understood this doctrine. But, as he shared with his son Corianton, he wanted... Continue Reading →
As Soon as They Are Departed – Alma 40:11-13
11 Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection—Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to... Continue Reading →