After we die, our spirit and our body separate. Our body is buried
in the ground, and our spirit goes to a place called the spirit world.
It is here that we wait for the day of resurrection. As part of God's
plan, everyone will be resurrected thanks to the atonement, sacrifice,
and resurrection of the Savior. When we are resurrected, our spirit and
body will be reunited.
While in the spirit world, we do much more than simply wait. There is
much teaching going on. Those who died without being introduced to the
gospel will have a chance to hear and accept it after death. Many
faithful followers of God will participate in the teaching.
After death we will also be judged for the life we lived on earth. Each
person will be treated fairly and receive a just reward for his/her
life. We will then spend the rest of our existence in a place with a
degree of glory dependent on they type of life we lived and the
condition of our heart. 1 Corinthians 15:40-42 explains that "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. So
also is the resurrection of the dead . . ." Whether we are given a
glory representative of the sun, moon, or star, we will feel
comfortable where we are sent because we will be surrounded by those
similar to us.
