Spirit World
The realm of departed spirits between death and resurrection, comprising paradise and prison.
Also known as: Afterlife · Disembodied Spirits · Life after Death · Postearth Life
56 documents · 9 libraries · 1971–2026
Gospel Topics overview
Emphasis over time
Peak: 3 documents in 1974
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- General Conference34 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions5 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies3 documents
- Liahona Articles3 documents
- Religious Educator3 documents
- Scripture Central3 documents
- BYU Speeches2 documents
- BYU Studies2 documents
- Hymns1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
Easter on Both Sides of the Veil (opens in a new tab)
Michelle Dennis Christensen · Mar 2026
Liahona Articles
Why Are Temple Ordinances for Our Ancestors Important? (opens in a new tab)
Stacie Meredith · Jan 2026
Scripture Central
Why Did the Lord Show Joseph F. Smith a Vision of the Salvation of the Dead? (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2025
General Conference
Mortality Works! (opens in a new tab)
Brook P. Hales · Oct 2024
General Conference
The Man Who Communed with Jehovah (opens in a new tab)
Kyle S. McKay · Oct 2024
Scripture Central
Why Did Jesus Preach to the Dead? (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2023
General Conference
Kingdoms of Glory (opens in a new tab)
Dallin H. Oaks · Oct 2023
Liahona Articles
What does the Doctrine and Covenants teach about life after death? (opens in a new tab)
Dec 2021
Religious Educator
Mark A. Mathews · 2020
Scripture Central
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about the Afterlife? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Aug 2019
Earliest
General Conference
Life Is Eternal (opens in a new tab)
Ezra Taft Benson · Apr 1971
Most frequent voices
- Dallin H. Oaks3 documents
- M. Russell Ballard3 documents
- Boyd K. Packer2 documents
- Ezra Taft Benson2 documents
- LeGrand Richards2 documents
- Marion G. Romney2 documents
- Russell M. Nelson2 documents
- Thomas S. Monson2 documents
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