What happens to us when we die? Part VII: What happens to people of other faiths after they die?

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Part VI: What is Hell?

Part V: Degrees of Glory

Part IV: Judgment

Part III: Resurrection

Part II: The Spirit World

Part I: Death


Q: According to the LDS church, what happens to people from other religions after they die? How do they fit into this plan?

What happens to us when we die? Part VI: What is hell?

VI. Hell

Q: How do the traditional Christian concepts of Heaven and Hell fit into this? Is "Heaven" the terrestrial or the celestial kingdom? Or neither?

A: There are actually three kinds of hell referred to in the scriptures.

What happens to us when we die? Part V: Degrees of Glory

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Part IV: Judgment

Part III: Resurrection

Part II: The Spirit World

Part I: Death

V. Degrees of Glory

Paul taught in 1 Corinthians 15 that while all men will be resurrected, not everyone will be resurrected to the same state of glory. He compares these degrees of glory to that of the sun, the moon, and the stars respectively. In so doing he is merely using a comparison to illustrate the glorious nature of the resurrection of our bodies, and the difference in glory among the states to which a man may be resurrected.