This offers me some hope for some amount of rest after death, at least until the resurrection. In fact, come to think of it, I think Alma spoke of the Spirit World, the space between death and resurrection.Moroni 10:34 And now I bid unto all, farewell. I soon go to rest in the paradise of God, until my spirit and body shall again reunite, and I am brought forth triumphant through the air, to meet you before the pleasing bar of the great Jehovah, the Eternal Judge of both quick and dead. Amen.
Alma 40:11 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 that God who gave them life.
12 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.
"A state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow." That, indeed, sounds like Paradise. And I know it won't last forever, but I don't really need it to. Probably, once I've rested up a bit, I'll be ready to continue my eternal progression toward ultimate perfection. I'm just glad to know that, between mortality and eternity, I can enjoy a state of rest.
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Just my humble opinion / personal understanding:
"A state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow."
I think that we will have rest from all physical weariness and pain, but I think we may be called to work with other spirits and teach them the Gospel. Or invited to classes or conversations to increase our knowledge and understanding first. However, 1) we will have agency to choose, and 2) we will not feel the weariness we often feel here.
I may be wrong. And if we need rest, I am pretty sure we will be allowed it. Actually I have read/heard accounts from people who have had glimpses on the other side, however brief, and they described beauty, peace, and love with no mention of work assignments (although they didn't stay, so couldn't be given assignments from there. Some came back with missions here, but were revitalized).
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