Raising Lazarus from the dead

[Anonymous UserParticipant]

Where did Lazarus’ spirit go after he died but before Jesus raised him from the dead? I thought I heard a talk on this once so a reference with an answer would be appreciated.

[Jenny SmithParticipant]

Well, I don’t have a quote, but I think the best answer would come from D&C 138:
http://lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/138.11-24?lang=eng#10

See also this Ensign Article
Walter F. González, “Words of Jesus: Death and Resurrection,” Ensign, Apr 2003, 22

[Jenny SmithParticipant]

You may also be referring to this scripture in Luke 16
http://lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/16.19-31?lang=eng

which talks about the gulf that separates the righteous from the wicked.

[Jenny SmithParticipant]

Okay — one more place to look:

http://scriptures.byu.edu/

In the left hand section, click down through New Testament -> Luke -> 16

You’ll get a list of all the Conference talks since 1973 that reference those verses. There are tons :) Enjoy!

[Anonymous UserParticipant]

He went to the spirit world. There are other instances of people going to the other side and being sent back. It is not unprecedented. Horizon Publishers has a lot of books written by people who have collected stories such as this. Some people don’t get very far, some see a lot of the next world and have told about it.
I myself left my body when I was in my 20’s. I was asked if I “wanted to live or to die.” I said, “Well, I want to live”, and they replied, “Then you have to go back.” So I had to squeeze back into my body. It was hard physically to do. But that was it for me. I did not see anything. But I know for sure that there is another world not far from here that you can go to and get back from.
Hope that helps.

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