What happens after we die?

Today's scripture mastery is 1 Corinthians 15:40-42.  In it, Paul continues his teaching to the Corinthians about the resurrection, and includes these verses:

 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

 41 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.

 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

Here Paul gives a glance at what is to come after the resurrection and final judgement.  These different glories that he compares to the glory of the sun, moon, and stars is a reference to where we may end up depending on how we live our lives.

Joseph Smith received a very detailed revelation about this subject, and it is found in Doctrine and Covenants 76

First, those that are faithful to their covenants, have been baptised, and "overcome by faith" with be given the Celestial Glory: (Doctrine and Covenants 76:70)

  70 These are they whose bodies are celestial, whose glory is that of the sun, even the glory of God, the highest of all, whose glory the sun of the firmament is written of as being typical.

Those who receive the next glory(The Terrestrial) are those who:

 74 Who received not the testimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards received it.

 75 These are they who are honorable men of the earth, who were blinded by the craftiness of men.

and this:

 79 These are they who are not valiant in the testimony of Jesus; wherefore, they obtain not the crown over the kingdom of our God.

Those who will receive the lowest degree of glory are those who were not good people here on earth, and who did not accept Christ, either here on earth or after they died:

 81 And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament.

 82 These are they who received not the gospel of Christ, neither the testimony of Jesus.

 83 These are they who deny not the Holy Spirit.

 84 These are they who are thrust down to hell.

 85 These are they who shall not be redeemed from the devil until the last resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, shall have finished his work.

 Let us be faithful, and repent, so that we can live with God and Christ in the Celestial Glory!