Alma 40:11
~73 BC
1830 Edition
Now concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection. Behold, it hath 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.
Influences
Westminster Confession chapter 32
Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead.
Acts 17:18 (KJV)
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Westminster Confession chapter 32:1
The bodies of men after death return to dust and see corruption; but their souls, (which neither die nor sleep,) having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them. The souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest heavens, where they behold the face of God in light and glory, waiting for the full redemption of their bodies; and the souls of the wicked are cast into hell, where they remain in torments and utter darkness, reserved to the judgment of the great day. Besides these two places for souls separated from their bodies, the scripture acknowledgeth none.
Changes
Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection. —Behold, it haths 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.
Simple English
About what happens to spirits between death and resurrection. An angel told me this. The spirits of all people go back to God who gave them life. This happens as soon as they leave their bodies. The spirits of all people go back to God, whether they are good or evil.
Paraphrase
About the state of the soul between death and resurrection—an angel revealed this to me: the spirits of all people, as soon as they leave this mortal body, whether they’re good or evil, are taken home to the God who gave them life.