The masters of wickedness are frequently those who have once known the paths of virtue and truth and then have turned against them. As the Lamanites placed Amalekites and Zoramites at the head of their armies because of their unmatched hatred against the Nephites (see Alma 43:6), so the prince of darkness places at the head of his legions, to war against the church and kingdom of God on earth, those who have once known the purity of gospel truths.
“The Time of Death and the Time of the Resurrection”
Might we ask with Alma: What becomes of man- the eternal spirit- at the time of death? Does it remain forever in a grave of darkness? Or does it continue to exist, and if so, does it retain its individuality? Does the spirit return immediately to the divine presence? And what of the world of spirits- where is it and what of its nature? . . . All such questions and many more are answered with clarity by the revelations of the Restoration, from which we learn of this afterworld, this life beyond the grave. (Robert L. Millet and Joseph Fielding McConkie, The Life Beyond, p. 13.)