They Become Miserable Forever
As Alma taught his son wayward Corianton about sin, justice and mercy, he made this statement: “And now remember, my son, if it were not for the plan of redemption, (laying it aside) as soon as they were dead their souls were miserable, being cut off from the presence of the Lord” (Alma 42:11). This suggests that to be miserable is to be cut off from the presence of the Lord. This is similar to what Lehi taught his son Jacob. He said, “And men are instructed sufficiently that they know good from evil. And the law is given unto men. And by the law no flesh is justified; or, by the law men are cut off. Yea, by the temporal law they were cut off; and also, by the spiritual law they perish from that which is good, and become miserable forever.” Again, here we have the idea that when we are “cut off” (from the presence of the Lord) we become miserable. Lehi also explained about Lucifer, “And because he had fallen from heaven, and had become miserable forever, he sought also the misery of a...