1 Nephi 14:3

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1 Nephi 14

3 And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell—yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end.

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Those who robbed the scriptures of much of their glorious light shall yet be left to walk in darkness themselves. In seeking dominion over the souls of others, they have enslaved themselves to a more devilish master.

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Not the destruction of the soul<o:p></o:p>

With few exceptions (e.g., 2 Nephi 9:13; D&C 88:15), the word soul, as used in scripture, refers to the spirit of man, that premortal self which is literally a son or daughter of God the Father. There is no destruction of the soul, no final dissolution of the spirit; the spirit of man is composed of that pure and fine substance (intelligence) which can neither be created nor destroyed (see D&C 93:29; Teachings, pp. 352-54).

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That hell which hath no end<o:p></o:p>

Hell is that portion of the postmortal spirit world wherein the wicked suffer and repent and reconsider. It is also known as “outer darkness,” a place of “weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth,” this because of the wickedness of those who have suffered themselves to be led captive by Lucifer (see <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alma</st1:place></st1:City> 40:13-14). The “lake of fire and brimstone,” whose flames ascend up forever and ever, is descriptive of the torment of conscience in this place (see Teachings, pp. 310-11, 357). Both paradise and hell have an end in the Resurrection. Hell is the gateway to the telestial kingdom. It is endless in the sense that those who experience it are subject to the punishment of God, whose name is Endless (D&C 19:10-12). An endless hell, meaning literally a never-ending torment, is reserved exclusively for the sons of perdition, those who inherit "outer darkness" in and after the resurrection (D&C 76:44-48).

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[prospectmom]

This explains it all so much more .. thank you for posting this