Spirit Prison

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Spirit Prison is believed by few Christians and, most notably, Mormons to be a place where people who have not had the opportunity to learn and accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ while living will be able to receive it in the afterlife, after death and before Judgment.

[edit] Latter-Day Saints

Latter-Day Saints believe that Spirit Prison is a holding area for those who did not receive knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ while on earth, and others that were not valiant in their testimonies.

Those in spirit prison have the opportunity to learn the gospel of Jesus Christ, repent of their sins, and receive the ordinances of baptism and confirmation (by proxy) through the work done in modern day LDS temples. When they do, they may enter paradise. (Doctrine & Covenants 138:30–35).

People that have accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ and lived righteously on earth are assigned to a state of happiness known as paradise. People who have rejected the gospel and people who have died without a knowledge of the truth are assigned to a state of transition called spirit prison.

Contrast "Paradise," where those who have accepted Jesus Christ wait for Judgment.