What is the definition of “eternal hell?
” The critic does not provide a reference for his assertion that the “current teaching” is “that there is no eternal hell.” Possibly his source is Elder Bruce R. McConkie’s book, Mormon Doctrine. The “Eternal Hell” entry in Mormon Doctrine refers the reader to “Eternal Damnation.” Under “Eternal Damnation” is found: To denote the severity and extent of the condemnation falling upon those whose feet slip from the straight and narrow path, and who do not repent and return to righteousness, the Lord couples the word eternal with the term damnation. There are three distinct senses in which the expression eternal damnation is used. Elder McConkie gives the third sense as: 3. Eternal damnation is used further to specify the torment and anguish to which the spirits of the wicked are heir in the spirit prison as they await the day of their resurrection. This type of eternal damnation ceases when the offender has finally come forth in the resurrection. In this sense, eternal damnation is the ty
