Gaze into Heaven, Near-Death Experiences in Early Church History by Marlene Bateman Sullivan (Cedar Fort Inc: Springville, UT, 2013, 255 pages)
Common Elements in LDS Near-Death Experiences with a list of Corresponding Accounts (pages 225-248)
The number after the subtopic indicates the number of out-of-body experiences in which the item occur
What Happens First During a Near-Death Experience
- See Lifeless Mortal Body (25)
- Pain is Gone (8)
- Met by a Spiritual Guide (26)
Arrival in The Spirit World
- Life Continues, Feeling Natural and Real (13)
- Same person as Before Death (4)
- Feel Joy, Peace, Love, and Happiness (16)
- Review of Life (3)
Meet with Loved Ones (27)
See Jesus, Joseph Smith, or Other Prophets and Leaders (13)
Light in the Spirit World (9)
Light around Spiritual Personages (8)
Attributes of the Spirit Body
- Vision is increased (7)
- Able to Move Quickly and Effortlessly (13)
- Resurrected Personages (2)
Mental Characteristics of the Spirit Body
- Mental Faculties are Quickened (2)
- Able to Read Thoughts (4)
- Memory is Restored (2)
General Appearance of the Spirit World
- Beauty (14)
- Trees, Flowers, Rivers, and Lakes (14)
- Animals, Fish, and Birds (4)
Cities in the Spirit World (7)
Buildings (14)
Other Aspects of the Spirit world
- Time is different (4)
- Music (7)
- Clothing (14)
People in the Spirit world are Active and Busy (13)
- “Earthly” Activities in the Spirit World — pruning, eating, reading, hold meetings (9)
The Restoration of the Gospel (2)
The Gospel is Taught in the Spirit World (8)
- Some Mortals are Called to the Spirit World to Teach (1)
Agency and Repentance (3)
There are Different Spheres in the Spirit
- black gulf, lowest sphere, prison (10)
- Children are Saved in the Celestial Kingdom (6)
The Spirit world is Organized and Is Governed by the Priesthood (7)
- Requests Made to Priesthood Authorities (6)
The Importance of Ordinance Work (6)
- Ancestors Are Anxious to Have Ordinance Work Done (3)
Those in Spirit World Ask What People on Earth are Doing (6)
See Someone They Didn’t Know was Dead (5)
- Discovers that a Mortal Is going to Die Soon (3)
Message is Given (22)
- Tell Loved Ones to Stop Grieving (4)
Given Choice to Stay or Return to Mortality (11)
- Told They Must Return (20)
Coming Back to Mortality
- Return Occurs Because of Prayer or a Priesthood Blessing (12)
- Physical Sensations upon Re-entering Physical Body (8)
- Don’t Want to Return — Body Appears Loathsome (14)
