Christ’s atonement redeems mankind from both spiritual and temporal deaths. Just as the resurrection is universal and unconditional so also is the overcoming of spiritual death-the exclusion from God’s presence that came to all through the Fall.
Samuel, the Lamanite prophet, taught that Christ’s death and resurrection “bringeth to pass the resurrection, and redeemeth all mankind from the first death-that spiritual death; for all mankind, by the fall of Adam being cut off from the presence of the Lord, are considered as dead both as to things temporal and to things spiritual. But behold the resurrection of Christ redeemeth mankind, yea, even all mankind, and bringeth them back into the presence of the Lord.” (Helaman 14:16-17.)
All are brought back into God’s presence to be judged of the Savior. Only those whose garments have been made white in the blood of the Lamb through faith in his name and by obedience to his laws and ordinances will thereafter be able to remain in the presence of God, living in eternal life.