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Apparently those who die and are not to return to the mortal sphere have the responsibility of watching over their bodies until they are interred. This was the instruction given to Peter Johnson, and may explain why living relatives sometimes sense the presence of departed loved ones before and during the funeral.
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Duane S. Crowther (Life Everlasting: A Definitive Study of Life After Death (Latter-day Saint Book on Death and Near Death Experiences 1))