The Difference
Between an Evil Spirit and a Good One
D&C 129:1-8
There are two kinds of beings in heaven, namely: Angels, who are resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones.
For instance,
Jesus said: Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye
see me have.
Secondly: the
spirits of just men made perfect, they who are not resurrected, but inherit
the same glory.
When a messenger
comes saying he has a message from God, offer him your hand and request him
to shake hands with you.
If he be an angel he will do so, and you will feel his hand.
If he be the
spirit of a just man made perfect he will come in his glory; for that is the
only way he can appear.
Ask him to shake hands with you, but he will not move, because it is contrary to the order of heaven for a just man to deceive; but he will still deliver his message.
If it be the devil as an angel of light, when you ask him to shake hands he will offer you his hand, and you will not feel anything; you may therefore detect him.