[A.A. Cunningham]

As long as they are alive, yes.

So it is your own personal belief that the souls of the departed are dead or in a state of suspended animation?

[RobRoy]

>>So it is your own personal belief that the souls of the departed are dead or in a state of suspended animation?<<

I haven’t a clue. The scripture doesn’t go into a lot of detail about the quality of existence of people between the time they die and the resurrection.