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Sleep
A state of rest in which a person is inactive and unconscious. The Lord has counseled His Saints to not sleep longer than is needful (D&C 88:124). Sleep can also be a symbol for spiritual death (1Â Cor. 11:30; 2Â Ne. 1:13) or for physical death (Morm. 9:13).