Most Latter-day Saints believe that the sons of perdition will be cast into outer darkness; Mormon scriptures do not use this exact phrase in connection with the sons of perdition, but state that they "shall go away into the lake of fire and brimstone, with the devil and his angels.
"[1] In this context, the name "Perdition" is sometimes regarded as a proper name that refers to either Lucifer[2] or Cain,[3] both of whom are symbols of ultimate evil.
"[7] However, it is commonly believed that since most persons lack a "perfect knowledge" of Jesus, they cannot commit the eternal sin, and are therefore incapable of becoming sons of perdition.
In 1860, church president Brigham Young stated, "I doubt whether it can be found, from the revelations that are given and the facts as they exist, that there is a female in all the regions of hell.
"[10] In 1903, another church president, Joseph F. Smith, affirmed "that there would be no daughters of perdition.