We Believe: Doctrines of Mormonism: Resurrection

List of Doctrines on "Resurrection"

646. Resurrection is the raising from death to life the mortal body to an immortal body, and the spirit uniting with the body.

647. The resurrection is universal: every person will be saved from physical death regardless of whether he or she has done good or evil in this life.

648. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in a perfect form.

649. In the resurrection we will maintain our personal identity (our talents, attributes, and skills will rise with us).

650. A resurrected being is no longer subject to death.

651. The resurrected body will have flesh and bones.

652. There are two major resurrections: the first resurrection for the just, the second for the unjust.

653. Many of the righteous dead were resurrected immediately after Christ was resurrected.

654. Animals will be resurrected.

646. Resurrection is the raising from death to life the mortal body to an immortal body, and the spirit uniting with the body.

Hyrum Mack Smith
Amulek
James E. Talmage
Alma, the younger
Jacob, brother of Nephi
Elder John Taylor
Joseph Smith
Alma, the younger
Alma, the younger
President Joseph F. Smith

Hyrum Mack Smith

Death is the dissolution of the body, and the resurrection is the reanimation of the body; yea the actual and literal reuniting of the Spirit with the body. . . .
It is the mortal body that dies, not the immortal spirit. The spirit which is alive and does not die cannot be resurrected. The body dies when the spirit departs from it. Resurrection means to come from death unto life, and as it is the body that dies, it is the body that must be raised up and brought to life again. The term resurrection is never used save in connection with the body. CR1917Apr:31-32

Amulek,
quoted by Mormon

Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.
43. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all our guilt.
44. Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.
45. Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is raised to an immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption. (Amulek answers the wicked Zeezrom, foretelling Christ's redemption of man, about 82 B.C.) Alma 11:42-45

James E. Talmage

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches the doctrine of a literal resurrection; an actual reunion of the spirits of the dead and the tabernacles with which they were clothed during mortal probation; and transition from mortality to immortality in the case of some who will be in the flesh at the time of the Lord's advent, and who, because of individual righteousness, are to be spared the sleep of the grave. The Bible is replete with testimony regarding the quickening of the dead. Human knowledge of the resurrection rests wholly upon revelation. Pagan peoples have little or no conception of an actual coming forth of the dead unto life. AF:344-45

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

I say unto thee, my son, that the plan of restoration is requisite with the justice of God; for it is requisite that all things should be restored to their proper order. Behold, it is requisite and just, according to the power and resurrection of Christ, that the soul of man should be restored to its body, and that every part of the body should be restored to itself.
3. And it is requisite with the justice of God that men should be judged according to their works; and if their works were good in this life, and the desires of their hearts were good, that they should also, at the last day, be restored unto that which is good.
4. And if their works are evil they shall be restored unto them for evil. Therefore, all things shall be restored to their proper order, every thing to its natural frame—mortality raised to immortality, corruption to incorruption—raised to endless happiness to inherit the kingdom of God, or to endless misery to inherit the kingdom of the devil, the one on one hand, the other on the other— (Alma speaks to his son Corianton concerning the resurrection of the dead, about 73 B.C.) Alma 41:2-4

Jacob, brother of Nephi,
quoted by Nephi

And because of the way of deliverance of our God, the Holy One of Israel, this death, of which I have spoken, which is the temporal, shall deliver up its dead; which death is the grave.
12. And this death of which I have spoken, which is the spiritual death, shall deliver up its dead; which spiritual death is hell; wherefore, death and hell must deliver up their dead, and hell must deliver up its captive spirits, and the grave must deliver up its captive bodies, and the bodies and the spirits of men will be restored one to the other; and it is by the power of the resurrection of the Holy One of Israel.
13. O how great the plan of our God For on the other hand, the paradise of God must deliver up the spirits of the righteous, and the grave deliver up the body of the righteous; and the spirit and the body is restored to itself again, and all men become incorruptible, and immortal, and they are living souls, having a perfect knowledge like unto us in the flesh, save it be that our knowledge shall be perfect. (Jacob teaches the doctrine of the Atonement to the people of Nephi, 559-545 B.C.) 2 Nephi 9:11-13

Elder John Taylor

Man is an eternal being, composed of body and spirit: his spirit existed before he came here; his body exists with the spirit in time, and after death the spirit exists without the body. In the resurrection, both body and spirit will finally be reunited; and it requires both body and spirit to make a perfect man, whether in time, or eternity. (The Government of God, p. 27) DGSM:87

Joseph Smith

And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.
16. And the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul. (Revelation, Dec. 27/28, 1832; the "olive leaf message of peace") D&C 88:15-16

Related Witnesses:

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

Behold, I say unto you, that there is no resurrection—or, I would say, in other words, that this mortal does not put on immortality, this corruption does not put on incorruption—until after the coming of Christ.
3. Behold, he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead. But behold, my son, the resurrection is not yet. Now, I unfold unto you a mystery; nevertheless, there are many mysteries which are kept, that no one knoweth them save God himself. But I show unto you one thing which I have inquired diligently of God that I might know—that is concerning the resurrection.
4. Behold, there is a time appointed that all shall come forth from the dead. Now when this time cometh no one knows; but God knoweth the time which is appointed. (Alma to his son Corianton, about 73 B.C.) Alma 40:2-4

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame.
24. And now, my son, this is the restoration of which has been spoken by the mouths of the prophets— (Alma speaks to his son Corianton concerning the resurrection of the dead, about 73 B.C.) Alma 40:23-24

President Joseph F. Smith

Their sleeping dust was to be restored unto its perfect frame, bone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a fulness of joy. (Vision received regarding the Savior's visit to the spirits of the dead, Oct. 3, 1918) D&C 138:17

647. The resurrection is universal: every person will be saved from physical death regardless of whether he or she has done good or evil in this life.

Elder Joseph F. Smith
President Joseph F. Smith
Alma, the younger
Alma, the younger
James E. Talmage
Jesus
President Joseph F. Smith
Paul
President Heber J. Grant
Amulek
Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Smith
Jacob, brother of Nephi
Enoch

Elder Joseph F. Smith

Every creature that is born in the image of God will be resurrected from the dead. . . . But just as sure as we go down into the grave, through the transgression of our first parents, by whom death came into the world, so sure will we be resurrected from the dead by the power of Jesus Christ. It matters not whether we have done well or ill, whether we have been intelligent or ignorant, or whether we have been bondsmen or slaves or freemen, all men will be raised from the dead. (Millennial Star, March 12, 1896, p. 162) DGSM:88

President Joseph F. Smith

The spirits of all men, as soon as they depart from this mortal body, whether they are good or evil, we are told in the Book of Mormon, are taken home to that God who gave them life, where there is a separation, a partial judgment, and the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they expand in wisdom, where they have respite from all their troubles, and where care and sorrow do not annoy. The wicked, on the contrary, have no part nor portion in the Spirit of the Lord, and they are cast into outer darkness, being led captive, because of their own iniquity, by the evil one. And in this space between death and the resurrection of the body, the two classes of souls remain, in happiness or in misery, until the time which is appointed of God that the dead shall come forth and be reunited both spirit and body, and be brought to stand before God and be judged according to their works. This is the final judgment. (Gospel Doctrine, p. 448) DGSM:84

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

And behold, again it hath been spoken, that there is a first resurrection, a resurrection of all those who have been, or who are, or who shall be, down to the resurrection of Christ from the dead.
17. Now, we do not suppose that this first resurrection, which is spoken of in this manner, can be the resurrection of the souls and their consignation to happiness or misery. Ye cannot suppose that this is what it meaneth.
18. Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but it meaneth the reuniting of the soul with the body, of those from the days of Adam down to the resurrection of Christ.
19. Now, whether the souls and the bodies of those of whom has been spoken shall all be reunited at once, the wicked as well as the righteous, I do not say; let it suffice; that I say that they all come forth; or in other words, their resurrection cometh to pass before the resurrection of those who die after the resurrection of Christ. . . .
23. The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame.
24. And now, my son, this is the restoration of which has been spoken by the mouths of the prophets— (Alma speaks to his son Corianton concerning the resurrection of the dead, about 73 B.C.) Alma 40:16-19,23-24

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

James E. Talmage

The Extent of the Atonement is universal, applying alike to all descendants of Adam. Even the unbeliever, the heathen, and the child who dies before reaching the years of discretion, all are redeemed by the Savior's self-sacrifice from the individual consequences of the fall. AF:77

Jesus,
quoted by John

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29. And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (Jesus addresses the Jews) John 5:28-29

Related Witnesses:

President Joseph F. Smith

As Jesus was born of woman, lived and grew to manhood, was put to death and raised from the dead to immortality and eternal life, so it was decreed in the beginning that man should be, and will be, through the atonement of Jesus, in spite of himself, resurrected from the dead. Death came upon us without the exercise of our agency; we had no hand in bringing it originally upon ourselves; it came because of the transgression of our first parents. Therefore, man, who had no hand in bringing death upon himself, shall have no hand in bringing again life unto himself; for as he dies in consequence of the sin of Adam, so shall he live again, whether he will or not, by the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and the power of his resurrection. ("I Know That My Redeemer Lives," IE1908Mar:385) TLDP:561

Paul

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (Paul writes to the Church at Corinth, Greece, about A.D. 55) 1 Corinthians 15:21-22

President Heber J. Grant

We believe that Christ . . . was crucified upon the cross, that He died, His spirit leaving His body, and was buried, and was on the third day resurrected, His spirit and body re-uniting, . . that He is a resurrected being, and that in His pattern, every man, woman, and child that ever lived, shall come forth from the grave a resurrected being, even as Christ is a resurrected being. ("Mortality—A Moment in Eternity," Millennial Star, June 24, 1937, pp. 395-96) TLDP:561

Amulek,
quoted by Mormon

Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made, except it be the loosing of the bands of death; for behold, the day cometh that all shall rise from the dead and stand before God, and be judged according to their works.
42. Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.
43. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all our guilt. (Amulek contends with the wicked Zeezrom, about 82 B.C.) Alma 11:41-43

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

So Jesus did for us something that we could not do for ourselves, through his infinite atonement. On the third day after the crucifixion he took up his body and gained the keys of the resurrection, and thus has power to open the graves for all men, but this he could not do until he had first passed through death himself and conquered. (Doctrines of Salvation, 1:128) DGSM:88

Joseph Smith,
receiving the Word of the Lord

But, behold, verily I say unto you, before the earth shall pass away, Michael, mine archangel, shall sound his trump, and then shall all the dead awake, for their graves shall be opened, and they shall come forth—yea, even all. (Revelation in presence of six elders, Sept. 1830) D&C 29:26

Jacob, brother of Nephi,
quoted by Nephi

And he suffereth this that the resurrection might pass upon all men, that all might stand before him at the great and judgment day. (To the people of Nephi, 559-545 B.C.) 2 Nephi 9:22

Enoch,
quoted by Moses ,

quoted by Joseph Smith,
translating the Book of Moses
And righteousness will I send down out of heaven; and truth will I send forth out of the earth, to bear testimony of mine Only Begotten; his resurrection from the dead; yea, and also the resurrection of all men. (Revelation to Moses recording the word of the Lord to Enoch) Moses 7:62

648. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in a perfect form.

President Joseph F. Smith
Amulek
John Taylor
President Joseph F. Smith
Alma, the younger
Elder Spencer W. Kimball
Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
President Joseph F. Smith
President Brigham Young

President Joseph F. Smith

Their sleeping dust was to be restored unto its perfect frame, bone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a fulness of joy. (Vision regarding the Savior's visit to the spirits of the dead, Oct. 3, 1918) D&C 138:17

Amulek,
quoted by Mormon

Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.
43. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all our guilt.
44. Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil. (Amulek answers the wicked Zeezrom, foretelling Christ's redemption of man and the final judgment, about 82 B.C.) Alma 11:42-44

John Taylor

Related Witnesses:

President Joseph F. Smith

What a glorious thought it is, to me at least, and it must be to all who have conceived of the truth or received it in their hearts, that those from whom we have to part here, we will meet again and see as they are. We will meet the same identical being that we associated with here in the flesh—not some other soul, some other being, or the same being in some other form, but the same identity and the same form and likeness, the same person we knew and were associated with in our mortal existence, even to the wounds in the flesh. Not that a person will always be marred by scars, wounds, deformities, defects or infirmities, for these will be removed in their course, in their proper time, according to the merciful providence of God. Deformity will be removed; defects will be eliminated, and men and women shall attain to the perfection of their spirits, to the perfection that God designed in the beginning. (At funeral services of Rachel Grant, mother of President Heber J. Grant) (Gospel Doctrine, p. 23) DGSM:88

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame. 24. And now, my son, this is the restoration of which has been spoken by the mouths of the prophets— (Alma speaks to his son Corianton concerning the resurrection of the dead, about 73 B.C.) Alma 40:23-24

Elder Spencer W. Kimball

I am confident that when we come back with our bodies again, there will be no aches or pains. There will be no wrinkles or deformities. I am sure that if we can imagine ourselves at our very best, physically, mentally, spiritually, that is the way we will come back—perhaps not as a child or youth, perhaps in sweet and glorious maturity, but not in age or infirmity or distress or pain or aches. (At a funeral service) (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, p. 45) TLDP:563

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

The question is frequently discussed in our classes in Sunday School, Mutual and Priesthood quorums, whether or not a body will come forth deformed, if deformed in this mortal life; or with some part missing, such as if a limb, or other part was lost while in mortal life. The answer has been given in the most emphatic and positive manner in the scriptures. The mortal body will not grow in the grave, for that is contrary to nature. So each body will come forth the same stature as when laid in the earth. Children will rise as they were laid away, but after the resurrection their bodies will grow to the full stature of their spirits. Deformities will be erased and in the resurrection will be made whole. CHMR2:301

President Joseph F. Smith

Would we be satisfied to be imperfect? Would we be satisfied to be decrepit? Would we be satisfied to remain for ever and ever in the form of infirmity incident to age? No Would we be satisfied to see the children we bury in their infancy remain as children only, throughout the countless ages of eternity? No Neither would the spirit that did possess the tabernacles of our children be satisfied to remain in that condition. But we know our child will not be compelled to remain a child in stature always, for it was revealed from God, the fountain of truth, through Joseph Smith the prophet, in this dispensation, that in the resurrection of the dead the child that was buried in its infancy will come up in the form of the child that it was when it was laid down, then it will begin to develop. From the day of the resurrection, the body will develop until it reaches the full measure of the stature of its spirit, whether it be male or female. If the spirit possessed the intelligence of God and the aspirations of mortal souls, it could not be satisfied with anything less than this. You will remember we are told that the spirit of Jesus Christ visited one of the ancient prophets and revealed himself to him, and he declared his identity, that he was the same Son of God that was to come in the meridian of time. He said he would appear in the flesh just as he appeared to that prophet. He was not an infant; He was a grown, developed spirit, possessing the form of man and the form of God, the same form as when he came and took upon him a tabernacle and developed it to the full stature of his spirit. These are truths that have been revealed to us. What for? To give us intelligent hope; to give us intelligent aspiration; to lead us to think, to hope, to labor and accomplish what God has aimed and does aim and design that we should accomplish, not only in this life but in the life to come. ("Our Indestructible, Immortal Identity," IE1909Jun:593-94) TLDP:562

President Brigham Young

At the sound of the trumpet of God every particle of our physical structures necessary to make our tabernacles perfect will be assembled, to be rejoined with the spirit, every man in his order. No one particle will be lost. (Sermon delivered in 1875) ("The Resurrection," Elder's Journal, July 1904, p. 153) TLDP:562-63

649. In the resurrection we will maintain our personal identity (our talents, attributes, and skills will rise with us).

President Joseph F. Smith
Neal A. Maxwell
Jacob, brother of Nephi
Elder Spencer W. Kimball
Joseph Smith
Alma, the younger
President Joseph F. Smith

President Joseph F. Smith

[Christ] rose, and He preserved His identity. . . . So it will be with you and with every son and daughter of Adam, born into the world. You will not lose your identity any more than Christ did. You will be brought forth from death to life again, just as sure as Christ was brought forth from death to life again. . . .
Neither [husband or wife] would be changed, except from mortality to immortality, neither would be other than himself or herself; but they will have their identity in the world to come, precisely as they exercise their individuality and enjoy their identity here. God has revealed this principle. CR1912Apr:135-36

Neal A. Maxwell

If we ponder just what it is that will rise with us in the resurrection, it seems clear that our intelligence will rise with us, meaning not simply our IQ, but also our capacity to receive and apply truth. Our talents, attributes, and skills will rise with us; certainly also our capacity to learn, our degree of self-discipline, and our capacity to work. (We Will Prove Them Herewith, p. 12) TLDP:563-64

Jacob, brother of Nephi,
quoted by Nephi

And assuredly, as the Lord liveth, for the Lord God hath spoken it, and it is his eternal word, which cannot pass away, that they who are righteous shall be righteous still, and they who are filthy shall be filthy still; wherefore, they who are filthy are the devil and his angels; and they shall go away into everlasting fire, prepared for them; . . . (To the people of Nephi, 559-545 B.C.) 2 Nephi 9:16

Elder Spencer W. Kimball

I am sure that if we can imagine ourselves at our very best, physically, mentally, spiritually, that is the way we will come back—perhaps not as a child or youth, perhaps in sweet and glorious maturity, but not in age or infirmity or distress or pain or aches. (At a funeral service) (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, p. 45) TLDP:563

Joseph Smith

Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.
19. And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come. (Revelation, April 2, 1830) D&C 130:18-19

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

O, my son, this is not the case; but the meaning of the word restoration is to bring back again evil for evil, or carnal for carnal, or devilish for devilish—good for that which is good; righteous for that which is righteous; just for that which is just; merciful for that which is merciful.
14. Therefore, my son, see that you are merciful unto your brethren; deal justly, judge righteously, and do good continually; and if ye do all these things then shall ye receive your reward; yea, ye shall have mercy restored unto you again; ye shall have justice restored unto you again; ye shall have a righteous judgment restored unto you again; and ye shall have good rewarded unto you again.
15. For that which ye do send out shall return unto you again, and be restored; therefore, the word restoration more fully condemneth the sinner, and justifieth him not at all. (Alma speaks to his son Corianton concerning the resurrection of the dead, about 73 B.C.) Alma 41:13-15

President Joseph F. Smith

650. A resurrected being is no longer subject to death.

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
President Joseph F. Smith
Amulek
Paul
Jacob, brother of Nephi
Elder John Taylor
Paul

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

A soul cannot be destroyed.
Every soul born into this world shall receive the resurrection and immortality and shall endure forever. Destruction does not mean, then, annihilation. When the Lord says they shall be destroyed, he means that they shall be banished from his presence, that they shall be cut off from the presence of light and truth, and shall not have the privilege of gaining this exaltation; and that is destruction. (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:227-28) DCSM:19

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

After the resurrection from the dead our bodies will be spiritual bodies, but they will be bodies that are tangible, bodies that have been purified, but they will nevertheless be bodies of flesh and bones, but they will not be blood bodies, they will no longer be quickened by blood but quickened by the spirit which is eternal and they shall become immortal and shall never die. CR1917Apr:63

President Joseph F. Smith

Their sleeping dust was to be restored unto its perfect frame, bone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a fulness of joy. (Vision regarding the Savior's visit to the spirits of the dead, Oct. 3, 1918) D&C 138:17

Amulek,
quoted by Mormon

Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.
43. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form. . . .
45. Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is raised to an immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption. (Amulek answers the wicked Zeezrom, foretelling Christ's redemption of man and the final judgment, about 82 B.C.) Alma 11:42-43,45

Related Witnesses:

Paul

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. (Paul writes to the Church in Rome, about A.D. 55) Romans 6:9-10

Jacob, brother of Nephi,
quoted by Nephi

Elder John Taylor

Paul

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (Letter to the Church at Corinth, Greece, about A.D. 55) 1 Corinthians 15:20-22

651. The resurrected body will have flesh and bones.

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
Alma, the younger
James E. Talmage
Joseph Smith
Alma, the younger
Amulek
Related Witnesses
President Joseph F. Smith
Joseph Smith
President Spencer W. Kimball
James E. Talmage
James E. Talmage
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Jesus

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

James E. Talmage

This enunciation of the resurrection, so plainly made that the most unlettered could understand, must have offended any Sadducees present, for they emphatically denied the actuality of the resurrection. The universality of a resurrection is here unquestionably affirmed; not only the righteous but even those who merit condemnation are to come forth from their graves in their bodies of flesh and bones. JTC:210

Joseph Smith

There are two kinds of beings in heaven, namely: Angels, who are resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones—
2. For instance, Jesus said: Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
3. Secondly: the spirits of just men made perfect, they who are not resurrected, but inherit the same glory. (Instructions given at Nauvoo, Ill., Feb. 9, 1843; keys given whereby messengers from beyond the veil may be identified) D&C 129:1-3

Alma, the younger,
quoted by Mormon

Amulek,
quoted by Mormon

Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.
43. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all our guilt.
44. Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.
45. Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is raised to an immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption. (Amulek answers the wicked Zeezrom foretelling Christ's redemption of man and the final judgment, about 82 B.C.) Alma 11:42-45

Related Witnesses:

President Joseph F. Smith

Joseph Smith

As concerning the resurrection I will merely say that all men will come from the grave as they lie down, whether old or young, there will not be "added unto their stature one cubit;" neither taken from it; all will be raised by the power of God, having spirit in their bodies, and not blood. (Times and Seasons, April 15, 1842, p. 752) TLDP:562

President Spencer W. Kimball

When the body is resurrected, we will have our limbs and all our facilities. We will not have blood in our veins, but we will have the Spirit of the Lord in our veins so that we can move forward into an everlasting life. ACR(Manilla)1975:51

James E. Talmage

A resurrected body, though of tangible substance, and possessing all the organs of the mortal tabernacle, is not bound to earth by gravitation, nor can it be hindered in its movements by material barriers. To us who conceive of motion only in the directions incident to the three dimensions of space, the passing of a solid, such as a living body of flesh and bones, through stone walls, is necessarily incomprehensible. But that resurrected beings move in accordance with laws making such passage possible and to them natural, is evidenced not only by the instance of the risen Christ, but by the movements of other resurrected personages. Thus, in September, 1823, Moroni, the Nephite prophet who had died about A.D. 400, appeared to Joseph Smith in his chamber, three times during one night, coming and going without hindrance incident to walls of roof (see JS-H 2:43; also The Articles of Faith, pp. 11-13). That Moroni was a resurrected man is shown by his corporeity manifested in his handling of the metallic plates on which was inscribed the record known to us as the Book of Mormon. So also resurrected beings possess the power of rendering themselves visible or invisible to the physical vision of mortals. JTC:698

James E. Talmage

It would appear unnecessary to cite at greater length in substantiating our affirmation that Jesus Christ was God even before He assumed a body of flesh. During that antemortal period there was essential difference between the Father and the Son, in that the former had already passed through the experiences of mortal life, including death and resurrection, and was therefore a Being possessed of a perfect, immortalized body of flesh and bones, while the Son was yet unembodied. Through His death and subsequent resurrection Jesus the Christ is today a Being like unto the Father in all essential characteristics. JTC:38-39

Joseph Smith

Some will say that they have seen a spirit; that he offered them his hand, but they did not touch it. This is a lie. First, it is contrary to the plan of God: a spirit cannot come but in glory; an angel has flesh and bones; we see not their glory. (The Prophet instructs the Twelve on priesthood, in the vicinity of Commerce, Ill., July 2, 1839) HC3:392

Joseph Smith

The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us. (Revelation, April 2, 1830) D&C 130:22

Jesus,
recorded in Luke

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
37. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39. Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. (The risen Christ appears to the Apostles and others) Luke 24:36-39

652. There are two major resurrections: the first resurrection for the just, the second for the unjust.

Joseph Smith
Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Paul
Joseph Smith
John
Jesus
Daniel
James E. Talmage
Paul
Elder Wilford Woodruff
Melvin J. Ballard
Abinadi

Joseph Smith

And the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened and be caught up to meet him.
97. And they who have slept in their graves shall come forth, for their graves shall be opened; and they also shall be caught up to meet him in the midst of the pillar of heaven—
98. They are Christ's, the first fruits, they who shall descend with him first, and they who are on the earth and in their graves, who are first caught up to meet him; and all this by the voice of the sounding of the trump of the angel of God.
99. And after this another angel shall sound, which is the second trump; and then cometh the redemption of those who are Christ's at his coming; who have received their part in that prison which is prepared for them, that they might receive the gospel, and be judged according to men in the flesh. 100. And again, another trump shall sound, which is the third trump; and then come the spirits of men who are to be judged, and are found under condemnation; 101. And these are the rest of the dead; and they live not again until the thousand years are ended, neither again, until the end of the earth. 102. And another trump shall sound, which is the fourth trump, saying: There are found among those who are to remain until that great and last day, even the end, who shall remain filthy still. (Revelation, Dec. 27/28, 1832; the "olive leaf message of peace") D&C 88:96-102

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

While there was a general resurrection of the righteous at the time Christ arose from the dead, it is customary for us to speak of the resurrection of the righteous at the Second Coming of Christ as the first resurrection. It is the first to us, for we have little thought or concern over that which is past. The Lord has promised that at the time of his Second Advent the graves will be opened, and the just shall come forth to reign with him on the earth for a thousand years. . . .
In modern revelation given to the Church, the Lord has made known more in relation to this glorious event. There shall be at least two classes which shall have the privilege of the resurrection at this time: First, those who "shall dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever" [D&C 76:62]; and second, honorable men, those who belong to the terrestrial kingdom as well as those of the celestial kingdom. . . .
After the Lord and the righteous who are caught up to meet him have descended upon the earth, there will come to pass another resurrection. This may be considered as a part of the first, although it comes later. In this resurrection will come forth those of the terrestrial order, who were not worthy to be caught up to meet him, but who are worthy to come forth to enjoy the millennial reign. . . .
Also in this class will be numbered those who died without law and hence are not under condemnation for a violation of the commandments of the Lord. The promise is made to them of redemption from death in the following words: "and then shall the heathen nations be redeemed, and they that knew no law shall have part in the first resurrection; and it shall be tolerable for them" [D&C 45:54]. These, too, shall partake of the mercies of the Lord and shall receive the reuniting of spirit and body inseparably, thus becoming immortal, but not with the fulness of the glory of God. . . .
All liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers and all who love and make a lie, shall not receive the resurrection at this time, but for a thousand years shall be thrust down into hell where they shall suffer the wrath of God until they pay the price of their sinning, if it is possible, by the things which they shall suffer. [See Church News, Apr 23, 1932, p.
6.]
These are the "spirits of men who are to be judged and are found under condemnation; And these are the rest of the dead; and they live not again until the thousand years are ended, neither again, until the end of the earth" [D&C 88:100-01.
These are the hosts of the telestial world who are commanded to "suffer the wrath of God on earth;" and who are "cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work;" [Era, vol. 45, p. 781; D&C 76:104-06. . . .
This suffering will be a means of cleansing, or purifying, and through it the wicked shall be brought to a condition whereby they may, through the redemption of Jesus Christ, obtain immortality. Their spirits and bodies shall be again united, and they shall dwell in the telestial kingdom. But this resurrection will not come until the end of the world. (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:295-98) TLDP:564-65

Joseph Smith

And [the dead] shall come forth; they who have done good in the resurrection of the just, and they who have done evil in the resurrection of the unjust. (Vision to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Feb. 16, 1832) D&C 76:17

Joseph Smith

For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: Ye saints arise and live; ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again. (Revelation, Feb. 1831) D&C 43:18

Paul

And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. (Paul testifies before the procurator, Felix) Acts 24:15

Joseph Smith

And again we bear record—for we saw and heard, and this is the testimony of the gospel of Christ concerning them who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just—
51. They are they who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in the water in his name, and this according to the commandment which he has given—
52. That by keeping the commandments they might be washed and cleansed from all their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of the hands of him who is ordained and sealed unto this power;
53. And who overcome by faith, and are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, which the Father sheds forth upon all those who are just and true.
54. They are they who are the church of the Firstborn.
55. They are they into whose hands the Father has given all things—
56. They are they who are priests and kings, who have received of his fulness, and of his glory;
57. And are priests of the Most High, after the order of Melchizedek, which was after the order of Enoch, which was after the order of the Only Begotten Son.
58. Wherefore, as it is written, they are gods, even the sons of God—
59. Wherefore, all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
60. And they shall overcome all things.
61. Wherefore, let no man glory in man, but rather let him glory in God, who shall subdue all enemies under his feet.
62. These shall dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever. 63. These are they whom he shall bring with him, when he shall come in the clouds of heaven to reign on the earth over his people.
64. These are they who shall have part in the first resurrection.
65. These are they who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just. . . . 102. Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud. 103. These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie. 104. These are they who suffer the wrath of God on earth. 105. These are they who suffer the vengeance of eternal fire. 106. These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work; (Vision to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Feb. 16, 1832) D&C 76:50-65,102-06

John

[A]nd they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (The Apostle John sees the judgment of man at the end of the Millennium) Revelation 20:4-6

Jesus,
quoted by John

Daniel

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. (Daniel tells of the two resurrections) Daniel 12:2

James E. Talmage

Two General Resurrections are mentioned in the scriptures, and these may be specified as first and final, or as the resurrection of the just and the resurrection of the unjust. The first was inaugurated by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, immediately following which many of the saints came forth from their graves. A continuation of this, the resurrection of the just, has been in operation since, and will be greatly extended, or brought to pass in a general way, in connection with the coming of Christ in His glory. The final resurrection will be deferred until the end of the thousand years of peace, and will be in connection with the last judgment. AF:348

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Paul

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: . . . (Paul writes to the Church at Thessalonica, comprising Jews and many pagan converts, A.D. 50) 1Thess. 4:16

Elder Wilford Woodruff

While I was upon my knees praying, my room was filled with light. I looked up and a messenger stood by my side. I arose, and this personage told me he had come to instruct me. . . .
Then he showed me the resurrection of the dead—what is termed the first and second resurrection. In the first resurrection I saw no graves, nor anyone raised from the grave. I saw legions of celestial beings, men and women who had received the Gospel, all clothed in white robes. In the form they were presented to me, they had already been raised from the grave. After this, he showed me what is termed the second resurrection. Vast fields of graves were before me, and the Spirit of God rested upon the earth like a shower of gentle rain, and when that fell upon the graves they were opened, and a immense host of human beings came forth. They were just as diversified in their dress as we are here, or as they were laid down. ("Obtain the Spirit of God," Millennial Star, Sept. 28, 1905, p. 612) TLDP:564

Melvin J. Ballard

When you see men and women in the resurrection, we shall see them in very bloom of their glorious manhood and womanhood, and he has promised all who would keep his commandments and obey the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, the restoration of their houses, glorified, immortalized, celestialized, fitted to dwell in the presence of God.
To those who cannot subscribe to those terms, and yet obey others, the lesser law, Jesus has promised a terrestrial body, not so glorious, and yet immortal and eternal, and still to those who cannot do so much, but only obey in part, a telestial body suited to the kingdom in which they dwell. Thus we fix our status in that resurrection, though the resurrection is a fact without our action. Our action makes it either glorious—the resurrection of the just; or the resurrection of the unjust. (Sermons and Missionary Services of Melvin J. Ballard, p. 186) TLDP:565-66

Abinadi,
quoted by Mormon

And there cometh a resurrection, even a first resurrection; yea, even a resurrection of those that have been, and who are, and who shall be, even until the resurrection of Christ—for so shall he be called.
22. And now, the resurrection of all the prophets, and all those that have believed in their words, or all those that have kept the commandments of God, shall come forth in the first resurrection; therefore, they are the first resurrection.
23. They are raised to dwell with God who has redeemed them; thus they have eternal life through Christ, who has broken the bands of death.
24. And these are those who have part in the first resurrection; and these are they that have died before Christ came, in their ignorance, not having salvation declared unto them. And thus the Lord bringeth about the restoration of these; and they have a part in the first resurrection, or have eternal life, being redeemed by the Lord.
25. And little children also have eternal life. (Abinadi preaches to King Noah and his people, about 148 B.C.) Mosiah 15:21-25

653. Many of the righteous dead were resurrected immediately after Christ was resurrected.

James E. Talmage
Recorded in Matthew
James E. Faust
Elder Ezra Taft Benson
Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
James E. Talmage
James E. Talmage
Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
Paul

James E. Talmage

Recorded in Matthew

Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52. And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53. And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. (Jesus is crucified) Matthew 27:50-53

James E. Faust

Mary was not to be the only witness of the miracle of the Resurrection. Although the Savior was the "first-fruits" of them that slept (1 Corinthians 15:23), the scriptures testify that "many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the grave after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." (Matthew 27:52-53CR1985Apr:39

Elder Ezra Taft Benson

The resurrection is a reality. The scriptures are replete with evidence. Almost immediately after the glorious resurrection of the Lord, Matthew records: "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
"And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." CR1971Apr:17-18

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

James E. Talmage

Christ had risen; and following Him many of the righteous dead on the western continent rose from their graves, and appeared as resurrected, immortalized beings among the survivors of the land-wide destruction; even as in Jude a many of the saints had been raised immediately after the resurrection of Christ. JTC:724

James E. Talmage

The victory over death was made manifest in the resurrection of the crucified Christ; He was the first to pass from death to immortality and so is justly known as "the first fruits of them that slept." That the resurrection of the dead so inaugurated is to be extended to every one who has or shall have lived is proved by an abundance of scriptural evidence. Following our Lord's resurrection, others who had slept in the tomb arose and were seen of many, not as spirit-apparitions but as resurrected beings possessing immortalized bodies: "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." JTC:23

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Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

It is the opinion of some that the resurrection is going on all the time now, but this is purely speculation without warrant in the scriptures. It is true that the Lord has power to call forth any person or persons from the dead, as he may desire, especially if they have a mission to perform which would require their resurrection. For example, we have the cases of Peter, James, and Moroni.
We are given to understand that the first resurrection yet future, which means the coming forth of the righteous, will take place at one particular time, which is when our Savior shall appear in the clouds of heaven, when he shall return to reign. For us to speculate whether or not the Prophet Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, and others have been called forth, without any revelation from the Lord, is merely supposition. When the Lord wants any of these men, he has the power to call them, but the first resurrection, with which we have any future concern, will commence when Christ comes. (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:299-300) DGSM:89

Paul

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. (Paul writes to the Church at Corinth, Greece, about A.D. 55) 1 Corinthians 15:22-23

654. Animals will be resurrected.

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
President Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder, Anthon H. Lund
Joseph Smith

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith

The Lord created all things for a purpose. Nothing has he created to be destroyed, but that all things might endure forever. . . .
So we see that the Lord intends to save, not only the earth and the heavens, not only man who dwells upon the earth, but all things which he has created. The animals, the fishes of the sea, the fowls of the air, as well as man, are to be re-created, or renewed, through the resurrection, for they too are living souls. CR1928Oct:99-100

Joseph Smith,
receiving the Word of the Lord

And again, verily, verily, I say unto you that when the thousand years are ended, and men again begin to deny their God, then will I spare the earth but for a little season;
23. And the end shall come, and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed and pass away, and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth.
24. For all old things shall pass away, and all things shall become new, even the heaven and the earth, and all the fulness thereof, both men and beasts, the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea;
25. And not one hair, neither mote, shall be lost, for it is the workmanship of mine hand. (Revelation in presence of six elders, Sept. 1830) D&C 29:22-25

Joseph Smith

John saw curious looking beasts in heaven; he saw every creature that was in heaven,—all the beasts, fowls and fish in heaven,—actually there, giving glory to God. How do you prove it? (See Revelation 5:13.) "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever."
I suppose John saw beings there of a thousand forms, that had been saved from ten thousand times ten thousand earths like this,—strange beasts of which we have no conception: all might be seen in heaven. The grand secret was to show John what there was in heaven. John learned that God glorified himself by saving all that his hands had made, whether beasts, fowls, fishes or men; and he will glorify himself with them.
Says one, "I cannot believe in the salvation of beasts." Any man who would tell you that this could not be, would tell you that the revelations are not true. John heard the words of the beasts giving glory to God, and understood them. God who made the beasts could understand every language spoken by them. The four beasts were four of the most noble animals that had filled the measure of their creation, and had been saved from other worlds, because they were perfect: they were like angels in their sphere. We are not told where they came from, and I do not know; but they were seen and heard by John praising and glorifying God. [See Revelation 4:6] (General conference of the Church held on the floor of the Nauvoo Temple, April 8, 1843) HC5:343-44

President Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder, Anthon H. Lund

(First Presidency)
He made the tadpole and the ape, the lion and the elephant but He did not make them in His own image, nor endow them with Godlike reason and intelligence. Nevertheless, the whole animal creation will be perfected and perpetuated in the Hereafter, each class in its 'distinct order or sphere,' and will enjoy 'eternal felicity.' That fact has been made plain in this dispensation (D&C 77:3). (Christmas greetings, Dec. 18, 1909) MOFP4:207

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Joseph Smith

Q. Are the four beasts limited to individual beasts, or do they represent classes or orders?
A. They are limited to four individual beasts, which were shown to John, to represent the glory of the classes of beings in their destined order or sphere of creation, in the enjoyment of their eternal felicity. (Revelation in connection with Joseph's translation of the scriptures, Revelation 4:6 March 1832) D&C 77:3

We Believe: Doctrines and Principles

Monday, December 30, 2013

Resurrection

646. Resurrection is the raising from death to life the mortal body to an immortal body, and the spirit uniting with the body.

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647. The resurrection is universal: every person will be saved from physical death regardless of whether he or she has done good or evil in this life.

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648. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in a perfect form.

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649. In the resurrection we will maintain our personal identity (our talents, attributes, and skills will rise with us).

650. A resurrected being is no longer subject to death.

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651. The resurrected body will have flesh and bones.

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652. There are two major resurrections: the first resurrection for the just, the second for the unjust.

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653. Many of the righteous dead were resurrected immediately after Christ was resurrected.

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654. Animals will be resurrected.

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