Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:"How much there is incident to the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord which ennobles and exalts faithful women. They wept at the cross, sought to care for his wounded and lifeless body, and came to his tomb to weep and worship for their friend and Master. And so it is not strange that we find a woman, Mary of Magdala, chosen and singled out from all the disciples, even including the apostles, to be the first mortal to see and bow in the presence of a resurrected being. Mary, who had been healed of much and who loved much, saw the risen Christ!"
"What is resurrection? It is not returning from death to life as did Lazarus; it is not ascending to heaven without tasting death as did Elijah; it is not continuing to live on earth for thousands of years as do John and the three Nephites. Lazarus lived again as a mortal man, to die at some future time; Elijah was translated, and so remained until he was "with Christ in his resurrection" (D. & C. 133:55); and John and the three Nephites will yet be changed "from mortality to immortality." (3 Ne. 28:8.)"
"Resurrection is to rise from mortality to immortality, from corruption to incorruption, to change a natural body for a spiritual body. (1 Cor. 15:42-58; D. & C. 88:27-32.) It is to have. body and spirit reunite with an inseparable connection so that never again can they be torn apart. Resurrected beings live forever and have powers not available to mortals. Their bodies are made of flesh and bones so organized as to be eternal in nature. See Luke 24:13-35."
"Jesus, the first fruits of the resurrection, who appeared first unto Mary Magdalene, is the great Exemplar. As he came forth from the grave so shall all men. "As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." (1 Cor. 15:22.)" (Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, page 748-749).
