In the Morning of the First Resurrection | Who Is Resurrected First? Order of the Resurrection (LDS)

Send us Fan MailWho will be resurrected first, and in what order does the resurrection happen according to LDS doctrine? This episode walks through the order of the resurrection — the morning of the first resurrection (celestial), the afternoon (terrestrial), and the final resurrection — using Revelation 20:6, Doctrine and Covenants 88, and teachings from Brigham Young, Erastus Snow, Joseph Fielding Smith, Bruce R. McConkie, and President Dallin H. Oaks' April 2014 talk "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood." We also explore why the keys of resurrection are not held by mortals, President Russell M. Nelson's urging to prepare now through temple worship, and the remarkable account of Penny Moore — how one name heard in the night led to 116 completed ordinances in a single month.Q: In what order will people be resurrected, according to LDS doctrine? A: Latter-day Saint teaching describes an ordered resurrection: those inheriting celestial glory come forth in the morning of the first resurrection; those inheriting terrestrial glory in the afternoon of the first resurrection, after the millennium begins; and the resurrection of the unjust follows at the end of the millennium. This episode traces that order through Doctrine and Covenants 88 and the teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith and Bruce R. McConkie.Q: Who will perform the ordinance of resurrection? A: Brigham Young taught that the keys of resurrection are not held by mortals — they will be given to those who have already died and been resurrected, who will then be ordained to resurrect others, following the same pattern of delegated priesthood authority as baptism. President Spencer W. Kimball likewise noted the keys of resurrection have not been given to man on earth, as recounted in President Dallin H. Oaks' April 2014 general conference talk.Q: Will a father be able to resurrect his own family members? A: BYU professor Robert J. Matthews wrote, "I expect that a righteous father will be given the keys to resurrect his family," and this episode's host shares her view that this crowning ordinance fits the patriarchal, family-centered pattern of all gospel ordinances — while noting this is a personal expectation drawn from limited sources, not established doctrine.YouTube In The Morning of the First Resurrection video: https://youtu.be/I1oYjOW7AUIYouTube Thinning of the Veil Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCAA9WnYhYvCp1ffCe-AGUQQ Website: Thinning of the Veil: https://www.thinningoftheveil.com/Book: "Patterns of Revelation":  https://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Revelation-Spiritual-Foundations-Hearing-ebook/dp/B0BWGLZ8VXEmail: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/thinning.of.the.veil/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinning.of.the.veil/CITATIONS: REVELATION 20:6Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 15:137Dallin H. Oaks, “The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood”, April 2014: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2014/04/the-keys-and-authority-of-the-priesthood?lang=engNew Era, The Dispensation of the Fulness of Times November 2009(Brigham Young, in Journal of Discourses, 3:369, 368.)” (“Because I Live, Ye Shall Live Also,” Ensign, Apr. 1993, 4).(The Promise of Discipleship [2001], 119, 122)., Introduction to Family History Student ManualDoctrine and Covenants 76:85Introduction, 3.0, “Priesthood Principles”, General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsRobert J. Matthews, “Resurrection: The Ultimate Triumph,” in Jesus Christ: Son of God, Savior, ed. Paul H. Peterson, Gary L. Hatch, and Laura D. Card (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002), 313–33.Bruce R McConkie, The Mortal Messiah, Vol. 1, p.214Erastus Snow: JD 25:26Amos 3:7Russell M. Nelson, “Confidence in the Presence of God”, April 2025: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/04/57nelson?lang=engD&C 88:92, 95-101, 160-107INSTITUTE, Doctrines of the Gospel Student Manual, Chapter 32: The Resurrection and the Judgment(Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3 vols. [1971–73], 1:196). Institute Book of Mormon Manual Chapter 32: Alma 40-42 Neil L. Andersen, “We Talk of Christ”, October 2020: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/45andersen?lang=engSupport the show