- Day 1 – Woman, Why Weepest Thou?
- Day 2 – Peace Be Unto You
- Day 3 – Behold My Hands and My Feet
- Day 4 – Be Not Faithless, But Believing
- Day 5 – Children, Have Ye Any Meat?
- Day 6 – Lovest Thou Me?
- Day 7 – Follow Me
- Day 8 – All Power is Given Unto Me In Heaven and In Earth
- Day 9 – Go Ye Therefore and Teach All Nations
- Day 10 – Lo, I am with you always
- Day 11 – He Was Taken Up
- Day 12 – I am the light and the life of the world
- Day 13 – Arise and Come Forth Unto Me
- Day 14 – Blessed be the name of the Most High God
- Day 15 – Words of the Risen Lord
- Day 16 – After this manner shall ye baptize
- Day 17 – There Shall Be No Disputations Among You
- Day 18 – Ye must become as a little child
- Behold I have given unto you my gospel
Words of the Risen Lord
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?
She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Jesus saith unto her, Mary.
She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
— John 20:15–17 (KJV)
The Moment
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, Mary Magdalene came unto the sepulchre and saw that the stone had been taken away (see John 20:1). She stood outside the sepulchre weeping. As she wept, she stooped down and looked into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain (see John 20:11–12). They said unto her, “Woman, why weepest thou?” She answered, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him” (see John 20:13). And when she had thus spoken, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but did not yet know that it was Him (see John 20:14).
With a single word—“Mary”—the Risen Lord revealed Himself, turning her grief to joy.
Insights from Scripture and Prophets
The Savior’s question, “Why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?” echoes the angels’ gentle query and invites Mary—and all of us—to lift our eyes from despair to the reality of His triumph over death.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland observed:
“The first to see the risen Lord was not an Apostle, not a man, but a woman—Mary Magdalene. … Her experience teaches us that the resurrected Christ comes first to those who seek Him with broken hearts and contrite spirits.”
— Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, April 2021 General Conference
His command, “Touch me not,” marks a sacred moment of transition. The Prophet Joseph Smith explained:
“The words ‘Touch me not’ imply a temporary restraint, for later the disciples did handle Him, proving His resurrection was physical as well as spiritual.”
— Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Chapter 12
Christ’s words affirm that His Resurrection is not symbolic, but literal—a bodily return from death. And His tender address to Mary, by name, affirms that He comes personally to those who seek Him.