“God changed the mortal bodies of the three Nephites so their bodies were similar to those of immortal souls. … Their bodies became translated bodies, not resurrected souls. … The ‘greater change’ refers to the resurrection. At the judgment day, the three Nephites will receive the greater change to their bodies; they will become glorious, resurrected souls” (Parry and Parry, Understanding Death and the Resurrection, 182).
| Transfiguration | Translation | Resurrection |
| The condition of persons who are temporarily changed in appearance and nature—that is, lifted to a higher spiritual level—so that they can endure the presence and glory of heavenly beings (see Guide to the Scriptures). | Persons who are changed so that they do not experience pain or death until their resurrection to immortality. Elijah was taken to heaven without tasting death (D&C 110:13; see Guide to the Scriptures). | The reuniting of the spirit body with the physical body of flesh and bones after death. After resurrection, the spirit and body will never again be separated, and the person will become immortal (see Guide to the Scriptures). |