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You read about a first resurrection. If there is a first, there is a second. And if a second, may there not be a third, and a fourth, and so on? Yes; and happy are they who have a part in the first resurrection. Yes, more blessed are they than any others. But blessed also are they that will have part in the second resurrection, for they will he brought forth to enjoy a kingdom that is more glorious than the sectarian world ever dreamed of.
Source: John A. Widtsoe Smith, ed. Discourses of Brigham Young, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1978. 374.
The first resurrection is broken into two parts and will take place at the start of the Millennium. The first part is reserved for faithful Mormons only. They will meet Christ as He arrives. After this, the second part will take place. People who led good lives but rejected Mormonism belong here, as well as those who died without hearing the gospel of Mormonism.
The rest of the world will have to wait until the Millennium is finished to participate in the second resurrection.
We will be resurrected as perfect beings.
Babies who die in infancy are special cases.