President John Taylor (Third President of the Church) said,

“How consoling it is to those who are called upon to mourn the loss of dear friends in death, to know that we will again be associated with them! How encouragining to all who live accordingly to the revealed rpinciples of truth, perhaps more especially to those whose lives are pretty well spent, who have bourne the heat and burden of the day, to konw that ere long we shall burst the barriers of the tomb, and come forth living and immortal souls, to enjoy the society of our tried and trusted friends, no more to be afflicted with the seeds of death, and to finish the work the Father has given us to do!”

John Taylor, Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, p.50-51.