The first crops gathered in a season. In Old Testament times, they were offered to the Lord (Lev. 23: 9-20). Those who accept the gospel and endure to the end in faithfulness are in a symbolic way the firstfruits, for they belong to God.

Those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes are the firstfruits unto God, Rev. 14: 4. They who shall first descend with Christ are the firstfruits, D&C 88: 98.