Not long afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby cities and villages to announce the Good News concerning the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, along with some women he had healed and from whom he had cast out evil spirits. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. …
— Luke 8:1-2

Mary Magdalene followed Jesus and served alongside him. She did what most women did who followed Jesus:  helped take care of Jesus and the disciples. But Mary did something more. Mary became a disciple of Jesus by spending time with him, listening to him, and watching him. She built a relationship with him that grew from admiration and respect to a loving friendship. Mary Magdalene proved this by continuing to follow and serve. Mary was obedient even to the end and beyond. Mary was there at the Crucifixion when others hid in fear.

Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother, and his mother's sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene.
— John 19:25

Jesus also proved his mutual respect for Mary Magdalene by entrusting her with the news of his rising from the dead, just as he prophesied. She was one of the first to hear from the angel that Christ had risen and to go tell the disciples. She was the first one to actually see the risen Christ. Jesus gave this awesome responsibility of his message to a single, a woman, a lady with a past. Mary Magdalene had proven to Christ her commitment to Him. She had done this by her hard work, dedication, faithfulness and obedience. Mary had produced fruit in her life that was overflowing. This fruit would go on to bear more even more fruit.

The next evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene and Salome and Mary the mother of James went out and purchased burial spices to put on Jesus' body. Very early on Sunday morning ,just at sunrise, they came to the tomb. On the way they were discussing who would roll the stone away from the entrance to the tomb. But when they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone – a very large one – had already been rolled aside.  So they entered the tomb, and there on the right sat a young man clothed in a white robe. The women were startled, but the angel said, "Do not be so surprised. You are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who was crucified. He isn't here! He has been raised from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body. Now go and give this message to his disciples, including Peter:  Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died!" The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, saying nothing to anyone because they were too frightened to talk.  It was early on Sunday morning when Jesus rose from the dead, and the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went and found the disciples, who were grieving and weeping. But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn't believe her.
— Mark 16:1-11