Mormonism’s Sacred Texts
Mormons believe in the Old and New Testaments, and the LDS Church uses the King James Bible as its official scriptural text of the Bible. While Mormons believe in the general accuracy of the modern-day text of the Bible, they also believe that it is incomplete and that errors have been introduced. In Mormon theology, many lost truths are restored in the Book of Mormon, which Mormons hold to be divine scripture and equal in authority to the Bible.
The Mormon scriptural canon also includes a collection of revelations and writings contained in the Doctrine and Covenants which contains doctrine and prophecy and the Pearl of Great Price which addresses briefly Genesis to Exodus. These books, as well as the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, have varying degrees of acceptance as divine scripture among different denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement.
The standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are the four books that currently constitute its open scriptural canon, due to the LDS belief in continuous revelation.
Main articles:
From Sacred Texts com
- The Bible
The Bible is considered the fundamental sacred text by Mormons.
- The Book of Mormon
- Pearl of Great Price
- Doctrine and Covenants
- The Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Historical Accounts
Unfiltered accounts from 19th and early 20th century sources.
- History of Utah, 1540-1886 by Hubert Howe Bancroft [1889]
The saga of the Mormon persecution and exodus, by the foremost historian of the wild west. - Tenderfoot Days by George Robert Bird [1918] [SD]
- The Story of Mormonism By James E. Talmage [1918]
- Under the Prophet in Utah By Frank J. Cannon and Harvey J. O’Higgins [1911] [SD]
- The Book of Abraham, Its Authenticity Established… by Elder Geo. Reynolds [1879] [SD]
- The Angel of the Prairies, A Dream of the Future by Parley Parker Pratt [1880] [SD]
About The Angel of the Prairies Commentary by Mormon scholars about the preceeding document.