Latter Day Saint canons

Holy Books of Mormonism

The Book Of Mormon 1

The Book Of Mormon 1 The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from 600 BC to AD 421 and during an interlude dated by the text to the unspecified time of the Tower of...

Holy Books of Mormonism

The Book of Mormon 3

The Book of Mormon 3 The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from 600 BC to AD 421 and during an interlude dated by the text to the unspecified time of the Tower of...

Holy Books of Mormonism

The Book Of Mormon 2

The Book Of Mormon 2 The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from 600 BC to AD 421 and during an interlude dated by the text to the unspecified time of the Tower of...

Selections from the Book of Moses

Book Of Moses

Book Of Moses The Book of Moses, dictated by Joseph Smith, is part of the scriptural canon for some in the Latter Day Saint movement. The book begins with the “Visions of Moses,” a prologue to the story of the creation and the fall of man(Moses chapter 1), and continues with material corresponding to...

Mormonism's Sacred Texts

Word Of Wisdom Of LDS

Word Of Wisdom Of LDS This article covers the Word of Wisdom of LDS. The “Word of Wisdom” is the common name of a section of the Doctrine and Covenants, a book considered by many churches within the Latter Day Saint movement to consist of revelations from God. It is also the name...

Mormonism's Sacred Texts

Mormonism’s Sacred Texts

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...

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The Book Of Mormon

What Is The Book Of Mormon? The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from 600 BC to AD 421 and during an interlude dated by the text to the unspecified time of the Tower...

The Articles of Faith

The Articles Of Faith

The Articles Of Faith Within the Latter Day Saint movement, the “Articles of Faith” is a statement of beliefs composed by Joseph Smith as part of an 1842 letter sent to “Long” John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat, and first published in the Latter Day Saint newspaper Times and Seasons. It is a concise listing of thirteen fundamental...

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The Book Of Abraham

The Book Of Abraham The Book of Abraham is a work produced between 1835 and 1842 by Joseph Smith following the purchase of two Egyptian scrolls from a traveling mummy exhibition. According to Smith, the book was “a translation of some ancient records… purporting to be the writings of Abraham, while he was in...

Joseph Smith Translation Of The Bible

Joseph Smith Translation Of The Bible

Joseph Smith Translation Of The Bible The Joseph Smith Translation (JST), also called the Inspired Version (IV), was a revision of the Bible by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Smith considered this work to be “a branch of his calling” as a prophet. Smith was...

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Latter Day Saint Canons

Latter Day Saint Canons Other The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sects Canons of various Latter Day Saint denominations diverge from the LDS Standard Works. For instance, the Bickertonite sect believes that the New Testament scriptures contain a true description of the church as established by Jesus Christ. Both the...

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Joseph Smith—History

Joseph Smith—History Joseph Smith—History (abbreviated JS–H) is a book in the Pearl of Great Price that contains an autobiographical record of some of the early events in Joseph Smith‘s life. It is part of the canonized Standard Works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The...

The Second Coming

Joseph Smith-Matthew

Joseph Smith-Matthew Joseph Smith-Matthew (abbreviated JS–M) is a book in the Pearl of Great Price, a scriptural text used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and other Latter-Day Saint denominations. Joseph Smith—Matthew consists of Joseph Smith, Jr.’s “retranslation” of portions of the Gospel of Matthew....

Quadruple combination (Bible & other Standard Works) opened to the Book of Isaiah - note the cross references between Biblical and Latter-day Saint scripture in the footnotes

LDS Edition Of The Bible

LDS Edition Of The Bible The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) publishes LDS Edition of The Bible in English and Spanish that it encourages its members to use. The text of the LDS Church’s English-language Bible is the Authorized King James Version and the church’s Spanish-language Bible...

The standard works of the LDS Church printed in the Quadruple Combination format, often referred to simply as a "Quad"

Pearl Of Great Price (Mormonism)

Pearl Of Great Price The Pearl of Great Price is part of the standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism) and some other Latter Day Saint denominations. The first paragraph of the Introductory Note in the LDS edition of the Pearl...

The King James Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants

Standard Works

Standard Works 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. (The scriptural canon is “open” due to the Latter-day Saint belief in continuous revelation. Additions can be made to the scriptural canon with the “common consent” of the church’s membership.) The...

Nephi's Vision

Problems With Book Of Mormon

Problems With Book Of Mormon This article covers the problems with Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon fails on three main counts. First, it utterly lacks historical or archaeological support, and there is an overwhelming body of empirical evidence that refutes it. Second, the Book of Mormon contains none...

The Bible and The Book of Mormon

Book Of Mormon

Book Of Mormon The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by...

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Biblical Canon

Biblical Canon A biblical canon or canon of scripture is a set of texts (or “books”) which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as authoritative scripture. The English word canon comes from the Greek κανών, meaning “rule” or “measuring stick”. Christians were the first to use the term in reference to scripture, but Eugene Ulrich regards the notion as Jewish....