Doctrine And Covenants The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Originally published in 1835 as Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints:...
History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints The history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is typically divided into three broad time periods: The early history during the lifetime of Joseph Smith which is in common with most Latter Day Saint movement churches, A “pioneer era” under the...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fast Sunday, Fasting in Mormonism Fast Sunday (previously Fast Day) is a Sunday set aside by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for fasting by its members. On Fast Sunday, a fast and testimony meeting is held by local congregations of the LDS Church. Overview On Fast Sunday, church members are encouraged to fast for two...