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Mormonism and Scripture
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Pearl of Great Price: An Introduction
The Pearl of Great Price is an assortment of short LDS scriptures, all of them produced by Joseph Smith between 1830 and 1843.
Book of Mormon Page
Joseph Smith said that God inspired him to translate the Book of Mormon from gold plates given him by an angel. It claims that Christ appeared to Israelites in the Americas shortly after his ascension. Is the Book of Mormon really God's word?
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Doctrine & Covenants: An Introduction
Doctrine and Covenants (D&C) is a collection of texts, mostly from Joseph Smith, that Mormons regard as modern revelations for the benefit of the restored Church.
Book of Abraham Page
Joseph Smith claimed to have translated the Book of Abraham from one of the ancient Egyptian scrolls purchased by the LDS Church in 1835. Lost for a century, pieces of the scrolls found in 1966 turned out to be pagan funeral texts.
Bible and Mormonism Page
Mormons use the King James Version of the Bible, but they claim that it is missing much material and that it has been copied and translated incorrectly. The Joseph Smith Translation (JST) was Joseph’s supposedly inspired revision of the KJV.
Changes to LDS Scripture
1830 Book of Mormon
View scanned pages of the entire 1830 edition.
1833 Book of Commandments
View scanned pages of the entire 1833 edition (precursor to the Doctrine & Covenants).
Changes to Latter-day Scripture
Examine some of the thousands of changes Mormon Church leaders have made to Mormon scriptures.