The Pearl of Great
Price
"The Pearl of Great Price consists of a diverse collection of sacred
works that are accepted as scripture by Latter-day Saints. The article Contents and
Publication offers an overview of the individual texts in the collection as well as
details about the history of how the documents were brought together and were then
received as scripture by Church members. The article titled Literature briefly treats the
variety of literary features that characterize the Pearl of Great Price." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism
Jesus Christ in the Pearl of Great Price
"The standard work of scripture called the Pearl of Great Price
contains selected materials ranging from the time of Adam to the present, including words
of Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ, and Joseph Smith. It presents some 300
references to Jesus Christ, including such names and titles as Beginning and the End,
Beloved Son, Creator, God, Jehovah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, King of Zion, Lord, Lord God,
Messiah, Only Begotten, Rock of Heaven, Savior, Son, and Son of Man. A particular
contribution is the fact that Jesus Christ has been the focus of every dispensation from
Adam to Joseph Smith." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Articles
of Faith
"These include fundamental and characteristic doctrines of the gospel
as taught by this Church; but they are not to be regarded as a complete exposition of
belief ... " Elder James E. Talmage, Articles of Faith
Joseph
Smith-History
In 1820 young Joseph Smith prayed to know which church he should join. In
answer to his prayer, God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him. Through him they
restored the truth about the plan of God. Joseph Smith was a prophet and a powerful
witness of Christ. Here is his story in his own words.
The Book of
Moses
"The Book of Moses is an extract of several chapters from Genesis in
the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible (JST) and constitutes one of the texts in the
Pearl of Great Price." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The Book
of Abraham
"The Book of Abraham autobiographically recounts Abraham's early
years and is one of the texts in the LDS scriptural collection titled Pearl of Great
Price." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
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