It immediately was added to the Doctrine and Covenants. September 30, 1978: Official Declaration 2 was accepted unanimously as scripture.(The two visions were later moved to the D&C as sections 137 and 138.)
Smith) were accepted as scripture and added to the Pearl of Great Price. April 3, 1976: Two visions (one received by Joseph Smith and the other by Joseph F.It later began to be published in the Doctrine and Covenants. October 6, 1890: Official Declaration 1 was accepted unanimously as scripture.Also at that time, other revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants – which had not been accepted as scripture in 1835 because they were received after that date – were unanimously accepted as scripture. October 10, 1880: The Pearl of Great Price was unanimously accepted as scripture.August 17, 1835: Select revelations from Joseph Smith were unanimously accepted as scripture.If the Bible and Book of Mormon were not sustained on April 6 then they were by default when the Articles and Covenants were sustained. June 9, 1830: First conference of the church, The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ, now known as D&C 20.April 6, 1830: When the church was organized it is presumed that the Bible and Book of Mormon were unanimously accepted as scripture.Lee taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained by the body of the Church." There are several instances of this happening in the LDS Church: The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church."( D&C 28:13). When other members of the First Presidency or Quorum of the Twelve speak as "moved upon by the Holy Ghost", it "shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation." Members are encouraged to ponder these revelations and pray to determine for themselves the truthfulness of doctrine.Īdding to the canon of scripture Parents are entitled to revelation for raising their families.Ĭhurch members believe that divine revelation for the direction of the entire church comes from God to the President of the Church, who they consider to be a prophet in the same sense as Noah, Abraham, Moses, Peter, and other biblical leaders. Individual members are entitled to divine revelation for confirmation of truths, gaining knowledge or wisdom, meeting personal challenges, and so forth. Under the LDS Church's doctrine of continuing revelation, Latter-day Saints believe in the principle of revelation from God to his children. 2.2 Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible.Additions can be made to the scriptural canon with the "common consent" of the church's membership. The scriptural canon is "open" due to the Latter-day Saint belief in continuous revelation. Current editions of the standard works include a number of non-canonical study aids, including a Bible dictionary, photographs, maps and gazetteer, topical guide, index, footnotes, cross references, and excerpts from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. The standard works are printed and distributed by the church both in a single binding called a quadruple combination and as a set of two books, with the Bible in one binding, and the other three books in a second binding called a triple combination. The Pearl of Great Price (containing the Book of Moses, the Book of Abraham, Joseph Smith–Matthew, Joseph Smith–History, and the Articles of Faith).The Book of Mormon, subtitled since 1981 "Another Testament of Jesus Christ".The Holy Bible (King James version) (other versions of the Bible are used in non-English-speaking countries).The four books of the standard works are: 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. Quadruple Combination format of the Standard Works
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