Everything about Pearl Of Great Price Latter Day Saints totally explained
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 of Great Price reads:
» The Pearl of Great Price is a selection of choice materials touching many significant aspects of the faith and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These items were produced by
Joseph Smith Jr. and were published in the Church periodicals of his day.
Contents
The
Pearl of Great Price contains five sections:
Selections from the Book of Moses,
The Book of Abraham,
Joseph Smith—Matthew,
Joseph Smith—History and
The Articles of Faith. The
Book of Moses and
Joseph Smith—Matthew are portions of the
Book of Genesis and the
Book of Matthew (respectively) from the
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible.
Joseph Smith—History is a first-person narrative of
Joseph Smith, Jr.'s life before the founding of the church including an account of the
First Vision and other heavenly visitations. The
Articles of Faith are a concise listing of thirteen fundamental doctrines of Mormonism composed by Joseph Smith, Jr. as part of a
1842 letter sent to
"Long" John Wentworth, editor of the
Chicago Democrat.
The
Book of Abraham results from
papyri which were bought by Smith, which he claims to have translated. This translation became a book dealing with
Abraham's journeys in Egypt, containing many distinctive
Mormon doctrines such as
exaltation and plurality of gods. Considerable controversy surrounds the surviving
papyri claimed as the source for the translation of the
Book of Abraham.
The Book of Moses and Book of Abraham accounts have been compared to
Life of Adam and Eve and other Jewish
Pseudepigrapha due to some similarities, including accounts of Adam and Eve's temptation and life after leaving the Garden of Eden . The Book of Moses also contains teachings and prophecies of
Enoch, including his testimony of the Only Begotten, Jesus Christ.
The original contents of the book were slightly different, reproducing material found in the
Doctrine and Covenants and a poem entitled "Oh Say What is Truth?" (which is now found in the LDS hymnal). In 1878 some material from the
Book of Moses was added. The Pearl of Great Price was canonized in 1880. In 1902 the material reproduced in the
Doctrine and Covenants was removed. Two other documents, now found as Doctrine and Covenants 137 and 138, were added to the
Pearl of Great Price in 1976 and moved to their current location in 1979.
1851 edition
The Pearl of Great Price was first compiled by Franklin D. Richards in Liverpool, England. It was compiled from the writings of Joseph Smith. Some items were later removed or moved to the Doctrine & Covenants. It contained the following:
- Extracts from the Prophecy of Enoch (Moses 6:43 - 7:69)
- The words of God, which he spake unto Moses (Moses 1:1-42)
- A section with no heading (Moses 2:1-5, 40; 8:13-30)
- The Book of Abraham including Facsimile 1, 2 and 3 from the Book of Abraham
- An extract from a Translation of the Bible (Joseph Smith - Matthew)
- A Key to the Revelations of St. John (Doctrine & Covenants 77)
- A Revelation and Prophecy (Doctrine & Covenants 87)
- Extracts from the History of Joseph Smith (Joseph Smith - History)
- From the Doctrine and Covanants of the Church Commandment to the Church concerning baptism (Doctrine & Covenants 20:71, 37, 72-75)
- The duties of members after they're received by baptism (Doctrine & Covenants 20:68-69)
- Method of administering the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper (Doctrine & Covenants 20:75-79)
- The Duties of the Elders, Priests, Teachers, Deacons, and Members of the Church of Christ (Doctrine & Covenants 20:38-44; 107:11; 20:45-59, 70, 80)
- On Priesthood (Doctrine & Covenants 107:1-10, 12-20)
- The Calling and Duties of the Twelve Apostles (Doctrine & Covenants 107:23, 33)
- The Calling and Duties of the Seventy (Doctrine & Covenants 107:34, 93-100)
- Extract from a revelation given July, 1830 (Doctrine & Covenants 27:5-18)
- Rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Doctrine & Covenants 20:1-36)
- Times and Seasons, Vol. III, page 709 (Articles of Faith)
- Truth (a poem by John Jaques)
Current Edition
Many of the revelations given to Joseph Smith regarding the church were moved to the Doctrine and Covenants. Currently the Pearl of Great price contains:
Introductory Note
Selections from the Book of Moses
The Book of Abraham
Joseph Smith - Matthew
Joseph Smith - History
The Articles of FaithFurther Information
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