Do Mormons hold the "Pearl of Great Price" to be divine scripture? Is this book believed to be the word of God, given to Joseph Smith through divine revelation?
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"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 the Prophet Joseph Smith and were published in the Church periodicals of his day. 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. "
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SHORT ANSWER: The LDS Church does. The RLDS does NOT. LONG ANSWER: The Salt Lake City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints considers the Pearl of Great Price to be divinely inspired Scripture. Link to LDS Church online scripture = http://scriptures.lds.org/ The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now known as "The Community of Christ") does not. Link to RLDS/Community of Christ online scripture = http://www.cofchrist.org/OurFaith/scripture.asp The reasons why the Reorganized LDS Church didn't canonize the Pearl of Great Price AND has a DIFFERENT version of Doctrine and Covenants can be found via this link: http://www.concernedchristians.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=42&func=view&id=78883&catid=3#78883 And you can discover the problems with the Pearl of Great Price via these links: http://www.concernedchristians.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=42&func=showcat&catid=529 http://www.concernedchristians.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=42&func=view&id=74657&catid=513
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With the Exception of the Book of Abraham, they do. But that can change at any moment. Be sure to catch some updates at: http://exmormons.org/
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