What is the Pearl of Great Price?
The Pearl of Great Price contains the following: 1. THE BOOK OF MOSES “An extract from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet, June 1830 February 1831.” 2. THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM “A Translation of some ancient Records, that have fallen into our hands from the catacombs of Egypt.” 3. JOSEPH SMITH MATTHEW. “An extract from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet in 1831: Matthew 23:39 and chapter 24.” 4. JOSEPH SMITH HISTORY. “EXTRACTS FROM THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH, THE PROPHET. History of the Church, Vol.1, Chapters 1-5.” 5. THE ARTICLES OF FAITH. A list of 13 specific beliefs of the LDS Church written in 1842.
