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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. You can even purchase a leather sample sheet to see all of the colors before you make your purchase.Ĭlick here to view the entire collection.Quadruple Combination format of the Standard Works The most popular colors are Lavender, Light Pink, Blush Pink, and Violet. Right now, the company offers hand-bound Bibles, Quads, Triples, Large Bibles, Large Quads, and Large Triples. Each one is made by hand and can include ribbons, custom name embossing, and more. , a small, family-owned business headquartered in Orem, Utah, hand-binds scriptures in over thirty beautiful colors.

One company hopes to bring affordable artistry back to printed scriptures. However, personalized colored scriptures are a great way to feel inspired to study the word of God. This change was brought about “in an effort to simplify and standardize products in an increasingly global church environment.” With the advent of digital scriptures and increasing production on printing standardized scriptures in multiple languages, this change makes sense. This included all colors except for black. In 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would be discontinuing multiple printed scripture styles and sizes.