Standard Works - The Pearl of Great Price

The Pearl of Great Price

The Pearl of Great Price is a selection of material produced by Joseph Smith, Jr. and deals with many significant aspects of the faith and doctrine of the Church. Many of these materials were initially published in Church periodicals in the early days of church.

The Pearl of Great Price contains five sections:

• Selections from the Book of Moses: portions of the Book of Genesis from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible.
• The Book of Abraham: a translation from papyri acquired by Smith in 1835, dealing with Abraham's journeys in Egypt. The work contains many distinctive Mormon doctrines such as exaltation.
• Joseph Smith—Matthew: portions of the Gospel of Matthew from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible.
• Joseph Smith—History: a first-person narrative of Joseph Smith's life before the founding of the Church. The material is taken from Documentary History of the Church and is based on a history written by Smith in 1838.
• The Articles of Faith: concise listing of thirteen fundamental doctrines of Mormonism composed by Joseph Smith in 1842.