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The papyri that Smith used were found to be fragments of the Book of Breathings, common funeral papyri used in burying the dead. The original papyri that Smith used to ' translate' the Book of Abraham were returned to the Latter-day Saint church in 1967.

The patriarch Abraham supposedly wrote them. The Book of Abraham contains Smith's so-called translation of some Egyptian papyri that he obtained in 1835. The Book of Moses supposedly records visionary revelations to Joseph Smith that revise portions of the King James Version of the Bible. It is a compilation of a number of separate works the most significant being the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham. Pearl of Great Price is the shortest of the four standard works.

It is in this volume that many of the Latter-day Saint doctrines can be found. Doctrine and Covenants mainly contains supposedly divinely given revelations made to Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith supposedly translated it from gold plates inscribed in what is called by the Latter-day Saints ' reformed Egyptian.' It was first published in 1830. Mormons teach that the Book of Mormon was divinely inspired and regard it as a holy scripture.

The Book of Mormon is alleged to be a history of early peoples of the Western Hemisphere. However, the reader should be aware that Joseph Smith qualified Mormon biblical belief with the statement: ' We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God' ( Joseph Smith, The Articles of Faith, number 8). The official Bible translation used by the Mormon's is the King James Version. Mormons also rely heavily on the teachings of the living prophet when he is acting in the authoritative capacity of a prophet. The basic books, or ' standard works,' accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as authoritative guides in faith and doctrine are: The King James Version of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price.

Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price by The Church of Jesus Christ ...