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The Pearl of Great Price is part of the Standard Works of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism ) and some other Latter Day Saint denominations. The first paragraph of the Introductory Note in the LDS edition of the Pearl of Great Price reads: :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 ''. The ''Book of Moses'' and ''Joseph Smith Matthew'' are portions of the '' Book Of Genesis '' and the '' Book Of Matthew '' (respectively) from the '' Joseph Smith Translation Of The Bible ''. ''Joseph Smith-History'' is a first-person narrative of Joseph Smith, Jr. 's life before the founding of the church. The ''Articles of Faith'' are a concise listing of thirteen fundamental doctrines of Mormonism composed by Joseph Smith, Jr. as part of a 1842 Letter sent to "Long" John Wentworth , editor of the '' Chicago Democrat ''. The original contents of the book were slightly different, reproducing material found in the '' Doctrine And Covenants '' and a poem entitled "Oh Say What is Truth?" (which is now found in the LDS hymnal). In 1878 some material from the '' Book Of Moses '' was added and in 1902 the material reproduced in the ''Doctrine and Covenants'' was removed. Two other documents, now found as D&C 137 and 138, were added to the ''Pearl of Great Price'' in 1976 and moved to their current location in 1979. Some Papyri were brought to Smith which he translated. This translation became the ''Book of Abraham'', a book dealing with Abraham's journeys in Egypt, containing many distinctive Mormon doctrines such as Exaltation . Considerable controversy surrounds the surviving Papyri Claimed As The Source For The Translation of the ''Book of Abraham''. EXTERNAL LINKS
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