LESSON V.
SCRIPTURE READING EXERCISE.
THE MODERN SCRIPTURES—[1] THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE.
| ANALYSIS. | REFERENCES. |
| I. Origin of the Pearl of Great Price.
1. Date and Circumstances of Publication. 2. Contents of the First Edition. | Millennial Star, Vol. XIII (1851), pp. 216, 217; also Vol. XLIX, p. 396 et seq. New Witness for God, Vol. I, p. 316. Note 1. |
| II. The Chief Original Documents.
1. The Writings of Moses. 2. The Book of Abraham. 3. The Writings of Joseph Smith. | Pearl of Great Price, pp. 1-49. History of the Church, Vol. I, p. 98. Pearl of Great Price, pp. 50-74. History of the Church, Vol. II, pp. 236, 286, 349, 350. Times and Seasons, Vol. III, Nos. 9 and 10. New Witness for God, Vol. I, pp. 443-453. (1842). Divine Authenticity of the Book of Abraham (Reynolds). Pearl of Great Price, pp. 75-103. History of the Church, Vol. I, Chaps. i-v. |
SPECIAL TEXT: "And it came to pass as the voice was still speaking, Moses cast his eyes and beheld the earth, yea, even all of it, and there was not a particle of it which he did not behold, discerning it by the Spirit of God, and he beheld also the inhabitants thereof, and there was not a soul which he beheld not, and he discerned them by the Spirit of God. And their numbers were great, even numberless as the sand upon the sea-shore. And he beheld many lands, and each land was called earth, and there were inhabitants on the face thereof. And it came to pass that Moses called upon God, saying, tell me I pray thee, why these things are so. * * * * And the Lord God said unto Moses, for mine own purpose have I made these things Here is wisdom and it remaineth with me. * * * * And worlds without number have I created, and I also created them for mine own purpose, and by the Son I created them, which is mine only begotten. * * * * FOR BEHOLD THIS IS MY WORK AND MY GLORY TO BRING TO PASS THE IMMORTALITY AND ETERNAL LIFE OF MAN."—BOOK OF MOSES.