The Pearl of Great Price Gems
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The following introduction of The Pearl of Great Price Gems, and is taken from the more extensive and detailed introduction
of the 1981 Church-authorized publication.
The Pearl of Great Price Gems contains choice materials regarding many significant aspects of faith and doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The contents were brought forth through the Prophet Joseph Smith and were originally published in the Church periodicals of his day.
The earliest collection of contents carrying the name Pearl of Great Price was in 1851 through the efforts of Franklin D. Richards, then an apostle and president of the British Mission. With a growing need to make the book’s important contents more readily accessible in Europe as well as in America, it was made a standard work of the Church by action of the First Presidency and the general conference in Salt Lake City on October 10, 1880. Arrangement of contents into chapters and verses, with footnotes, was done in 1902; and arrangement of double-column pages, with index, in the Church authorized publication, was made in 1921.
Following is a Brief Outline of the Book’s Contents:
Selections from the Book of Moses. An extract from the book of Genesis of Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible, which he began in 1830. See History of the Church, vol. 1, pp. 98-101, 131-139;
The Book of Abraham. A translation from some Egyptian papyri that came into the hands of Joseph Smith in 1835, containing writings of the patriarch Abraham. The translation was published serially in the Times and Seasons, beginning March 1, 1842, at Nauvoo, Illinois. See History of the Church, vol. 4, pp. 519-534.
Joseph Smith—Matthew. An extract from the testimony of Matthew in Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible. See Doctrine and Covenants 45:60-61 for the divine injunction to begin the translation of the New Testament.
Joseph Smith—History. Excerpts from Joseph Smith’s official testimony and history, which he prepared in 1838, and which was published serially in the Times and Seasons in Nauvoo, Illinois, beginning on March 15, 1842. See History of the Church, vol. 1, pp. 1-44, for the complete account.
The Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A statement by Joseph Smith of the distinguishing beliefs of the Church published in the Times and Seasons March 1, 1842, in company with a short history of the Church. The document was popularly known as the Wentworth Letter. See History of the Church, vol. 4, pp. 535-541.
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Sterling has had an identified interest in writing since one of his grandmothers pointed the talent out to him during his teens. Following a year of active military during the Berlin Crisis, he finished his BS degree in Sociology and English at Brigham Young University. Upon graduation, he taught high school English for several years in the Salt Lake area. Then, after receiving an MSW degree at the University of Utah, he served for over thirty years as a clinical social worker and writer/editor for the Utah State Department of Health.
He has served as a missionary in New Zealand, as a member of the Bonneville Stake mission presidency, and has served in subsequent years on several stake missions among diverse cultures. Among his service experience, he has been a Gospel Doctrine teacher, a High Priest Group instructor, and a High Priest Group leader. Since his retirement, he has completed a service mission call at the LDS Employment Resource Center, assisting a widely diverse patronage in personal resume writing. He then served a local service mission in the LDS Addiction Recovery Program, and is currently Serving as a temple ordinance worker.
His love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is deep, as well as a love of people, nature, classical music, literature, and writing. He is the father of five grown children, and is currently residing in Salt Lake City with his wife and pet cats.
The published works of Sterling include The Resource Manual for Parents of Children with Special Health-care Needs, editor of the latest edition of A Story to Tell, Joseph Speaks, Jesus Christ’s Life: You Gotta Read This!, Jesus Christ Lives: So Great was the Astonishment of the People, Poetry: A Delightful Journey Through Life, Holy Bible Gems, Book of Mormon Gems, Doctrine and Covenant Gems, The Pearl of Great Price Gems, Exaltation the Goal: Exploring the Path, Bicycling: A 1958 Solo Northwest Adventure, and A Thoughtful Calendar, Holy Bible Prophets Speak: An Alphabetic/Topical Approach and Prophets Ancient and Modern Speak: An Alphabetic/Topical Approach.
