Doctrine and Covenants
The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes referred to as D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used along with The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jeseus Christ, The Pearl of Great Price, and the Bible.The book consists mainly of chapters, called sections, which were either written personally or dictated by church Presidents, believed to be direct revelation. The vast majority of these sections were received by Joseph Smith, Jr
The Doctrine and Covenants also contains revelations to later Church presidents; thus the Church's version differs from the version used by splinter groups of the church such as the Community of Christ (formerly called the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), although most of the material by Joseph Smith is common between them.
An earlier version of the Doctrine and Covenants published by Joseph Smith was called The Book of Commandments, which contains much material in common with it.
The Book of Commandments was officially accepted as part of the Mormon canon on August 17, 1835 and continues to be a part of standard work of the Church as The Doctrine and Covenants. Originally The Doctrine and Covenants contained the Lectures on Faith. But these were removed by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1897, and later by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1921.
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