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The four canonized scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.2025 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made minor adjustments to section introductions to two of the Church’s four canonized scriptures — the Doctrine and Covenants and the Book of Mormon.
Changes made to the Doctrine and Covenants section introductions were informed by recent historical research from the Joseph Smith Papers Project and involve clarifications or corrections to dates, locations and minor factual errors.
“These adjustments bring the section introductions in line with what we have learned from more than twenty years of careful study of Joseph Smith’s documents. The minor changes to dates and places reflect the careful attention with which we believe this remarkable legacy of divine revelation ought to be treated,” Elder Kyle S. McKay, General Authority Seventy and Church Historian, said. “We hope the contextual additions help readers better understand why and how the Lord communicated with the Church through His Prophet.”
Twenty-five section introductions of Doctrine and Covenants were adjusted; 15 are due to factual corrections and 10 are to provide contextual clarity.
Adjustments to two chapter summaries in the Book of Mormon help to clarify the Savior’s ministry to the people of Nephi and the importance of calling the Church in His name.
A detailed summary of the specific updates has been provided, and an explanation of the historical adjustments made to the scriptures can be found here.
The adjustments are available now on ChurchofJesusChrist.org and the Gospel Library mobile app for most languages, with additional languages to follow.
Printed copies will begin reflecting these adjustments in the coming months. Members are not expected to obtain new scriptures as a result of these updates.