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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Scriptures
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The followers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints profess to believe in four "complementary books of scripture." These are as follows: The Holy Bible (specifically the King James Version, though they believe some small errors were made in translation- such as the omission of the words shall or thee in a few verses), The Book of Mormon ( a book they believe to be the records of early American civilizations and their interactions with each other and Jesus Christ), The Pearl of Great Price (a record of the early history of their church, and a few books of scripture they believe to be written by Abraham and Moses), and The Doctrine and Covenants (another history of their early church, along with various "revelations" their prophets have claimed to have received from God). These scriptures are all considered to have equal weight, though the Bible and the Book of Mormon are the two most frequently taught and used books in their faith. Along with this, Latter-Day Saints believe that everyone has the opportunity to receive revelations from God as a sort of "personal scripture". For this reason, scriptures are not believed to be "set in stone" and it is believed that more scripture will be revealed at a later time.
Other denominations which have split off from the LDS Church can vary on which scriptures they read. From reading only the Book of Mormon to reading the Bible alongside the Book of Mormon. There is one church which is very small and only resides in New Zealand. It is called the "The Restored Church of Christ" A splinter denomination orginating with its founder Jonathan Frazer. In 1956, he decided to split from the LDS Church and established himself as the Pope of the Church. The current leader and Pope of this Church is Pope Sione Tupou who prefers to be called Pope John the II. Born in NZ, he had began talks with the Vatican, and other Churches to Unite. He is big on Ecumenism and Rejects the Book of Mormon aswell as other scriptures other than the Bible.