Joseph Smith's defining work and revelation
Is the Book of Mormon? Doubtful, because it seems like he never returned to the BoM in any meaningful way. He never once quoted from it. Which is the most bizarre fact imaginable.
What about the Doctrine and Covenants? A good argument could be made for that.
But I would make the argument that it is actually the Pearl of Great Price, and more specifically the inspired translation of the Bible. This is the work that he returned to over and over, and was working on up until his death.
Quite possibly, Moses chapter 1 contains the most important and revealing doctrines ever recorded, if you believe them. It puts the entire Universe in context.
Yet here we are in 2016, with no meaningful access to the Inspired Version, virtually no teaching from it. It's merely known to mainstream Mormons as a few footnotes in their standard works. Shameful. That has to change.
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