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The scriptural canon is "open" due to the Latter-day Saint belief in [[continuous revelation]]. Additions can be made to the scriptural canon with the [[Common consent (Mormonism)|"common consent" of the church's membership]].<ref>The only one authorized to bring forth new doctrine is the [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|President of the Church]], who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be accepted the church's [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] and [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], and then sustained by the body of the church. (Harold B. Lee, The First Area General Conference for Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Spain of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held in Munich Germany, August 24–26, 1973, with Reports and Discourses, 69. {{oclc|59671066}}.)</ref> [[List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement|Other branches of the Latter Day Saint movement]] reject some of the ''Standard Works'' or add other scriptures, such as the [[Book of the Law of the Lord]] and [[The Word of the Lord Brought to Mankind by an Angel]].

The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by [[Common consent (Latter Day Saints)|common consent]] in the church".<ref>{{Mormonverse|D&C|28:13}}</ref> This applies to adding new scripture. LDS Church [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|president]] [[Harold B. Lee]] taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained by the body of the Church."<ref>Harold B. Lee, The First Area General Conference for Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Spain of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held in Munich Germany, August 24–26, 1973, with Reports and Discourses, 69. {{oclc|59671066}}.</ref> There are several instances of this happening in the LDS Church:

Though the KJV was always commonly used, it was officially adopted in the 1950s when [[J. Reuben Clark]], of the church's [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]], argued extensively that newer translations, such as [[Revised Standard Version]] (RSV) of 1952, were of lower quality and less compatible with LDS Church tradition.<ref name=tribKJV>{{cite news |last= Stack |first= Peggy Fletcher |author-link= Peggy Fletcher Stack |title= LDS sticking with King James Version |newspaper= [[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |date= February 18, 2011 |url= http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/51259225-80/church-bible-lds-james.html.csp?page=1 |access-date= 2010-02-21}}</ref> After publishing its own KJV edition in 1979, the First Presidency announced in 1992 that the KJV was the church's official English Bible, stating: "[w]hile other Bible versions may be easier to read than the King James Version, in doctrinal matters latter-day revelation supports the King James Version in preference to other English translations."<ref name = ensignkjv>{{citation |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1992/08/news-of-the-church?lang=eng |title= First Presidency Statement on the King James Version of the Bible |series= News of the Church |journal= [[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] |date=August 1992 |page= 80 }}</ref> In 2010, this statement was written into the church's ''[[Handbook (LDS Church)|Handbook]]'', which directs official church policy and programs.<ref name=tribKJV/><ref>{{citation |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/handbook-2-administering-the-church/selected-church-policies-and-guidelines/selected-church-policies?lang=eng |contribution= 21.1.7 Bible |title= Selected Church Policies |series= [[Handbook 2: Administering the Church]] |publisher= LDS Church |year= 2010 }}</ref>

Although the [[Apocrypha]] was part of the [[King_James_Version#Authorized_Version |1611 edition of the KJV]], the LDS Church does not currently use the Apocrypha as part of its canon. Joseph Smith taught that while the contemporary edition of the Apocrypha was not to be relied on for doctrine, it was potentially useful when read with a [[Discernment of spirits|spirit of discernment]].<ref>{{Mormonverse|D&C|91}}</ref>

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* [[Book of Joseph (Latter Day Saints)|Book of Joseph]], untranslated scripture from [[Joseph Smith Papyri]]

* [[List of non-canonical revelations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]