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Canon

Below is a very brief, simplified chronological list of the books of the LDS Canon: Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. For more details we recommend that you visit the Chronological Reading page of each of the individual books of scripture or try our WRI Timelines. As with all our Scripture Research Tools, we have tried to keep our lists simple to encourage Chapter Reading (specific books listed in parenthesis are not in chronological order).

Creation Old Testament (Genesis) Pearl of Great Price (Moses & Abraham)

Antediluvian World (Fall to Noah) Old Testament (Genesis) Pearl of Great Price (Moses)

Repopulation / Patriarchs / Egypt (Flood to Moses) Old Testament (Genesis & Job) Pearl of Great Price (Abraham) Book of Mormon (Ether)

Exodus / Conquest / Judges (Moses to David) Old Testament (Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Psalms 90, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-7) Pearl of Great Price (Moses) Book of Mormon (Ether)

United Kingdom / Israel / Judah (The Kings of Israel & Judah) Old Testament (1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah) Book of Mormon (Ether & 1 Nephi)

Exile / Diasporsa / Return / Ancient Empires (Fall of Jerusalem to Christ) Old Testament (Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Jeremiah, Lamantations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi) Book of Mormon (2 Nephi, Jacob, Enos, Jarom, Omni, Words of Mormon, Mosiah, Alma, Helaman)

Rome / Early Christian Era (Christ to Medieval Period) New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation) Pearl of Great Price (Joseph Smith- Matthew) Book of Mormon (3 Nephi, 4 Nephi, Mormon, Words of Mormon, Moroni)

Renaissance / Restoration (Renaissance to Present) Pearl of Great Price (Joseph Smith- History) Doctrine & Covenants (Section 1-138, Official Declaration 1 & 2)