Editing Standard works (section)

==Process of addition or alteration==
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:
*June 9, 1830: First conference of the church, The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ, now known as D&C 20. If the Bible and Book of Mormon were not sustained on April 6 then they were by default when the Articles and Covenants were sustained. (see D&C 20:8-11)<ref>http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/articles-and-covenants-circa-april-1830-dc-20/1#historical-intro "The minutes of that meeting recorded, “Articles and Covenants read by Joseph Smith jr. and received by unanimous voice of the whole congregation, which consisted of most of the male members of the Church.” http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minutes-9-june-1830/1</ref>
*August 17, 1835: Select revelations from Joseph Smith were unanimously accepted as scripture.<ref>Joseph Smith, B. H. Roberts (ed.) (1902). ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'', '''2''':243–246.</ref>  These were later printed in the D&C.
*October 10, 1880: The Pearl of Great Price was unanimously accepted as scripture.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/introduction?lang=eng Introduction], Pearl of Great Price</ref>  Also at that time, other revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants – which had not been accepted as scripture in 1835 because they were received after that date – were unanimously accepted as scripture.<ref>"I hold in my hand the Book of Doctrine and Covenants, and also the book, The Pearl of Great Price, which books contain revelations of God. In Kirtland, the Doctrine and Covenants in its original form, as first printed, was submitted to the officers of the Church and the members of the Church to vote upon. As there have been additions made to it by the publishing of revelations which were not contained in the original edition, it has been deemed wise to submit these books with their contents to the conference, to see whether the conference will vote to accept the books and their contents as from God, and binding upon us as a people and as a Church."{{citation |first= George Q. |last= Cannon |author-link= George Q. Cannon |title= Comments |newspaper= [[Millennial Star]] |volume= 42 |issue= 46 |date= 15 November 1880 |page= 724}}. (10 October 1880, General Conference)</ref>
*October 6, 1890: [[Official Declaration 1]] was accepted unanimously as scripture.<ref>{{Mormonverse|D&C|Official Declaration 1}}</ref> It later began to be published in the Doctrine and Covenants.
*April 3, 1976: Two visions (one received by Joseph Smith and the other by [[Joseph F. Smith]]) were accepted as scripture and added to the Pearl of Great Price. (The two visions were later moved to the D&C as sections 137 and 138.)<ref>{{cite journal |title= Scriptural Text for Visions Added to Pearl of Great Price |journal= [[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] |date=May 1976 |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/05/scriptural-text-for-visions-added-to-pearl-of-great-price?lang=eng }}</ref>
*September 30, 1978: [[Official Declaration 2]] was accepted unanimously as scripture.<ref>{{Mormonverse|D&C|Official Declaration 2}}</ref> It immediately was added to the Doctrine and Covenants.

When a doctrine undergoes this procedure, the LDS Church treats it as the word of God, and it is used as a standard to compare other doctrines. Lee taught:
<blockquote>It is not to be thought that every word spoken by the General Authorities is inspired, or that they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost in everything they speak and write. Now you keep that in mind. I don't care what his position is, if he writes something or speaks something that goes beyond anything that you can find in the standard works, unless that one be the prophet, seer, and revelator—please note that one exception—you may immediately say, "Well, that is his own idea!" And if he says something that contradicts what is found in the standard works (I think that is why we call them "standard"—it is the standard measure of all that men teach), you may know by that same token that it is false; regardless of the position of the man who says it.<ref>Harold B. Lee, "The Place of the Living Prophet, Seer, and Revelator," Address to Seminary and Institute of Religion Faculty, [[Brigham Young University]], 8 July 1964. <br />As quoted in {{citation |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute/manuals?lang=eng&cid=rdb_v_si-institute_eng_manuals |contribution= Section 68 - Scripture Is the Will, Mind, Word, Voice, and Power of God unto Salvation |title= Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual: Religion 324 and 325 |year= 2001 |publisher= [[Church Educational System]], LDS Church }}</ref></blockquote>