1:1-75
Joseph Smith recounts his confusion regarding religious denominations, his subsequent visions of God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the angel Moroni, and the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood.
Abraham 1-5
A purported ancient record of Abraham detailing his deliverance from idolatrous Chaldeans, a vision of the pre-mortal cosmos and 'intelligences,' and a creation account enacted by a plurality of 'Gods.'
Joseph Smith-Matthew 1:1-55
A re-translation and rearrangement of Matthew 24, distinguishing clearly between the historical destruction of Jerusalem and the future Second Coming, emphasizing the gathering of the elect and the necessity of treasuring up the word to avoid deception.
Selections from the Book of Moses
A revisionist expansion of the first six chapters of Genesis, asserting that Adam and the antediluvian patriarchs were fully instructed in Christian theology, practiced baptism, and understood the Fall as a necessary positive step for human progression.