The 10 Most Expensive Mormon Books (2024)

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What is the most expensive Book of Mormon? ›

The Community of Christ has claimed that the document's $35 million price tag marks the largest sum ever paid for a manuscript, surpassing the $30.8 million paid by Bill Gates for the Codex Leicester, a collection of Leonardo da Vinci's scientific writings, in 1994.

A few decades ago, a first-edition Book of Mormon might sell for several thousands of dollars. Today one typically sells for around $100,000, possibly many times that if it's a book with significant provenance, Moon said. In February, a first-edition copy of the Book of Mormon sold for $80,000.

From the earliest origins of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the church has made copies freely available for the cost of printing it. The versions produced and sold by the church now cost $3 for a basic softcover copy, $3.50 for a hardcover.

The Book of Alma is the longest of all the books of the Book of Mormon, consisting of 63 chapters.

Broadway touring shows see a similar pay structure for the cast of the mammoth shows. Actors in Wicked, Jersey Boys, Book of Mormon and The Lion King work off a production contract that pay out $1754 per week minimum and most trend closer to $2000 per week. Not lucky enough to be in a box office smash?

This is the pinnacle book of collecting in Mormon culture. It's not a particularly rare book, but it is a valuable book. I can see it having a retail price of $75,000.

The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi.

It is estimated that around 700 copies of the first edition remain today.

All told, the church's total wealth is now thought to have reached a new high of around $265 billion in 2023, according to The Widow's Mite, up by almost $29 billion from the previous year.

“After careful consideration, missionaries and those who provide financial support will be asked to pay a monthly amount of $500 USD (or the local equivalent) beginning July 1, 2020,” stated the letter, signed by President Russell M.

How much does 1 LDS Temple cost? ›

How much does a temple cost to build? It is estimated that they cost between $7 million and $70 million, depending on the size and location.

These pages, which had not been copied, were lost by Smith's scribe, Martin Harris, during the summer of 1828 and are presumed to have been destroyed. Smith completed the Book of Mormon without retranslating the Book of Lehi, replacing it with what he said was an abridgment taken from the Plates of Nephi.

Mormons believe in Jesus Christ as the literal Son of God and Messiah, his crucifixion as a conclusion of a sin offering, and subsequent resurrection. However, Latter-day Saints (LDS) reject the ecumenical creeds and the definition of the Trinity.

The Book of Mormon also reveals the role and ministry of angels in detail not found in the Bible (see Moroni 7:29–32). Satan's Identity and Methods. The knowledge of Satan and his influence is virtually absent from the Old Testament.

The Codex Leicester, a collection of scientific writings by none other than Leonardo da Vinci, holds the title of the most expensive book ever sold.

Book Capella opens for Russian elite. Tapestries, leather armchairs, candelabras, sculpted woodwork and figures of the apostles: Book Capella, a newly built, gothic-inspired library in central St Petersburg, is complete with all the expected luxuries of an ancient athenaeum – and a price tag to match.

| Updated: 2:56 p.m. (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The printer's manuscript was sold to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for $35 million.

America holds the world record for the largest fine for an overdue library book. In November 2003, the Kewanee Public Library in Illinois charged Emily Canellos-Simms $345.14, according to Guinness World Records.