Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
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"The LDS Church claims that 'God continues to speak his word and reveal his truth, revelations that mandate an open canon of scripture' is one of the doctrinal issues that are viewed by some as marking the church as 'not Christian.'
"Some Christians, in large measure because of their genuine love for the Bible, have declared that there can be no more authorized scripture beyond the Bible. In thus pronouncing the canon of revelation closed, our friends in some other faiths shut the door on divine expression that we in (the LDS Church) hold dear — the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine & Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price and ongoing guidance received by God's anointed prophets and apostles. ...
"Continuing revelation does not demean nor discredit existing revelation. ... Please do not misunderstand, We love and revere the Bible. ... The Bible is the word of God. It is always identified first in the canon, our 'standard works' of the church.
"It was a verse from the New Testament that led Joseph Smith to his vision of the Father and Son, setting into motion the restoration.
"One of the great purposes of continuing revelation through living prophets ... is to declare to the world that the Bible is true."
