The LDS Church officially canonized the Book of Abraham as translated from the papyrus by Joseph Smith

Mike shows that the LDS Church has officially printed in its canonized scripture that the Book of Abraham was 'translated from the papyrus by Joseph Smith.' The LDS Church printed materials specify these were the same papyrus that Abraham himself wrote while he was in Egypt. Mike notes that in 1880, this scripture was elevated to the status of God's inspired Word as part of the 'standard works of the church' — placing it on equal footing with the Bible. He argues this means the entire foundation of the church rests on this document.