The vast vast majority of Chinese in the US are from Mainland China, not Taiwan/HongKong. It needs to be in _simplified script_ so people from mainland China can read it. *Yes, I know there is a triple-language Chinese/Pinyin/English edition for missionaries, but a) it’s too expensive to give out, costing over $30, b) the Pinyin is not needed for Chinese immigrants trying to learn English, and adds too much bulk to the book, and c) it’s in Traditianal Script, which is used in Taiwan/Hong-Kong/Indonesia, and is not readable by people from China.
LDS SCRIPTURES FOR POCKET PC MOVIE
Remember the scene in the movie about Elder Groberg using the Bible to learn Tongan? Well, why can’t the Book of Mormon be used to learn English? Imagine millions of mothers around the globe reading the story of the Stripling Warriors to their children in their native language, then the children reading the story back to mom in English. Just think, millions of people around the world could be using the Book of Mormon to learn English, or to keep alive their native language to pass along to their children. I’m still hoping for bilingual editions of the Book of Mormon:Ĭhinese(simplified)*/English for immigrants from China, Spanish/English, French/English (for Africa), and Hindi/English.
Enlarge Bible Dictionary (perhaps it is time after 30 years to add a few entries that might have made Reply (there are pros and cons for this–pros: reader finds the stories more easily cons: messes up typeset?, less easy for reader to scan chapter headings for review purposes)ĥ. Most Protestant study Bibles have this feature, and LDS Bibles used to have it also.)Ĥ. Reduces need for cramped scribbling in tight margins, jamming things onto end papers, screwing up binding with excessive glue-ins, and makes a single location to store scripture chains and other references.)ģ. Lined note paper (10-20 pages in each Bible and Triple. Wider margins (by far, my most fervent wish, having taught Seminary, YM, and everything else.)Ģ. Give me wishes 1 and 2, and I’ll be most grateful.ġ. Meanwhile, I am going to go buy several of the NTs today. I’m sorry if this departs too much from the thread’s stated purpose, but I know of no other sounding board. Please post your comments below and I’ll pass them along to the people who coordinate scriptures products.įorgive this 2nd entry, but I want to revise and prioritize my earlier suggestion and echo “Dean’s” top item. The Church welcomes your feedback on whether you find this format helpful, as well as any other suggestions about scriptures products. It may also be special ordered through other Church distribution stores and is available by phone and at. During this evaluation period (through the end of the year), it is available in Church distribution stores in Utah from Logan to Spanish Fork. This new publication sells for $2.00 and is available in English only for a limited time and in select areas to see if it should be continued and implemented worldwide. That makes it very handy to carry and read on the bus, or for your kids to carry to Church.
It is the standard size (5¼” x 7¼”) and has standard size print and all the footnotes, but without the Topical Guide, Bible Dictionary, Joseph Smith Translation, Bible maps, and photographs. This more portable, convenient size (404 pages, rather than 2,000+ pages of current LDS edition of the KJV of the Bible) is just over ¼” thick. In advance of next year’s study of the New Testament in Sunday School Gospel Doctrine classes, the Church has published a smaller paperback edition of the New Testament.
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