The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) publishes editions of the Bible in English and Spanish that it encourages its members to use. The editions include footnoting, indexing, and summaries that are consistent with LDS Church teachings and that integrate the Bible with the church's other Standard Works.
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In 1979, the LDS Church published its first edition of the Bible in English.[1][2] The text of the Bible is that of the Authorized King James Version.[1][3] Both the Old and New Testaments are included, but the Apocrypha is not. Each chapter includes a paragraph-long heading that summarizes the contents of the chapter from a "Mormon perspective".[3] Cross-referencing footnotes to the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price are included, as is an LDS-oriented 600-page topical index and the church's bible dictionary.[1][3] Selected references to the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible are included in footnotes, with longer excerpts included in an appendix.[3] Lastly, the edition contains bible maps and a gazetteer.[1] In 1999, color photographs from the Holy Land were added. None of the LDS-specific supplements in the edition claim doctrinal authority: only the text of the King James Version (and the other Standard Works) is considered canonical by the LDS Church.[3]
The publication of the English-language LDS edition of the Bible was overseen by apostle Thomas S. Monson, who later became the President of the LDS Church. The English-language edition has been described as portraying a "strongly conservative" version of Mormonism that is largely reflective of the theological positions of apostle Bruce R. McConkie,[3] who assisted Monson in editing the work and wrote the chapter headings.[1]
In 2009, the LDS Church published a Spanish-language edition of the Bible.[4] Entitled Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera 2009,[5] the text of the Bible is based on the 1909 version of the Reina-Valera translation.[6] Changes to the text included modernization of grammar and vocabulary.[7] Like the English-language edition, the Spanish-language edition includes LDS-oriented footnotes and chapter headings, as well as a topical index.[7] Selections of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible are similarly included.[7] The church's Spanish-language Bible project was supervised by general authorities Jay E. Jensen and Lynn A. Mickelsen.[6]
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