Flinders, “Teach the Children,” unpublished manuscript, 1978, p. On 11 November 1867, President Brigham Young “spoke on education and said if he were to select the books his first choice would be the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants” (Neil J. This understanding increased steadily as the Prophet Joseph Smith spent much of his limited time revising essential passages in the King James translation and sharing those insights with members of the Church.Ĭontinuing this heritage of loyalty to the Bible, later presidents of the Church have reiterated the importance of knowing and cherishing the scriptures. These same early members subsequently recognized with joy the glad tidings of the gospel’s restoration, a restoration that greatly increased their understanding of the Bible message and their faith in it. Many of them had studied the New Testament and concluded that its truths were not being taught on earth. In addition to the Bible’s early impact on Joseph Smith, nearly all early members of the Church were familiar with the Bible. Indeed, we might say that the Restoration began when the teenaged Joseph Smith followed James’s counsel to “ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally” ( James 1:5). The Bible has always been very important to Latter-day Saints. Kimball gave the original committee: “to assist in improving doctrinal scholarship throughout the Church.” The publication this fall of this historic new edition of the King James Bible crowns the efforts of hundreds of workers and the General Authorities who have directed them, efforts that have lasted almost seven years.Įventually, this new edition of the Bible will be joined by a new edition of the triple combination to fulfill the charge President Spencer W. This year, for the first time in the history of the Church, Latter-day Saints will have an edition of the King James Bible whose references and supplementary material reflect the unique illuminations shed on it through our modern-day scriptures.
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