Almost 185 years after the first pages of the Book of Mormon were printed on E. B. Grandin’s press in Palmyra, New York, the 110th translation of the Book of Mormon was published online.
The First Presidency announced March 18 the publication of the Kosraean Book of Mormon — the first book of scripture available in that language — on LDS.org and the Gospel Library. Printed copies will be available in July. Kosrae is an island in the Federated States of Micronesia.
In the past, the Church released printed versions of new translations before the digital versions. Now the Church is releasing the digital versions at the same time translations are sent to the printer, which makes the newly translated scriptures available to members much earlier.
According to the Church’s Scriptures Committee — chaired by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles — members can look forward to several exciting developments regarding the standard works this year.
To read more about new translations of the standard works, updates to existing translations, and other languages that are available digitally, see the full story on LDS Church News.
