Spanish members to get orientation on new Spanish Bible

With the new Latter-day Saint edition of the Holy Bible in Spanish

becoming available on Sept. 1, the First Presidency has invited

Spanish-speaking members of the LDS Church to attend a special 25-minute

orientation about the new edition of the Bible. The orientation will be

broadcast via satellite between the morning and afternoon sessions on

both Saturday and Sunday of the upcoming October general conference.

The broadcast will include messages about the coming forth of the

LDS edition of the Spanish Bible and the effective use and benefits of

it, along with a special message from President Thomas S. Monson.

Information will be sent to units on how to access the orientation,

which will be broadcast in both Spanish and English. Units are

encouraged to record the broadcast to allow members to access it later.

The orientation will also be available online for members viewing

general conference outside of a meetinghouse or for later review.

This new edition of the Bible will be available in September in

print, electronic, and audio formats. More than 800,000 copies are

being printed at the church's printing center in Salt Lake City and

will be sent to church distribution centers all over the world. The

printed versions are available in paperback and hardcover as well as

bonded leather. For those who don't see well, this new edition is also

available in Braille and an oversized print format. A quadruple

combination is not available at this time.

The electronic text of this new edition, including the study helps, will be available at Escrituras.lds.org,