The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints publishes Spanish-language edition of Bible

LDS Church releases Spanish-language Bible edition

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is publishing its own edition of a Spanish-language Bible.

It’s the first time the Mormon church has published an edition of the Bible in a language other than English.

The new edition became available starting Monday.

Utah is home to more than 120 Spanish-language LDS wards and branches. Spanish speakers make up a major part of the church’s 13 million worldwide membership.

The church says a print run of 800,000 copies has already been completed. It says the edition is similar in purpose to the church’s 1979 English version of the King James Bible.

Information from: Deseret News, www.deseretnews.com