Easy-To-Read: Book of Mormon [Paperback]

Lynn Matthews Anderson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 398 pages
• Publisher: Estes Book Co (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964495708
• ISBN-13: 978-0964495708
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,071,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all., March 8, 2006

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This review is from: Easy-To-Read: Book of Mormon (Paperback)

I certainly commend young readers who earnestly and sincerely try to read through the Book of Mormon. I know when I had tried to read it in grade school, it was very difficult for me to understand simply because my education to that point had not sufficed for the difficulty level of this sacred writ.

Even though I don't think this book here was meant to substitute for the original, I do think Lynn Matthews Anderson has provided a text that will prove invaluable for telling young readers what The Book Of Mormon says in very elementary English. I've read this and it certainly has the potential to make a world of difference for helping our young readers learn about its teachings.

I'll add a comparison of different Holy Bible translations and what one might consider to be an approximate Book Of Mormon counterpart (in terms of "readability"):

King James Version (advanced readers) - The Book Of Mormon (as translated by the prophet Joseph Smith)

New Living Translation (junior high reading) - A Plain English Reference to the Book of Mormon by Timothy J. Wilson

Good News Bible (children friendly) - Easy-To-Read: Book of Mormon by Lynn Matthews Anderson

I hope this information proves helpful to pursuers of The Book of Mormon - I still advice that one read the original text alongside whatever level of reading (for comprehensive purposes) you are most comfortable with. Blessings to you.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We are very grateful for this book!, November 21, 2001

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Vickie "GirlinAWhirl.com" (Redlands, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy-To-Read: Book of Mormon (Paperback)

We are an LDS family who has faithful family scripture study and we encourage our children to also have scripture study on their own. The Easy-to-Read Book of Mormon allows even the youngest reader to actually understand on their own what the Book of Mormon is saying. We have been very grateful for the knowledge, insights and love for the Book of Mormon that our younger children have been able to gain from reading this book. We do encourage our children who are older to read straight from the scriptures. However, when they do begin to, they already have a very good understanding and love for the Book of Mormon that they have gained from reading this easy to read version.

Before we purchased this book, our younger children would attempt to "study" on their own, which was commendable, but in reality, they understood very little of what they read. In contrast, our first-grader is currently reading and understanding the Easy-to-Read Book of Mormon.

We have found this to be a faithful "translation" of what is written in the Book of Mormon. It follows every single scripture word for word, and simply puts it in simpler language. We do prefer the original scripture for obvious reasons. But this book is a wonderful option for a reader who is struggling to understand the scriptures. It is also excellent for a younger reader to use while they study the original text of the Book of Mormon.

Thank you, Lynn Anderson, for this good work!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent rewrite for all ages to understand vs org. text, June 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Easy-To-Read: Book of Mormon (Paperback)

anderson's background in grammer and old english styles allows her to take original text to a more readable and simplistic version. After reading original text you can become a little bogged down in it's old english style, as translated by j. smith in the early 1800's. The new easy to read version of the book of morman does not take any new docterine approaches. Sticks directly to the orginal text but uses english background to bring the message of ancient america home to the comman man. Great work and great contribution to sticking to orginal text and themes.