

“We want more content for international members. “Our focus was getting the Spanish scriptures up while preparing other Web site content, such as the Gospel Library, for translation,” he said. Extensive proofreading also ensured the accuracy of the text.īrother Schwendiman said the Internet edition of the Spanish Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, and Guide to the Scriptures is just one step in providing all members with a positive Web site experience.

Kai Andersen, product manager, said the implementation of languages on the Internet required “mature technologies.” He said the 18-month project involved preparing a faster interface to handle new languages and new Web site visitors. Hinckley challenged members to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. The English Internet edition saw increased traffic during the end of 2005, after President Gordon B. Brother Schwendiman said the Internet scriptures receive more than 4.5 million visits in a month, from about 350,000 visitors. Since the release of the English LDS Scriptures Internet Edition in 2001, millions of members have benefited from its accessibility and convenience. “The ability to access scriptures online helps in preparing for lessons and in personal scripture study,” Brother Schwendiman said. Ronald Schwendiman, manager of Internet Coordination, says the Spanish version has footnotes, study helps, maps, photographs, and the ability to mark scriptures. The Spanish version of the LDS Scriptures Internet Edition was released by the Church in September 2006, at /es. More than 3.9 million Spanish-speaking members of the Church can now study the LDS triple combination on the Internet in their native tongue.
