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u/ProfGilligan · 25 pointsr/latterdaysaints

There is a version for you :)

Try either the

Reader’s Edition

or the

Study Edition

of the Book of Mormon, both by Grant Hardy. He’s a literary scholar who felt as you do.

u/everything_is_free · 21 pointsr/latterdaysaints

Grant Hardy has created a Reader's Edition of the Book of Mormon where he has formatted the text (added paragraphs, indented quotations, formatted poetry) all to make it a lot easier to read. Much of the difficulty in reading the BoM comes from the fact that is is formatted into verses and columns that are hard to read. He also has a nice guide called Understanding the Book of Mormon which addresses themes and the narrative structure of the text.

u/uphigh_downlow · 6 pointsr/latterdaysaints

I love the Reader's Edition.

For those not familiar with it, here is a description:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Mormon-Readers-Edition/dp/025207341X

>"Grant Hardy's new "Reader's Edition" has reformatted the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers."

Here's an example that shows the unobtrusive chapter markings and displays the poetic form, and Hardy's section headings: http://i.imgur.com/SrYHNZ8.png

u/th0ught3 · 4 pointsr/latterdaysaints

readthescriptures.com. There are recordings that you can listen to in the car on the way home and/or follow along with which might help. There is also a doubleday edition of the book of mormon that doesn't have the verses in it and flows with the story more. Grant Hardy's bofm readers edition has explanations https://www.amazon.com/dp/025207341X/ Lots of people study the scriptures via topics rather than just reading any of the books straight through. Elder Nelson suggested studying the words of the Savior. Here's a help for doing that: http://ldsgeo.org/ElderNelsonChallengeOnSteroids.php

u/Shortymcsmalls · 2 pointsr/latterdaysaints

This is interesting. I picked up the Grant Hardy edition of the BoM a little while ago, I might have to grab this one to compare.

u/eternigator · 2 pointsr/latterdaysaints

I believe that they are referring to The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition by Grant Hardy. His other book, Understanding the Book of Mormon is highly recommended by other redditors. /u/Karl_Marxxx

u/ElectricAccordian · 1 pointr/mormon

You should also check out The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition. It doesn't offer a ton of new scholarship, but reformats the book to make it more accessible. Reading this version I got a whole new insight into the book.

u/KURPULIS · 1 pointr/lds

I second Grant HardyUnderstanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Guide.

One of the best Book of Mormon companions I have purchased, especially alongside his Readers Edition of the Book of Mormon, which removes the verses and organizes the book into chapters that are grouped appropriately and the poetic parts of the book into a format instantly recognized.

I have learned more from this work than any other Book of Mormon verse-by-verse study guide. We often get stuck in a specific study format for the scriptures. This 'Reader's Guide' produces a different way read that may entice some that need some new encouragement.

u/amertune · 1 pointr/latterdaysaints

Here are some more options for you if you want a Book of Mormon, and want to avoid missionary contact:

from store.lds.org (costs $2.50, this is the one that you can get for free)

Doubleday edition (costs $11.82)

Reader's Edition (costs $19.80)

The first two are official publications. The Doubleday, I believe, removes versification and columns. The third is not official, but does use pretty much the same text (technically it uses an older version of the text that is now public domain). The main difference is that it lays the text out in paragraphs, and puts prose into a verse format.