LDS Church to Translate the Book of Mormon in 34 Additional Languages

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to translate the Book of Mormon in 34 additional languages.

The following are the new scripture translation approved over the years:

Burmese
Efik
Georgian
Navajo
Pohnpeian
Sesotho
Tshiluba
Triple combination of the scriptures in American Sign Language
Afrikaans
Amharic
Arabic
Bislama
Greek
Hiligaynon
Hindi
Hmong
Lao
Lingala
Malay
Persian
Polish
Serbian
Setswana
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Tahitian
Tamil
Telugu
Tok Pisin
Turkish
Twi
Urdu
Yoruba

In addition, the first Presidency introduced a new process that will allow individuals to study draft portions of translations prior to publication of final translations, which means members will have earlier access to the scriptures in their language.

“As translations proceed, completed portions can be released in sequence from time to time. These sequential portions, although not considered final until the full translation is completed, will be made available on LDS.org and in the Gospel Library mobile application, the letter states”

In the letter attached, the LDS Church provided a list of numbers of available languages in the Book of Mormon, Bible Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price: