Re: [ZION] Rumour about the scriptures

2002-10-01 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Well, I know that when my Mom bought my missionary bible for me, it cost some C$70.00 and that was in the mid-70s. And by coincidence, the C$ was actually worth slightly *more* than the US$ at the time. That was an awful lot of money for a single mom, but she was so proud -- I was the first

Re: [ZION] Rumour about the scriptures

2002-10-01 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
At 06:58 10/1/2002 -0800, BLT wrote: At 07:17 AM 10/1/02 -0400 Jon Spencer favored us with: I agree, although I don't know about the wealthy part, unless your speaking in a spiritual sense. The cost of the deluxe scriptures is minor compared to what they would cost from any other source. I

RE: [ZION] Rumour about the scriptures

2002-09-29 Thread larry . jackson
Marc Schindler: There's an interesting rumour floating around. Apparently the more expensive versions of the scriptures (like the leather bound ones) are marked as discontinued now (this from the owner of an LDS bookstore), although they're still available for individual sale at the Church

Re: [ZION] Rumour about the scriptures

2002-09-29 Thread Marc A. Schindler
That is almost word for word what this bookstore owner friend told me. I guess I was just a little slow getting the news. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [smile] This urban legend will consist of a reworking of the LDS printing of the standard works, with some revised headers and BD entries. The

Re: [ZION] Rumour about the scriptures

2002-09-29 Thread Steven Montgomery
At 10:03 AM 9/29/2002, Marc wrote: I have both the pre-1980 and post-1980 versions of the Bible. The newer one is large print, which I can use for teaching. But I keep the older one because it was a particularly nicely bound type that they don't seem to make anymore (real calfskin) and it was a

Re: [ZION] Rumour about the scriptures

2002-09-29 Thread Marc A. Schindler
There might be an LDS study Bible come out, if some of us can get our act together. About 7 or 8 people have come together to write a Bible (actually just the NT at this time) -- my assignment, for instance, is Romans and I and II Corinthians. The problem has been, in addition to getting a