The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints updated its General Handbook in December, inviting members to use multiple Bible translations instead of relying exclusively on the King James version.

Since almost the founding of their faith, English-speaking Latter-day Saints have stuck loyally by the side of the King James translation of the Bible, a version known for archaic and lofty language ...

Latter-day Saint Bible scholar Dan McClellan isn’t shy about acknowledging that his church’s move endorsing English Bible translations beyond the King James Version is likely to lead to some ...