15 Amazing Features of the Book of Mormon App

By Mike Judson

Family History Department

Use an app to make sharing the gospel easier than ever! The 15 ideas in bold below may be especially helpful.

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Have you ever found yourself in a gospel-related conversation with a stranger? Maybe it was on a bus, at a park, or in line for food. The subject of Jesus Christ and His teachings can come up nearly anywhere, at any time.

If you have been in a situation like this, did you find yourself wishing you had something meaningful that you could leave with your new friend—something that might encourage this person to continue learning about the Savior and His gospel? Perhaps you knew that they needed the power of the Book of Mormon to, as President Russell M. Nelson has taught, “heal, comfort, restore, succor, strengthen, console, and cheer [their] souls.”¹

Not everyone keeps a Book of Mormon in a purse or back pocket, but many of us do carry a smartphone and have access to an app that’s easy to carry and to share! Sometimes this digital version can be even more effective to have on hand than a printed book.

It’s called the Book of Mormon app. If you haven’t discovered it yet, prepare to be amazed!

You’ll especially love how this app can help us act on the counsel of Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to “follow our beloved prophet, President Nelson, in flooding the earth with the Book of Mormon. The need is so great; we need to act now.”²

Can Your Book Do That?

Nothing may ever replace the feeling of cozying up with a good book, and the Book of Mormon is an excellent book to get comfortable with! But can your paper copy read itself to you? Can it shine its words to you in the dark or increase the size of the font to make it easier to read? The Book of Mormon app can do those things! And it can do it in more than 100 languages! Here is more of what the Book of Mormon app features:

The full set of Book of Mormon Videos, including those portraying the visit of Jesus Christ to the ancient Americas.
Videos that introduce the Book of Mormon and what it’s about.
Videos that share the experiences of others who found strength and answers to life’s challenges in the Book of Mormon.
The ability to start a real-time chat with a missionary when a question pops into your mind.
Information for contacting local missionaries and finding a congregation to worship with.

The Book of Mormon app offers all of this and more!

A Prophetic Invitation to Share the Book of Mormon

“I invite you, this day, to give a Book of Mormon to your friends and family, your associates at work, your soccer coach, or the produce man at your market. They need the words of the Lord found in this book. They need answers to the questions of everyday life and of eternal life to come. They need to know of the covenant path laid out before them and the Lord’s abiding love for them. It’s all here in the Book of Mormon.

“When you hand them a Book of Mormon, you are opening their minds and hearts to the word of God. You do not need to carry printed copies of the book with you. You can easily share it from your mobile phone from the scriptures section of the Gospel Library app.

“Think of all those who could be blessed by the gospel in their lives, and then send to them a copy of the Book of Mormon from your phone. Remember to include your testimony and how this book has blessed your life.”

Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “This Day,” Liahona, Nov. 2022, 27.

Built to Be Shared

Perhaps one of the best features of the Book of Mormon app is its built-in sharing capabilities. With a single tap, you can display a code that other smartphone users can scan to go straight to the app in an online app store. When downloading the Book of Mormon app, it automatically detects the language of the recipient’s device and downloads the Book of Mormon app in their language. Imagine how convenient that would be on an overseas trip, on a commuter train, or even in your hometown!

Other sharing options include the ability to send a download link via text, email, and more.

Download the App Today!

To download the free Book of Mormon app and discover the power of the Book of Mormon for yourself and others, simply search for “Book of Mormon app” in your online app store.