The Book of Mormon for Young Readers

Heehee I didn’t read the description very well as it clearly states is an abridged edition. But it’s an absolute wonderful resource.

You need to know beforehand that there is quite a bit of material that has been omitted. That fact definitely should have been noted in the description.

I am a Grandma and bought the book specifically for me! I have read the Book of Mormon MANY times and always seem to get mixed up during the book of Mosiah. The Book of Mormon For Young Readers finally explained it so that I was able to untangle my brain and get the story straight!!!
I love the pictures, maps, the synopsis at the beginning of each chapter, hard words being defined, journal prompts, “think” questions.
When I first looked at it, I was a little concerned that each page seemed “too busy”. It only took me a day or two to see how the sections worked and it became very easy to follow.
I purchased a copy for my 12-year-old granddaughter and I am planning on giving a copy to our new son-in-law who is investigating the LDS church. He has read the Book of Mormon and I think this is a great way to have him read it again.
I think EVERYONE can learn from this amazing book.

My family loves to read this book! I have recommended this book to many people! We own lots of books to help with reading and understanding of the Book of Mormon. This book is by far is our absolute favorite! We love the images... wording ... size and how it is bound. This is an absolute must have for every family no matter the age of your children. I personally love to use it in my own personal study as well. No, It does not contain every verse and chapter BUT it contains the meat of the Book of Mormon and is a great study guide.

I have to say, I do like the content of this book. We read it with my 8 and twin 5 year olds each night and everyone is getting so much out of it and even more importantly, retaining it! It is abridged, which of course is what helps make it easily digestible for young readers. Perhaps some important content was left out (including some scripture mastery verses) but all in all I’m not upset by this. What I am upset about is the cheap quality of the print and binding. It really does just fall apart despite being so careful. I am surprised a $40 book doesn’t come better made. It is a big damper. With better quality printing, I would absolutely have given this a 4 or maybe even 5 star rating. I’m hopeful that they’ll come out with more like this for the rest of the scriptures, but fingers crossed they find a better printing option.

Our family loves studying and reading this book! It has made the scriptures come alive. I’m not sure who has learned more, my husband and I or my children. It makes family scripture study so easy. I can’t say enough good about it. I’m so grateful to have it in my home for my kids and our family to read.

This book has changed the way we read scriptures. As a parent I used to dread reading with my kids because it seemed all I got was blank looks. We have successfully read our scriptures daily for months now. All the extra little "helps" have made all the difference. We don't only read the scriptures, but we have discussions about different topics. We have seen the scriptures come alive in our children's eyes. Thank you Thank you for such a great book that has helped my boys understand the stories in the scriptures and how they can us them in their own lives.

It has created opportunities for some really great conversations with our kids and helping them understand what they are reading. I don't think we'd have had several of the discussions we've been able to have without this book. It's really helped our entire family delve a little deeper. Even our 4 year old participates and has shared some great thoughts with us. To say we love this book is an understatement!

We love this book! The first year this book came out I bought it for all of my 7 children so that my 29 grandchildren would have it available in their homes. They love studying from it and journaling in the companion book.

They love how interactive it is with all the maps and questions. The beautiful pictures bring the stories to life. The author has filled a gap that has existed for children and the materials to help build strong testimonies.

I bought it, and I was LIVID! It was missing important chapters! Don't buy it

I am so happy with this book. It is a wonderful resource for my 3 young children and family home evening too. I really wish they would publish one just like this for the Bible.

This book helps my children REMEMBER the scriptures. I purchased this book when my husband deployed, and my kids were having a difficult time focusing on doing scriptures. It has really changed how we do scripture study at our house! My oldest loves reading, and it has been so helpful to have the difficult words in parenthesis to help them actually understand what we are reading. I love how there are summaries in the beginning of each chapter, it helps my children understand what we are reading about, and when we get to specific parts in the scriptures, they recognize things from the summary. Also, at the end of each chapter there is a section of questions that apply to each chapter, and how to apply to our lives. Instead of just reading the scriptures and being done, we now discuss things I wouldn't have thought to talk about, in relation to what we read. I also love the random quotes and scriptures that are posted throughout the book. The pictures are great, and my kids are excited to do scripture study every day.

The only parts that I don't love, (and I really, really do LOVE this book!) are the pages are a little flimsy, I don't let my smallest children handle the book to make sure they don't rip. Also, I wasn't aware when I purchased that it was missing sections of the scriptures. This wouldn't have changed my mind in purchasing, as my children have learned SO much more than with other children's scriptures, and the way it is put together is teaching them the stories of the scriptures.

I love having a scripture study book that works and makes sense to my children!

I use this book as part of my homeschool morning devotional and my kids LOVE it! Here are my favorite parts:

1. Each lesson includes a quick summary of what we will be reading about in that lesson. Especially handy for my struggling reader to know beforehand what we will reading about.

2. Each lesson has a short scripture chosen that we practice, memorize, and pass off at the end of the lesson. I typed, numbered, and laminated all of the memorization scriptures and put them on a ring. Each child is assigned a colored dot and once they've passed off the scripture for that lesson, they can add their dot to the card. I love that the scriptures are short so even my 5 year old can memorize it in a weeks time.

3. Each lesson includes suggested primary songs that go along with the scriptures you are reading about.

4. The lessons include colorful pictures, quotes from prophets and apostles, and suggested questions. The questions invite a lot of discussion about gospel principals between me and the kids.

5. Within in the text, difficult or unknown words are paired with a parenthesis of an explanation or substitute word which makes certain passages/words so much easier to understand.

6. Not every single scripture is included in the reading. The ones listed are the ones that are pertinent to the story being told. I like this because my kids are inexperienced readers and comprehension is not always there, especially when reading scriptures. The scriptures we read in the lesson make it easy to follow the story.

I bought and laminated some paper Book of Mormon characters from someone on Etsy and put magnet tape on the back of each one. We use these magnet people on a cookie sheet as a visual for the stories we are reading about.

We love this book so much! It has really changed the way we study, not just read, the scriptures.

I have struggled to find a good way to help my kids learn, understand and find a love for the scriptures. My kids are 8, 6, and 2. We tried just reading straight from the Book of Mormon, we've tried other guides directed toward children but they summarized the scriptures instead of helping them learn the language to be able to read on their own. Then we found this book. Book of Mormon for Young Readers has changed the way we study together. What was once a battle, is now enjoyed and looked forward to by our family. I love how it explains the language of the scriptures. It breaks the scriptures up by stories and adds words from latter-day prophets, linking past with present. We have been encouraged to memorize scriptures but for my kids, while passage is too much. They offer one liners my children can easily memorize and recall when needed. Even my two year old has a few memorized from hearing us say them. I really can't talk up this book enough. It not only has helped my children's understanding, but mine. From struggling in my personal study, to finally understanding and being able to teach my kids has been a real relief. Thank you so much for writing this book. Everyone would be blessed to own a copy.

I think this book is done very well, but beware that it skips verses and even chapters. We got past 2 Ne 1-5 and it jumps right into Jacob. I was blown away at how much it skipped. It's ironic, too, because on the very last page of the book is quoted the scripture from 2 Ne 32:3 about feasting upon the words of Christ.

My kids enjoy the book, and so do I, but skipping that many chapters frustrated me a bit. I didn't mind the passing over of some verses because the story was still complete. We will now go back and read those chapters (2 Ne 6-33) in the Book of Mormon because there is some great stuff in those chapters! I don't skip the Isaiah chapters and I don't want my kids to either.

For the price, I wouldn't have expected so much to be passed over, plus it's spiral bound and not super sturdy for young handlers. There should be some sort of disclaimer letting people know before they buy it that chapters are skipped. I may or may not have still bought it. I just didn't like not being informed about that. It should be titled "Book of Mormon for Young Readers abridged by Kelli Coughanour".

I do applaud her for coming out with a book that is visually attractive to kids, though. I just want the buyer to know before they purchase it what I didn't know, and then decide from there if they want it or not.

The content of this book is great, but the pages are too thin to hold up to the spiral binding. Many pages are close to ripping out after reading it once as a family. For $40, it should hold up better, especially being a book designed for kids.

I love this book and not only bought one for myself but also one for each of my sons families. I know it has helped them in reading the Book of Mormon with their younger children. I love that Kelli has taken words and phrases and put it in into language we can help the children understand. The illustrations are just beautiful and are another way to help increase our understanding.
I also love that the chapters are divided up into short sections of just a few verses- and each day as you read with the children - it can help them to remember. It is easy to see that Kelli put so much time, energy and love into this book and it has been a great blessing g to all of us!

I have never been so happy with a book purchase as I am with this wonderful gem! Have you ever wanted someone to just sit down and explain the entire Book of Mormon to you in exciting, easy-to-understand prose? I know I have! How about to your kids? I bought this book for me, because I had heard about it from a friend. I love the fact that there are exactly 52 chapters. I have this great idea! I'm going to buy 5 more copies, one for each of my kids and give them to them for Christmas this year. Then we are going to set a goal to cover 1 "chapter" a week so we can finish the BOM in 1 year. I love that this book will be so engaging for both my young children and my teenagers alike! Part of my dream will be to have each of my kids take turns presenting what they learned the following week for FHE, so we will always have a good summary after each chapter, taking a moment to review and discuss. Maybe we can have a big family reward at the end of the year.... hmmm.... anyway- I am so excited about the whole thing! The graphics in the book are excellent, and I love the little learning hints and scripture mastery blurbs in the sidenotes. One reviewer mentioned disappointment at the fact that certain chapters of the BOM are actually missing from this book, but I think that is exactly how the author managed to make it so unique and have so much continuity. It is designed to tell the stories of the BOM, but leaves out some of the long, doctrinal passages, such as the Isaiah chapters from 2nd Nephi. Of course these are important chapters, and there is a time and a place to study each thing. But for younger readers, this format is really really wonderful! Ok, for younger readers, and for older ones like me who just want to learn the scriptures better. :)

I bought this book to help my daughter read the book of mormon. I didn't realize when I bought the book that in almost every chapter there are verses missing. There is even entire chapters missing. This makes it difficult to read when reading together as a family, as manny passages are missing.

I cannot say enough about this beautiful book! It has become a huge part of our day. We use it in our homeschool and my 4 rowdy boys (ages 2-12) beg to read it daily! I have been looking for something that is not only beautifully illustrated but is easy for children to understand and this was a literal answer to my prayers! Not only does it help my children gain a better knowledge of the scriptures but me, as well! It's amazing how much more you can learn when there is excitement involved! Amazing is an understatement! Worth every penny! Thank you for creating such an remarkable tool for my family to cherish!