LDS edition of the Bible that is largely reflective of the theological positions of apostle Bruce R. McConkie, who assisted Monson in editing the work and wrote the chapter headings. In 1992, the church's First Presidency announced the King James Version was the church's official English Bible, stating "[w]hile other Bible versions may be easier to read than the King James Version, in doctrinal matters latter-day revelation supports the King James Version in preference to other English translations." In 2010, this statement was written into the church's "Handbook", which directs official church policy and programs. In 2009, the LDS Church published a Spanish-language edition of
The Beatles: The Authorised Biography that Davies provides a "fascinating essay" in the 2002 revised edition. Writing in "New Statesman" in 2012, Davies said he was hurt at the time by Lennon's dismissal of the book as "bullshit", and that he was still being asked to respond to Lennon's critique over 40 years later. Davies' official history remained the only authorised book about the Beatles' career until Harrison's 1980 autobiography, "I, Me, Mine", and McCartney's authorised biography, "Many Years from Now", written by Barry Miles and published in 1997. Miles, who says he regularly used "The Beatles" as a reference work for "Many Years from