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 Books of the Bible Biblica is developing a Spanish-language version of "The Books of the Bible" using the Nueva Versión Internacional entitled "Los Libros de la Biblia". Zondervan is planning to release a trade edition of "The Books of the Bible" in the fall of 2012. In its 2007 "Bible and Bible Reference Survey," "Preaching.com" called "The Books of The Bible" "one of the most interesting [Bibles published] this year," and predicted that the format changes would "aid reading and seeing the more natural divisions in the text which are often obscured by the chapter and verse divisions." A review in the journal Themelios