LDS edition of the Bible are included in footnotes, with longer excerpts included in an appendix. Lastly, the edition contains bible maps and a gazetteer. In 1999, color photographs from the Holy Land were added. None of the LDS-specific supplements in the edition claim doctrinal authority: only the text of the King James Version (and the other standard works) is considered canonical by the LDS Church. The publication of the English-language LDS edition of the Bible was overseen by apostle Thomas S. Monson, who later became the President of the Church. The English-language edition has been described as portraying a "strongly conservative" version of Mormonism
Bible translations into the languages of the Philippines Tagalog. Most Protestant denominations use the New International Version of the Bible, as English is the official language of the Philippines. However, Mainline Protestant denominations in the Philippines tend to prefer the "Magandang Balita Biblia" (Good News Bible). The Iglesia ni Cristo also uses the same translation. Jehovah's Witnesses use their own translation of the Bible, the "New World Translation", published in Tagalog, as well as Cebuano and Hiligaynon. Other languages of the Philippines: Bible translations into the languages of the Philippines The Filipino language, based on the Tagalog language (the major dialect), is the national language of the Philippines.