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Love Content, wish it had CarPlayI love the access to so much inspired content. I use this app every day. If it wan’t for the content I would have given it a 3. My two biggest frustrations are. 1) It has a lot of problems downloading the audio files. This has happened on all of my devices. We live in the country and I travel around the world and often don’t have a signal, so when it will not let me download offline content, I miss out. I drive a lot, and don’t always have a signal. I would love it to work with CarPlay. Needing to look at your phone to choose content or change it is not safe, so then I just listen to something ells. If it worked with your car stereo, it would be a huge upgrade, especially if you could download all content for offline use. Third, I wish all of my tabs would be synced between devices..Cobra3Version: 6.2.1

Disappointing Search IssuesI’ll leave my original review as it stands. I fixed the search results. When you type a search keyword, the results that pop up are as I stated: hymns, topical guide, and dictionary. However, if you tap on return, the true search completes. This pop up info is what has been introduced with this version. Changing app behavior like this is incredibly confusing. The release notes don’t even address this change in behavior. I find this change in search behavior more complicated and less intuitive than before because the new contextual shortcuts appear to be search results. I can’t be the only person confused by this change. ⁂ I don’t care about the GUI update. Search has either been severely hampered, or it’s broken. I have come to rely on the power of this app to find all references to a keyword in every downloaded document on my device. Now search only shows results for hymns, topical guide, and bible dictionary, or it shows results for articles not downloaded yet, but it shows NO RESULTS for scriptures. This is stepping us back over ten years, which is how long it’s been since I used the Topical Guide to find a scripture. Surely, search isn’t meant to be this useless now?.Sparky McMuffinVersion: 5.0.0

A Life-changing App!This app is very well done and gets better all the time, especially with the recent addition of study plans. I use almost every feature of this app every day... being able to sit in the quiet of the morning and study with so many resources that I can cross-reference is incredibly enlightening! I sometimes wonder if my notes will overload the data capacity of the system... but it seems to do fine. I would like to see the ability for multiple copies of a book, such as the Book of Mormon. I’d like to read an unmarked version for different experiences and purposes. For example, I’d like to read a book and only highlight references to Christ, or for any other special purpose, but keep my original version with all its markups. A little more basic formatting and editing ability added to the note taking would be nice, but I still love what you have. Thank You for a truly life-changing App for me!!.DtaywordsVersion: 5.2.0

Forgot my password 😓Haha didn’t have the energy to try and remember another password. And thought it was my old one but it didn’t work. Tried figuring it out and that didn’t work 😅 my phone number recognized me as my Great Uncle Dean and ANYWAYS my point was I was curious about some of the updates on the app. But because I couldn’t remember a password I wasn’t even able to just “explore” It made me think about visitors who are just curious maybe they heard about the “LDS community doing this” or so and so said that and they found their way towards this app and I don’t know maybe just like how we order food their’s a “guest user” But instead of “guest” it could be “visitor” just like what we have on our buildings 😁 Anyhoo had a moment of inspiration and was blocked by not remembering a dumb password. And I can’t help but think about my sister who tried exploring the website forever ago and she couldn’t find her answers (probably not the right time) but she’s very impatient and has since not tried to “explore” Not even sure if she has an account but if there was just a “visitor” option on the app maybe later she’ll try and explore once more 😁 I know my password is saved on my laptop but don’t have the energy at the moment to do all that. I just hope that moment won’t be lost forever..Emyh40Version: 6.1.1

Why does it take so long for Ensign audio?March1: March Ensign audio is available but still no sign of February. Oh well. Time to move on. Latest: It's Feb 25 and the Feb Ensign audio is still not available on the app. It's been available online for weeks, but not here. Why? I've deleted the app and reinstalled 7-8 times hoping that might do it, but no luck. It seems like every month it takes at least a couple of weeks. Why? I even sent feedback through the app, but no response. There was an app update a week or so ago, so I was hoping it might be in the update, but I was again disappointed. Update: I finally deleted the app and reinstalled it. Now it seems to be working fine. I’m not sure how much data I’m going to have to download again. I shouldn’t have to go to so much trouble, but glad it’s working better. Update: Now I can’t get past the what’s new screen. 😡 Very unprofessional to have an update for an app used by so many people with so many errors. Initial review: I really want to give a high rating, but the latest update is a bust. Not only did I lose all my screens, but after restoring them and closing the app, they disappear when I reopen the app. I’ve tried restoring them a few times and the same thing happens every time I reopen the app. I don’t understand how so many bugs were not caught before the update and how it could take so long to fix. Please, please, please fix it..RWHuckVersion: 5.4.1

Quotes and scripture references on seminary glue in cardsI love the gospel library app. It makes studying and cross referencing so easy. I really like the way that the tags and notes section is organized. I am able to easily cross reference through topic with the tags and notes features. One thing I would like to see added is to be able to upload pictures of different quotes to your notes. I have many quotes and glue ins from many seminary teachers and others. I would like to be able to put pictures of these quotes in my notes so that I can have the additional insight and inspiration always at my fingertips. So far I have not been able to transfer the contents of these paper glue ins in a feasible way. I think allowing the uploading of pictures to the notes would be an excellent way to remedy this problem..Der-rexVersion: 5.3.2

This app is awesomeOK yeah this app is so awesome I love the ability to search for what exact book you were looking for and what place in the book that is so cool especially for visually impaired people like me this app is compatible with voiceover and has audio to read it to you instead of you having to read it and you can also make the text really big so you can read it yourself that is a very nice feature and because I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ I love this app because it allows you to read without having to carry a book of Mormon with you and without worrying about ruining it because if you ruined your scriptures on your phone you ruin your whole phone and it feels a bit better than you’re not ruining an entire book of Mormon.Galaxy fire888Version: 5.12.7

The most recent update: awkwardThe scripture library app has always been an incredible recourse and has had many awesome updates. The most recent update including a Home button that opens a side page with “quick links”, “quotes of the day” and “scriptures of the day” feels awkward. A home button should simply link to the library dashboard, where those secondary inclusions of quick links, quotes, and scriptures can still be housed. The home button and side page feel like an undesired middle man, causing unnecessary steps to be taken simply to get back to the library. Despite this relative step backwards in ui, the scripture library works well. Would still appreciate the ability to freely mark up scripture pages with the Apple Pencil or other tools..Charlie Fli.Version: 6.0.1

Love it! Have a suggestion!I absolutely love this app. I have had it ever since I have had a phone. I love all the resources you can get with just a touch of a button. I have one suggestion: so my first language is Spanish and my second English. I usually read my scriptures in English to improve my speaking abilities. I have always had a hard time with the names of Cities and other words that we don’t use on a daily basis. So I think it would be a cool feature if, when you highlight a word or phrase that you don’t know, there would be an option to hear that word or phrase out loud instead of having to skip over the whole chapter to find how to say that one word. I think that would be a great tool to have if you are learning a language and you are using the scriptures to practice. ❤️.Marsha2357Version: 5.8.1

Love this app but would like to see moreI absolutely love this app for many reasons of course. The list could go on and on. Something I would love to see in this app is an option to load a “new copy of each scripture or talk.” With a hard copy Book of Mormon, for example; I am able to mark one of them with a certain theme or goal in mind which leads me to mark it with a very specific lens on. When I have read it with that lens, I pick up a new copy and read it with a new lens and mark it in a different way. Each time I read the scriptures different things pop out at me due to the mindset and circumstances I am in. I would love to see the option to have multiple Books with different annotations for each. Thank you!.IvystoutieriVersion: 5.12.6

Still a great appI absolutely love the LDS Gospel Library App. It does now state that it is for iPhones, and iPads, but I loved it (albeit briefly) on my MacBook. Having the interface of the phone/pad, coupled with a mouse and keyboard, made it the ultimate study combination. Typing notes was easier than ever. I just got a new MacBook and was thrilled that Gospel Library was working on it. Then I updated and lost it. I hope someday it might comeback, but I understand that trying to keep up with so many different techs and platforms can just be overwhelming and you have to just choose where the greatest good can be done. So grateful to have so much at my fingertips. Never has so much scripture been available to easily to so many....The Lord wants us using it. Thank you developers!!.GidgiddoniAZVersion: 6.0.1

Wonderful content, but the “narrators” need to be fixedFirst off, I love the content and quick access. I only have one issue, and it’s with the computer generated narrators, they need to be changed. I listen to the Book of Mormon while commuting, and when I cannot sit down and read. I am not sure why the narrators were changed to synthesized speech but the synthesis is not fluid and lacks proper inflections. Synthesized speech has been shown to reduce a persons ability to recall what was said (Ive noticed this with the new narration), this is due to people being used to normal human speech patterns and inflections, which a computer does not do. Synthesized speech is great for very short messages, not books. Luckily I still have a copy of the original narration from several years ago..Dijion801965Version: 4.1.3

Latest updateI love the gospel library app, we can listen to the articles in the Ensign while driving or doing other chores. Also we can look up scriptures quickly and reference any of the content we wish to find. However, in the latest update for Apple, (January 17, 2018) all the audio for the January Ensign has been removed except for the conference notebook article. The icon at the top says the audio is downloaded, but the icon for each article does not appear. I have an iPad2 with iOS 9. I have also noticed that some articles in past issues do not have audio for the entire article, there will be some at the beginning and some at the end with the middle of the article not narrated, or some articles that have no audio..LhcgayleVersion: 4.3.0

I love this appI love everything about this app. I love being able to access scriptures and talks wherever I go. It’s so great. There is one feature I wish you had tho. I wish that when I made a selection of text there was an option to make it into a photo quote. Similar to the picture quotes you can share in to Book of Mormon app. Just have some basic picture selections and then some fonts and colors and allow us to make a simple picture that has the scripture or conference quote on it. It’s more visually appealing than screenshoting a page of scripture and making it your background or sharing it with a friend in need. Thanks for your time and I really hope to see this in the future..MC2 BurgerVersion: 6.3.8

Needs to keep improving!I love how accessible it is and the design is very sleek and usable. There are a lot of bugs in this app, however. It crashes a lot. The link feature annoyingly doesn’t work very well (links don’t show up, they take you to the same page you just came from, etc). Switching between languages only works sometimes. To access the library in Spanish, I have to delete the language and then re-download it (otherwise it will show the only options available in that language (it happens with all Languages ) as only “manuals and callings.”). I will continue to use it because there is no better scripture/resource/conference app out there, but these issues should really be fixed!! Additionally, the “search” feature is better, but still inefficient. It would be nice if it used the same kind of search algorithm as Google.QWERTYinsightsVersion: 5.11.0

New formatting of Gospel Doctrine manuals is a problemThe new formatting of the Gospel Doctrine manual makes it much more difficult to use when teaching from an iPad. The special fonts and abundance of white space are beautiful but greatly decrease the percentage of the lesson that is visible at one time. Because teaching only permits an occasional glance at the device, it is essential that a person be able to see as much as possible at a time. Decreasing font size to allow seeing as much of the page as with the previous format makes the words themselves difficult to read. Since the biggest challenge in teaching from a tablet is having only a tiny part of the lesson visible at a time, having that portion made even smaller is not a good trade-off for eye appeal..Early a.m. SingersVersion: 4.1.3

TrueI took a little over two years to travel and I had a one goal in mind. I wanted to find a church that worshipped Jesus Christ with an undeniable passion. I will say I was a bit taken back. You see, I found that church. A body of individuals who are true believers. Individuals with an ability to believe that life continues. Life that transcends our human state and evolves into a divine spiritual one. I was already amazed with their passion for Jesus but then I realized something better. These people are the kindest, smartest, most beautiful hard working people have ever known. They are so truthfully kind. This Christian denomination did it the right way. They correctly adhered to the commandments of Christ. His two great commandments accompanied with lots and lots of love..Elijahjg61984Version: 6.7.3

Keep Moving Upward!This app has come amazingly far and gets better with every release. There are still some areas that I have come across which would make for a more incredible study experience. 1.The Study Plans are such a good idea! What they need is a bit more customization. For example, this morning when I was going to start one I was going to choose the book of Isaiah as the topic. It only let me go as far as he Old Testament and then went straight to choosing a time frame. This works great if someone wants to read the whole Old Testament, but otherwise the other option is more preferable. I can still choose the whole Old Testament, but I have the option to continue to specify. 2. It would be so useful and such a better experience to have support for the Apple Pencil and Google Pixelbook Pen so that instead of typing out notes there could be a section on tablet devices with larger screens where you could write your notes and have them directly attached to your scriptures. Right now I take notes in a separate app, which works quite well. However, the experience would be much more seamless and enjoyable if it was all contained within the Gospel library app. Thanks for doing great!.AberrantartistVersion: 5.1.1

Not mad about some of the updatesI love the gospel app and I’ve used it since the get-go. But I’m not really stoked about some of these new things They’ve added. The home screen is a pain now. It just adds one more step that’s not needed. And I don’t want “verse of the day.” Meh. The worst thing is they at first took out where you could have on the right side when you were reading scriptures your own notes showing and the related stuff. But luckily they fixed that because it’s working suddenly. Phew! Please, please, keep that feature! It’s my favorite feature of the whole app. I love being able to write notes and access them quickly and see them on the side as I read my scriptures..E.huber19Version: 6.0.2

Feast upon the Words of ChristThis app is why smart phones were created. The word of God is more available to us now then ever before. The scriptures, words of modern prophets, and other resources can be studied, searched, linked, and ultimately, taken into our hearts. Tools to listen, mark, and tag enhance my ability to understand and apply the teachings of Christ. Other apps are great supplements, but this app allows us to feast on the words of Christ like no other scripture study app I’ve ever tried. Other resources may give more of a guided approach to scripture study, but those often dumb down the word of God, exclude modern prophecy, or interject the philosophies of men. This is the perfect study tool for those who want the word of the Lord..Brayden012Version: 6.6.2

Excellent Reference SystemI love having this app to keep all my insights and notes organized with linking options and tagging options. I love to use it and the library is massive, everything I could ever want to look through in regards to LDS topics is there, especially the newest content released by the church, like general conference talks and worldwide devotionals. My one desire is to know if there is a way to sync my notes to different devices? I have an iPhone and an iPad and it would be awesome if we could link the app across the two so I can add things to my notes and tags on both of them. There may be a way to do it all ready, I just don’t know how, but if there is not, that is my one suggestion for the next update ;).TdscvjhvbklbcdfVersion: 5.0.1

NotificationsThe app is great, but with the new study plans I noticed that notifications haven’t been working like they’re supposed too. It’s not just me either, I know several other people who have the same problem. That’s the only thing I wish you could fix. Other than that, I think the new study plans are a great addition to this app. I do wish they would work a little bit harder to try and add new features and improve the little things in the app to make it as user friendly as possible. Because this app is so important to so many people, I think it’s important to keep it updated and convenient. Still, I love everything about this app. Keep up the great work..KillerNachos978Version: 5.1.0

One suggestionI love this app and it is the greatest tool to help us with quick access to the scriptures, General conference and all the manuals we could possibly need. I just have one suggestion. I think that a lot of us use this app for our scriptures, yet some of us might still be using the hard copies of the scriptures and we might be writing our impressions as insights in a study journal of sorts. Is there any way that we might be able to implement our notes we write on paper, can it be traversed into our notes in the app or can we at least take pictures and upload them to our personal notes? Either way. I love this app and I love the scriptures, mostly the book of Mormon..After the manner of HappinessVersion: 5.3.2

Great app that could be betterThis app is really wonderful, with so many resources, and information, a spiritual powerhouse! The issue is when you write notes, the notes pane covers the whole scripture or the talk you were trying to take notes on, which makes it very difficult to review what you just read. One way to get around this somewhat is by doing split screen, which is only available on iPad. Otherwise, the notes pane covers the entire page when you are trying to compose a note and then you cannot see what you were writing about. If this fix we’re finally completed this app would be a five star for me. Love so much about this app though! Great job!.WapyVersion: 6.3.0

Thank you for pointing to ChristThe October ‘21 update brought lots of useful new features but the most meaningful change for me was changing the image for the widget. I love Joseph Smith but I just don’t need an image of him on my Home Screen— he isn’t the one I worship, and seeing that there just made me feel guilty about my struggles to engage with this year's study of the doctrine and covenants. I was delighted, and about a week later I continue to be overjoyed, when I open my Home Screen because it is a gentle and loving image of Christ there instead. Now when I see the Library app I am reminded of Christ’s love for me AND my desire to follow HIM. I cannot thank you enough for this update..SchomburgVersion: 6.0.0

All good except listeningFor years I’ve been using this app for listening to scriptures and conference talks and the glitches continue to abound. Please, please, please do something to make listening a smoother experience! I would like to listen to scriptures in my car on long drives without the app randomly stopping and not moving on to the next chapter. Lately, the app won’t play more than a single chapter at a time which makes it useless in the car, because it’s too dangerous for me to try and get the next chapter started while I’m driving. At the moment, I can’t get the app to play audio at all, and for no apparent reason. It just simply won’t play. I like to listen while I’m driving, exercising, cleaning, and other activities, but this app is making it impossible and I am so frustrated!.Loni_WVersion: 5.0.1

Widget RecommendationI was stoked to see that a widget was being added to the Library app, but was a bit disappointed by the execution. It seems to be a static “study now” link and doesn’t seem all that engaging. I think for now I’ll just stick with the app icon on my home screen. I definitely don’t know the first thing about programming the widget, but what would be similar, but more engaging would be a combination of the current weeks lesson image with either the the covered scripture material and or the accompanying tagline, this weeks being “He shall come into the world to redeem his His people”. Either seem like a better hook to pull you into taking action than a static “study now” link. That being said, additional widget options that would be great would be a scripture of the day, possibly from the current weeks lesson material? Possibly a conference quote from the last conference, or a quote referenced in the current weeks lesson? Again, no idea of the difficulty level of any of these, but thought I’d pass along the suggestions. Thanks for a great scripture library!.Another someoneVersion: 5.11.0

Could we have layers of masks to highlight different perspectives?Everytime the app is getting better. The more it can be like accordance Bible software where we could search for complex searches and graph results would be great. Also for the notes I look forward to it being a Apple pencil friendly experience. Like having multiple copies of the book of Mormon except you could have one base text and have different layers like they do with overlays in mapping or like Photoshop does. That way I could have one for teaching one for my historical insights one for themes and one for PDF that I could draw on and have a more natural experience then how apps that are not PDF have to have highlights be free foemed. Not sure if that's more sense. Thank you!.THNKFL2BVersion: 5.0.3

Latest update 5.2.0There seems to be a lot of problems with this version that I did not previously experience. It is now so incredibly slow loading and scrolling through scriptures. It is very difficult to highlight and tag verses. Scrolling and highlighting scriptures to add to my study notebooks is so incredibly frustrating with the new 5.2.0 update. It is just hard to even describe what it is doing now. Let’s say I want to highlight and tag several verses at once...the scriptures rock back and forth and will not let me target just the 3 to 5 verses I am trying to highlight and tag. Audio of the conference talks take a very long time to download. I have adequate space on my iPad but this new version just appears to have a lot of “bugs.” Before this update I gave it 5 stars..Annie IsenhowerVersion: 5.2.0

New version does not recognize many footnotes.I have used this App since it’s inception. I love it and I have become dependent upon it to read, mark, add notes, etc. I use most of the tools and features in the App on a daily basis. After the most recent Update, I have found a recurring issue when accessing footnotes in my Scriptures. An error message comes up that reads: “No Related Content”. Below this confusing heading, it explains: “The content for this reference is unavailable in English.” I hope that someone will fix this problem as soon as possible! Thank you!! I am also multilingual and wish that all my scriptural markings and notes would transfer to other languages..1C335EFD94Version: 5.0.3

Unwanted interface updatesI appreciate all the development that goes into this free app that puts such desirable and applicable information at my fingertips, but I am constantly frustrated by changes in the interface that don’t seem to make any sense. With the most recent update, the “Screens” function has been mostly broken for me. Instead of the list view which I had previously, which presented each screen location completely and legibly, I’m presented with a bunch of thumbnails that have only partial or completely illegible references on them. Instead of being able to see which pages I’ve left open, all I can see is a very small image of text text too small to read..OkhotnikVersion: 6.0.3

Help pleaseWith the new update I can no longer open the app. I have tried on different days at different times, but I just get a white screen. I also tried deleting it and downloading it (twice) which seemed to work until I switched to look at a different app. When I tried to come back to gospel library it was again just a white screen. Not sure if there’s anything else that I could try or if other people might be having similar issues to mine... Also, I will always give the app a 5-star rating even when I have issues because when it is working it is one of the things that keeps me going and growing..(no name....also)Version: 5.12.2

Better than any other appI use this app more than any other for my most important personal growth and intellectual development. I credit the titles enclosed with my ability to reason, learn, lift and love. Truth fills this app and helps me understand and act on the world around me with happiness and real effect. I recommend the study of the materials here to all who seek God and salvation. If the rating system had as many stars as heaven itself, I would include all of them. It is ever expanding and deepening with the knowledge of the Lord and and creator of this world and our savior Jesus Christ from sources ancient, current and will surely update with all future knowledge of Him from his ordained Prophets and ministers..Excel señorVersion: 5.6.0

Full screen works!This is a great app for studying the scriptures and I use it a lot. I have been having a problem with the most recent update where while reading you can’t go full screen, leaving borders stuck on the screen. For me this makes it really hard to concentrate on the scriptures. This happens on both my phone and my ipad since the update and even the allow full screen option won’t do anything. This needs to change and I would really appreciate a response as to why this is happening or how to fix the bug. Edit: you can go full screen by double tapping. I didn’t read the update screen. 5 stars!.ApereasonVersion: 5.1.0

Few Small IdeasFirst, I love many of the new changes, the effort that clearly goes into this app, and the content within. If any of the developers see this, I hope you make it so that closing a tab doesn’t automatically reopen the next most recent open tab. I would also enjoy having a way to save a collection of open tabs and put them aside. With these features, I can finish a long study session and close all of my open tabs at once, or put them aside to switch from studying for one lesson or subject to another, and then come back to the first subject or lesson..DreDurantVersion: 6.0.0

My favorite AppThis is by far my favorite app. It presents to us much of the best information available to us in our day. Certainly it deserves 5 stars, and credit to all those who contiually work on it to keep it up to date and helpful in every way possible. I just wish the scripture playback mode would continue when my phone goes to sleep. Perhaps this is a phone setting. I listen to the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon when I run or workout and would like not to pause my workouts to continue to listen. It used to run continuous but now doesn’t. Thank you again though, still my favorite app by far!!!.Mel BinghamVersion: 5.9.3

SuggestionI really like listening to general conference talks while I do busy work or when I am actually at work. This got me thinking. I thought it’d be very nice to have a queue feature. Sometimes, I like going through and listening to talks in a specific order or by a specific person. But If there was a queue feature, then that would be more efficient to simply add talks to a queue rather then exiting out of the section in order to find the next one. It’s a minor idea, but I feel like I wouldn’t be the only one to benefit from this. We could queue songs, hymns, and certain talks in a specific way. It’d be extremely beneficial..Amanda IbarraVersion: 4.1.3

Love the app, suggestion for updateI find myself saving upwards of 20 screen for different talks, articles, scriptures, handbook sections, etc. It would be great to have the ability to create personal folders so we could organize our screens in things like FHE, Quorum, My Calling, Favorite talks or whatever else we fancy. Maybe a long tap when you hold a screen and it says "rename screen" and "close other screens" you could drag it over another screen and prompt you to create a folder? Or maybe we could touch the + and it could prompt "new screen" and "new folder".RmayteeVersion: 6.6.3

Easy to use and amazing!This app is very easy to use and a wonderful tool for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Without having to bring your printed copy of the Book of Mormon, you can access it here, along with the Bible, Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine and Covenants. You can also access other great content, like many videos, such as the new Book of Mormon the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has released. I’ve seen quite a few reviews about this app, but I use it almost every Sunday in church. There are also some interesting features, like being able to change the size of the text and the theme of the screen..Evel stod 9634Version: 5.3.1

Amazing app, but very buggy! Hi! i ve this , but in this will date, I not’t verHi! I love this app, but I can't open anything because the update screen won't let me click the done button. This app is very amazing. Keep up the good work..Missy WonkaVersion: 5.3.1

So grateful for this appThe only thing I would change is the person reading the scriptures. Since I have ADHD I don’t have the focus to read the scriptures so listening to them solves my problem. The only thing is that I get tired of hearing the SAME voice everyday so then I stop listening to the scriptures. It would be SO appreciated if different voices could be choices..NortherntazVersion: 6.5.4

Unhappy sort of.This new update has not been very good. We used two different devices and when you scroll, in the scriptures, the text is super jerky. The old version never had this problem..HausenfferVersion: 5.2.0

Rough scrollingOn an iPad A1489 running iOS 12.1.4 scrolling the scripture verses is really jerky with this update. I’ve rebooted and it’s still happening, but only in this app. Very very jerky scrolling. Like 5 FPS.Charlie snarlVersion: 5.2.0

GratefulI love this app and use it daily..Bro GLVersion: 6.7.4

Best source for spiritual guidance.Just get it and use it….ChabdabVersion: 6.6.3

GreatThe greatest app you can download on your phone..GrahamRoskasVersion: 6.6.3

Voice App integration?Thank you for all your efforts in developing the App! What do you think about integrating Speechify or similar apps into Gospel Library? For those with disabilities or those who driving it would be great to be able to just listen to the content, not just General Conference or Scriptures, but the Handbook and other materials as well..Vlad TrunovVersion: 6.6.3

No longer works with screen offCan’t listen to audio with the screen off since the last major update. It crashes after about a minute. This always worked in the past. Otherwise great app..DrolebeVersion: 6.5.4

Application originalJaime 7 application car elle garde texte la où chu rendu.D jocVersion: 6.3.2

Long-time fanLove the content on this app - beautiful and inspiring..Christine502Version: 6.5.4

Continuous playLibrary app audio I like to listen to the scriptures through the audio player in the library app. Lately it’s not seamlessly player chapter to chapter. It will play one chapter then stop and return to “ study plan”. Then I have to push play again. This happens when my phone is in “alive mode” when my phone goes dark into “sleep mode” it will play continuously. This just started happening recently..Subcool$Version: 6.5.1

Constantly glitchingI don’t know what’s wrong because I never had any problems (or very minimal ones) with the app. But every time, I open the app, it shuts off after a minute or so even if I’m actively using it on my phone. Would be a good idea to look into this problem. Maybe it’s just a recent problem 🤷🏻‍♀️.KeziaM98Version: 6.3.3

Love it, just one thing.The Library is very responsive. My only issue is when I use the search bar I don’t receive any results, I get a continual loading que. I’ve been having this issue for about a month now. Thank you..TobalRiquezVersion: 5.11.1

Truth on ChristProphet Joseph Smith is a Great Writer and Even His Ways of Writing Holy Scriptures. The Only Correction I Would Write is that We All as One Should Pray to Christ Crucified and to FEEL and EXPERIENCE the Divine Love and Healing that Pours Forth from His Holy Wounds. Christ Suffered in Our Place, and that is the Place of a Sinner. Holy, Blameless and Spotless is Our Lord and King, this Alone Would Take Knowledge and Understanding. How Could this Be? This is the Truth and Place God First - Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself | Benjamin Alexander Meditskos.BenjiMan333Version: 6.2.0

Daily verse notifications?Kudos for finally adding daily verse to the app. One thing that I wish we had with daily verse is the ability to set up a daily notification for the verse. Please and thank you. God bless you all..ShikomuVersion: 6.0.3

Awesome app!Love this app I can bring my scriptures wherever through my phone 🤍🤍.Sp190678Version: 5.12.6

Colours please.Still looking for some color on the icons on the right to make it possible to see selected tags and notes. Without color they are hardly visible. Please please please..WBHaVersion: 5.4.0

Amazing!I love this app! Now wherever I go, I can have the scriptures with me. I can access anything I need to and it’s super easy to use and to find resources..DesmondspofVersion: 5.8.1

Problem with AccessSince the recent upgrade of the App I have not been able to access it on my iPad. I get a pop up saying I can no longer access this App and that I must now pay for the App. I hope this can be fixed soon..Ed NorthyVersion: 5.7.2

The best appIt’s great.Billybib555Version: 5.4.1

Version 5.2.1 fixes scrolling problem (mostly?)I may have spoken too soon. While the scrolling is now smooth again as of v. 5.2.1, the screen still froze on me during my most recent study session. Though the app didn’t appear to be completely frozen (I think some controls worked?), the screen would not scroll at all and it needed to be force-quit. It was doing this in v. 5.2.0 also. _____ My version 5.2 review: The latest version has issues with scrolling. Scrolling is super jerky and jumpy, and sometimes freezes entirely. I’m using a late-model iPad Pro with lots of memory, so that’s not the issue. Avoid upgrading to version 5.2.0 and wait for a fix. I can confirm this is now fixed. This app just keeps getting better and better. What am amazing repository of all things Church, in one easy-to-use place..ChcnVersion: 5.2.1

Remarkable resource......Imagine having as a close personal friends, as you study the Gospel, a scripture scholar, and a media expert. Well.......having this APP is just that.....😊.....what a difference this APP will make for so many of us as we study.....:).234567pVersion: 5.3.2

Fixed!I’ve changed the rating from 1 to 5! It works wonderfully now! Thank you! Ihave tried every conceivable way to get this app to open on my ipad mini 5. My friends with older minis have the same problem. Please fix it or share a ‘work around’? Thank you! I love the app!.GentlerartVersion: 5.2.6

Study plan problemWhen I am using the study plan, and I have to so I want to finish the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. So I noticed that some of the days repeat, like March 25 ,26,25,26,27,26, that sorta thing. Also I set it to give me notifications to read but it doesn’t do anything, I looked in my settings and I have it so I can give me the notifications and how it says it would but nothing..Beker99Version: 5.2.3

Audio stops now.I love to listen to the scriptures or saints as I drive or do things around the house. It used to continue playing if I had to go out of the app or my screen locked but now every 3 min I have to unlock my screen (a feature which protects personal information) in order to continue listening. Not to mention having to stop whatever you are doing every few minutes just so you can continue listening..Sharpal0Version: 5.2.1

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Gospel Library Negative Reviews

Why did you make the new font so ugly?The thing I liked best about using this app to study over my hard copy of the scriptures was the experience I had when scrolling through the text. The last font, spacing and layout was very well done from an aesthetic point of view. It was pleasing to the eyes and made for not only a great tool but also a pleasing experience. Now the text is small and harsh and goes to the far extreme of both sides of the screen (where are the margins?). Yes it provides more content on one page but that content is too small and difficult to use. Yes you can manually change the size of the text in tools but that only works for that one chapter. You have to repeat the process every time you advance a chapter. The irony is when you pull up the footnotes they are in the old font and size while the main text is in the new aesthetically challenged font. It makes me want to read only the footnotes. Why can’t we have the best of all worlds, more info, pleasing aesthetics, pleasing font and for heavens sake some margins. All I know is that my study was more rewarding and spiritually focused in the last version. Isn’t that what we are striving for? I look forward to an improvement in the next version. That or let those who want revert back to the old way or at least have that option..MoronimanVersion: 5.0.0

Two steps forward, one step backI’ve been using this app daily for about nine years. Over time I have noticed that every time some new functionality is added, old, good functionality is lost. Specifically disappointing is the following: 1. Many links to verses say that “content is not downloaded,” but it clearly is. I have tried deleted and redownloding the app, the links still don’t work. 2. Many links I have made to institute manuals no longer work. 3. When I tap on a highlight the notes attached to a verse used to stay in order. Now the order constantly changes, which means if I want to delete a note I’m never sure if I’m deleting the right one. 4. In the last update about 20% of all my notes were changed to a very unattractive font. That means I have to change literally hundreds of notes back to the original font. 5. There is no customer support. There is no one who will answer my concerns. I will be very interested to see whether anyone responds to this post. Why can’t you just leave well enough alone? This app could be so good. It really falls short of the mark. The sad thing is that I would have given it four starts about two years ago. It just gets worse and worse. Unfortunately, there’s no competition, and no incentive to create true excellence..Mguylewis in MichiganVersion: 6.3.4

InconsistentI have had nothing but audio issues with this app. It seems the audio is working on every account until every other update or so. Then, I lose all audio and have to reinstall the app several times before I get it back. We shouldn’t have to reinstall an app after updates in order to get the full features of the app. Funny thing is that my husband and I have the exact same phone - same brand, model, everything except color. He never has issues with his gospel library giving him audio - yet, I do. We have compared our settings and they are exactly the same, too. Over the last year, I have had to reinstall 5 times! Seriously, thankful you don’t charge me for each install. I just want to be able to listen to my scriptures, magazines, and other lesson materials. I am able to read my scriptures for my daily studying as I believe reading them helps me more. But, I don’t have hours to read every Ensign article, books, lessons, etc each day. Please make audio available on every device, every monthly issue, every possible way with every update!! Also reinstalled on my son’s iPad and it will not allow him to log in at all! Doesn’t even give him the option to!!! Aggravating 😡.1AusomeMomVersion: 5.1.0

Worst UpdateI never leave reviews, but I just need to communicate that I hate this update! (6.5.1) When redesigning the app to “focus on content rather than user interface”, it eliminated some of the most helpful and useful things about this app. I can read scriptures on paper or online- the point of the app was the user interface!! To get specific, when I updated it deleted all of my open tabs which it’s never done before. Something is broken with my search function so it only works about half the time, and that has been very frustrating. Worst of all it redesigned the Notebook so it only shows me previews of each saved verse and then I have to click on the preview to view the whole passage and then go back. That seems trivial, but it eliminates the ability to view verses side by side in my notebook or compare the notes that I made on each one easily. It also doesn’t let me highlight words anymore (on an iPhone) to easy look up the definition, within the Notebooks.I appreciate the thought, but the functional user interface is the entire point of the app!!.KaleoMoonwalkerVersion: 6.5.1

So frustrating!We have had more problems with the stability of this site than we have had with ALL of our other apps combined. Now, All past magazines that had been downloaded were lost. When attempting to download them again the entire site crashed...not once, but three times. It becomes necessary to delete the app and start over again. Repeatedly. Other issues are equally frustrating. In the past you could do a subject search and it would search through all selected resources. Now it only searches material that has been downloaded. (Such as the magazines that cause the site to crash). Furthermore, in the past you only had to click on a year or month to get the download. Now it opens the index and you have to click again to download content. Who thought this was an improvement? Well, doesn’t matter since the site crashes anyway trying to download them. I just don’t understand why our a church site works more poorly than any others..SaskcreeVersion: 5.12.6

21-Jul-19: Please reactivate version 4.4!Current review (11-Aug-19): (Downgrading from three to two stars) I’m about to use my outside voice. PLEASE STOP SHUTTING DOWN THESE APPS ON IOS 9! Of note are Gospel Library and Member Tools (formerly LDS Tools). Something has happened at headquarters and these apps are no longer able to function on iOS 9. That means some of us are CRIPPLED unless we’re ready to shell out for new iPads and iPhones. My iPad 2 is one of my favorite devices and I am more than displeased that (a) I can not download CONFERENCE TALKS in iOS 9, and (b) Member Tools just plain don’t work anymore on iOS 9. PLEASE FIX! Previous review (21-Jul-19): Three stars is harsh, I know. But I still have and use iPad 2, iOS 9, for which version 4.4 was the last updated version of Gospel Library. In particular, I see that current conference talks (April 2019) are not present in this version of Gospel Library. I was notified that Saints Volume 2 is now available, but again, not available on version 4.4 of Gospel Library. As such, I am not expecting next year's study manuals for Sunday School, &c, to be available on version 4.4 of Gospel Library. My iPad 2, iOS 9, being my preferred electronic device, therefore, I have to consider Gospel Library v. 4.4 as not very useful - and expected to become even less useful by the end of the year. Not willing to run out and purchase yet another iPad, I'm thinking that three stars may be a bit generous....Cheapskate01Version: 5.2.6

One star for attentionIn the last few months my app has been struggling to open. I have to close it and try opening it many times and pause for 10 seconds to see if the blank white screen eventually fills in and it opens OR it crashes and I have to try again. This is frustrating as I need to open it at the start of class as a Sunday school and seminary teacher. Also, the search feature should not just be for exact wording but KEY words, so that different talks and scriptures related to those words (not only including directs quotes of your search) show in the search results. Also, there should be a way to search a specific category (or categories) BEFORE hitting search so it doesn’t have to load all 100,000,000,000 results before you narrow it down. Sometime I just want to search “commandments” in the Book of Mormon and conference talks not in all the gospel library content known to man..RandibugVersion: 5.12.7

Key features missing — bring them back!!!Please bring back the browser-style back and forward buttons that used to be in version 4. Gospel library has so much incredible content — it is a lot like a browser. Being able to move back and forward through that content in the same manner as an internet browser is a critical feature!!! If you don’t bring those buttons back, then PLEASE at least activate a forward feature with a right swipe. Second, PLEASE restore the ability to make full screen an optional thing. I KNOW I am not the only person who inadvertently double taps and unwittingly activates the full screen feature. V 4 used to make that feature optional in settings. Please please bring that back!!! Note that the Book of Mormon app still gives you that option..UbiedayVersion: 6.5.4

What happened to note?Update: 2020. It seems every couple of years this app develops a bug and I lose everything—all notes scripture chains, markings, everything. I sync when prompted to do so but suddenly something happens. It appears to occur after some type of update. I haven’t been able to open app for over a month. I tap in iPad icon and it enlarges to larger church symbol. The 5 second later it minimizes and doesn’t open. 2016 I used the previous version for more than a year. Loved it! I updated to the new version to get access to manuals and magazines. And like a dummy ended up wiping out all my scripture cross references and notes I'd kept for YW Come Unto Me. AND the new version has no place for notes! So I'm going back to my paper scriptures so I can write in the margins. I'm heartbroken--I've lost a dear friend. (2015) Augh!!!! Here it is 2017 and it has happened again. Was sitting in gospel doctrine class following along in the lesson manual. Clicked link to section 121 and the section came up, but I couldn't scroll below verse 3 and I was stuck on the section and couldn't get back to the manual or move to anything else in the library. Had to delete the app and start over. Lost everything again..SfhklwVersion: 5.10.0

App not responding- tech support not helpingMy app freezes when I open it, screen remains white with only icons at the bottom. I tap on an icon and it doesn’t respond. Screen remains blank for 20 seconds then locked me out. This has been happening off and on for months. To my daughters app too. I’m sick of it and I’m having to access scriptures through the website instead which is so much more lengthy and does not allow me to switch languages as I need. I call church office for support and I’m told that support for the app is only done via email and the department does not accept phone calls. But the email support they give answered once asking for the version of my phone and the app but after I replied, they haven’t responded for 2 weeks. I need assistance now. Screen is still frozen. I’ll email again. Hopefully I’ll get help soon..Struggling BeckVersion: 5.12.7

Latest update is a step back in usabilityI couldn’t find any way to provide app feedback elsewhere - this latest update harms app usability significantly albeit in two seemingly minor places: 1. Text line spacing is now much larger and displays far less text on a page, and is non-adjustable. I find this to be a fairly jarring change and strongly prefer the old line spacing. I understand that some users may prefer the new spacing but if that’s the case please make it adjustable. I have to scroll a lot more while reading scriptures now. 2. The new tab screen looks pretty, but is much harder to use when jumping between many tabs. Now I have to scroll to see the tabs AND I can’t read the full title of the tabs so it’s much harder to quickly find the tab I’d like to switch to. Using a thumbnail for switching between tabs that are often primarily text doesn’t make such sense to me. Please give an option to revert to the old list behavior for faster and easier tab switching again. Although these may seem like nitpicks, these are the two primary things I do every day in the app. Please consider reverting the changes or adding more configuration options for “power” users. Thank you!.NerdherdsterVersion: 6.0.0

It’s deterioratingI remember when I was a kid and most of us had paper scriptures. We would race to see who could find a verse fastest, and the kid with the phone almost always won. Later when I finally got a phone I downloaded every part of this app because it was so small so I may as well. Now it takes forever to find anything simply because every page needs some time to load, every time I open the app something wants to show me the newest features and now it needs *update screens?* not to mention that me having maybe a third of the stuff costs me a whole gigabyte of data. It didn’t used to be like this!.A specific personVersion: 5.8.1

Not running on all devicesHistorically, this has been a great app. Ongoing problems with the new version though - won’t run on my old iPad mini and now it won’t run on my brand new iPad Pro (Gen 3). When will this be fixed?.Countrydoc66Version: 5.3.2

AppThere seems to be a glitch with the update on the app . Can you fix it please Sarah Davidson.Swiftie 1300Version: 6.8.0

Used to be really usefulThis is an app that I have always loved. It was possible to download all my scriptures and study manuals, and have them at hand for the times when I didn’t have easy access to the Internet. The screenshots are what my app used to look like. So I could click on my scriptures at any time and give them—or anything else in there library a good study or refer to them. it was really and truly useful. The last two updates look nothing like the screenshots. I can get a few items, but they don’t even include my scriptures. When not online, I absolutely cannot use my electronic versions of scriptures, but can sometimes access CFM lessons. It’s not dependable at all. Even when I am online,I cannot simply find the new testament and look up a scripture. If it is not a scripture or reference that I can look up in the CFM manual, then access is not even a thing. I cannot have access to it. I don’t see a place where I can even provide feedback privately to the developer. So it’s with great reluctance that this rating and commentary are being offered here, for lack of another place to do so appropriately. If it is possible to get help with this, to sort it out and make it useful again, I’ll gladly revoke this commentary and rating, in favour of ones that reflects the level of functionality after the help rendered..TheAlbinoRavenVersion: 6.6.3

Having issuesEvery time since the last update the page that open up has immediately been skipping to the end and won’t let me get a proper read in because I have to keep re scrolling to where I was over and over again.Willdabeast2003Version: 6.5.3

Just noThe user interface is beyond mental and you basically have to be on the spectrum to get anything close to what you went on to it looking for. My advice is to hound leaders for a paper copy of anything you’d go here for and if they can’t get the book just ask for them to print it out..BanzaiasawrusVersion: 6.3.5

Can’t pasteWhy can’t I paste within the app? I used to be able to paste into notes for scripture that I highlighted. Now I can’t..JoduxVersion: 6.3.4

Excuse meSeriously 😐 it doesn’t support iOS 12 any more I love the church And I pay my tithing and it looks like that tithing was wasted on cutting costs for a new update that doesn’t even support my device 😭😭.Nopeman1543Version: 6.0.5

Update? Or downdateNice thought on the new control over tabs(or windows if you will). But, why is there an option to “close other screens”?and how do I move these things anyway. Also, why is there no warning or “are you sure you want to permanently close all these tabs you have open to read from daily as part of your routine and lose for ever” button? Why?.ZedtrilemanVersion: 6.0.0

Not thought through completelyWhile I normally love this app, my kids have discovered a way to access inappropriate content through it with the pop up browsers. So now, while l love the content, I have to block it on my kid’s technology..Jackie2005-1996Version: 5.12.7

My app never opensIt just has a blank page with the options at the bottom I’m lucky if anything else shows up. I can barley ever get it to open properly. I really want to use it. I don’t know if there is an update coming but this has not only been happening to me and it’s been for a while now..Leilani1998Version: 5.12.7

Won’t openThe app won’t open..V kimiVersion: 5.5.0

Not workingThe app wont even open. I click on the app, it begins to loon like it’ll open then back to my original screen..Mateya_gVersion: 5.4.1

Does not work on new iPadRunning IOS 13.3.1 on new iPad 7th generation. The installed app opens to the splash screen and crashes after a short delay. Still runs on an older IOS on older iPad..FloatingGuppyVersion: 5.4.0

Program won’t openAbout a week ago when I tried to open the program it showed the angel Moroni and then everything disappeared. I tried deleting the app and reloading it (about 4 different times) but the same thing happens. What do I do? This is the first time I have had a problem..VlmmtcVersion: 5.4.0

Having troublesThis app has been my mainstay for organizing my lessons. Suddenly it stopped opening. I’ve deleted it and reinstalled it but the app still won’t open..HmmriVersion: 5.4.0

Updated 2 days ago now the program will not openAfter the update my i pad is trying to connect but drops out of the program before opening but my i phone as well as my wife's i pat and i phone work well the geek squad at best buy cant fix it we tried every thing it has to be with the program Can you help me with this problem.HansgugiVersion: 5.4.0

Language change is buggyI use the app in Spanish and English. Sometimes I have to redownload either language. Now I only have burmese available with no option to get any other language. Tried many things with no luck so far..Ultima2006Version: 5.3.2

Gospel libraryI have downloaded this app on my I pad but can’t open it. Anyone have any ideas why. Thanks.Jenmar5Version: 5.3.2

App won’t openI LOVE LDS library, but since the new update, it won’t open on my iPad Air. What’s going on?.Needle11Version: 5.3.2

IPhone 11 troublesI so badly want this app to work on my brand new iPhone 11. I even tried the update that was made a day ago. Still it refuses to work. I’ve had to go back to reading scriptures on paper... gasp! Please fix it so I don’t have to haul my scriptures to church 😁.Lonna81Version: 5.3.1

New update doesnt workSays cant load starting content because i do not have internet... but i do have internet. ...FriendlyAppbuisnesshelperVersion: 5.2.5

BuggyAs much as I like this app when it works, it frequently drives me crazy, either freezing temporarily, or locking up so badly that the only way to rectify the issue is by completely deleting the app and reinstalling it later. I don’t understand what the problem is with Church’s IT department, but I often have issues with the Church’s websites as well. I’ve been told it’s because I run them on a Mac, but I don’t buy that; if most other sites have solved these problems, why not the Church’s sites?.BluhonuVersion: 5.2.4

Not workingThis version does not load unto my iPad. I have no previous versions to use, so I cannot use the one app I got my iPad for. Not happy at all..ChrisSweetheartVersion: 5.2.3

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