The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints updated its General Handbook in December 2025 to change language regarding use of English Bible translations other than the King James Version, according to a post on the Mormon blog By Common Consent.

The policy change appears in section 38.8.41 of the handbook. The Church has historically preferred the KJV for English-speaking members, and the official scriptures app defaults to that translation. The post analyzes the language change and its implications for members studying scripture in English, though the specific wording modifications were not quoted in the available excerpt.