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12/24/2025

Always be sure to remember the REASON for the SEASON... "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

12/23/2025

Done with your Christmas shopping? Now it's time to give yourself a gift!

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12/23/2025

Merry Christmas from Greg Kofford Books - https://mailchi.mp/koffordbooks/merry-christmas-from-greg-kofford-books-2025

12/22/2025

In this video, historian Benjamin Park outlines "What Scholars Discovered and Brought to Mormon Studies YOU Might Have MISSED in 2025."

(Check out our 2025 contributions here: https://gregkofford.com/collections/2025-gkb-releases)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNxzSJukMU

Top 10 Favorite Books:Between Temple and Tax Collector: The Intersections Between Mormonism and the State (Illinois): https://amzn.to/4j6AwhF The Sound of Mo...

12/19/2025

If you’ve ever dreamed of a holiday built entirely around books, Iceland beat you to it. The tradition is called Jólabókaflóð, which translates to “the Christmas Book Flood,” and it’s exactly as magical as it sounds. Every year, Icelanders exchange books on Christmas Eve, then spend the night reading with a cup of hot chocolate or something stronger. It’s quiet, cozy, and deeply personal, more about presence than presents.

The tradition didn’t appear out of nowhere. It actually grew out of a very practical moment in Icelandic history. During World War II, strict import restrictions made most foreign goods expensive or impossible to get. But paper was one of the few materials not heavily rationed. Books became the perfect gift, affordable, meaningful, and accessible. Over time, this necessity transformed into a beloved cultural ritual that still defines Icelandic Christmas today.

What makes Jólabókaflóð especially charming is how seriously Icelanders take reading. The country consistently ranks among the world’s most literate, and publishing thrives there in a way that feels almost old‑world. Every November, households receive the Bókatíðindi, a catalog of all new books published that year. Families flip through it the way others browse toy catalogs, circling titles and planning their Christmas Eve reading lineup.

And while the world has sped up, this tradition remains stubbornly, beautifully slow. No screens. No frantic gift‑opening. Just people curled up under blankets, turning pages while snow taps at the window.

12/19/2025

With the 2026 "Come, Follow Me" study of the Old Testament rapidly approaching, Ben Spackman has started a series on his blog of "What to Read for Old Testament." The first installment is "For Parents of Kids at Home, Teachers of Youth, S&I Teachers."

(Be sure to check out our resources for OT study as well: https://gregkofford.com/collections/old-testament-resources)

https://benspackman.com/2025/11/what-to-read-for-old-testament-1-for-parents-of-kids-at-home-teachers-of-youth-si-teachers/

- Old Testament is here!

12/18/2025

Old Testament study begins Church-wide in two weeks! Stock up now on study aids that can provide deeper insight into these sacred texts:

https://gregkofford.com/collections/old-testament-resources
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2025/08/13/institute-instructor-advice-for-studying-old-testament-in-2026/

Seminaries and Institutes of Religion teacher Aaron Coombs recently spoke with Church News about how Latter-day Saints can prepare to study the Old Testament in 2026 for “Come, Follow Me” at home and church.

12/17/2025

Our 20% off Christmas Sale ends tomorrow!

Shop now to get books by your favorite scholars like Brant Gardner, Michael Austin, Nate Oman, Bob Rees, David Bokovoy, Richard and Claudia Bushman, and more before the sale ends!

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12/17/2025

"This book is a thing of beauty, it is ABSOLUTELY stunning to hold. The Juvenile Instructor Office is clothbound and Smythe-sewn. The paper is of archival quality. The majority of the pages include photographs and illustrations, many of which are in color. It is a BEAUTIFUL thing to own. It will look very good on your shelf or book table....

"As a reviewer, yes, it is my job to try to find good things to say about the books I read and review, but with The Juvenile Instructor Office, it was not hard to find nice things to say, and it was a real pleasure to do so. The Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880’s, a History and Bibliography by Craig Smith, has earned a respected place on my bookshelf. I own thousands of books (NOT exaggerating), and this one is one of the prizes of my collection." – Andrew Hamilton for the Association of Mormon Letters

DO yourself a favor and contact a respected LDS bookseller or ring up Kofford Books and add this fine volume to your collection.

12/16/2025

The General Handbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been updated to talk about members being able to use other translations of the Bible. It notes that some “may benefit from translations that are doctrinally clear and also easier to understand.”

(See the translation of the New Testament that we publish: https://gregkofford.com/products/new-testament-wayment-translation)

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/holy-bible-translations-editions-church-of-jesus-christ

The latest wave of updates to the “General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” includes an adjustment to a portion about editions and translations of the Holy Bible.

12/16/2025

Buy a hardcover for the book collector in your life!

(All books are 20% off through Thursday, the 18th.)

Books available in hardcover:
- The 1920 Edition of the Book of Mormon (only in HC)
- Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology (2 volumes)
- Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis–Deuteronomy
- Beholding the Tree of Life
- Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question (1st edition only)
- Elias—An Epic of the Ages: A Critical Edition
- The Expanded Canon: Perspectives on Mormonism and Sacred Texts
- Exploring Mormon Thought Vol. 2: The Problems of Theism and the Love of God (only in HC)
- Exploring Mormon Thought Vol. 3: Of God and Gods (only in HC)
- Exploring Mormon Thought Vol. 4: God's Plan to Heal
- Fire and Sword: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Northern Missouri, 1836-39 (only in HC)
- For the Cause of Righteousness: A Global History of Blacks and Mormonism, 1830-2013
- Gathered in One: How the Book of Mormon Counters Anti-Semitism in the New Testament
- The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon (only in HC)
- Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith’s Ohio Revelations (only in HC)
- Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life (only in HC)
- Jan Shipps: A Social and Intellectual Portrait
- The Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880s (only in HC)
- Law and the Restoration (2 volumes)
- Life and Times of John Pierce Hawley: A Mormon Ulysses of the American West
- The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing Stories
- Lot Smith: Mormon Pioneer and American Frontiersman
- Miracles Among the Rubble
- Mormon Polygamous Families: Life in the Principle
- On Fire in Baltimore: Black Mormon Women and Conversion in a Raging City
- Penny Tracts and Polemics: A Critical Analysis of Anti-Mormon Pamphleteering in Great Britain, 1837–1860 (only in HC)
- Perspectives on Mormon Theology (2 volumes)
- Re-Reading Job: Understanding the Ancient World's Greatest Poem
- Search, Ponder and Pray: A Guide to the Gospels
- “Swell Suffering”: A Biography of Maurine Whipple
- Textual Studies of the Doctrine and Covenants: The Plural Marriage Revelation
- The Trek East: Mormonism Meets Japan, 1901–1968
- The Vision of All: Twenty-Five Lectures on Isaiah in Nephi's Record
- Who are the Children of Lehi? DNA and the Book of Mormon
- William B. Smith: In the Shadow of a Prophet
- The Writings of Oliver Olney: April 1842 to February 1843 — Nauvoo, Illinois (only in HC)

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