Deseret Bookshelf LDS Books7.12.0 - App Store

Deseret Bookshelf - Deseret Book’s Library in Your Pocket

Search, study, read, and listen to uplifting, family-friendly content-all in one powerful app. The new Deseret Bookshelf is the most comprehensive source for wholesome eBooks, audiobooks, and podcasts for individuals and families alike.

Start with 8 free Latter-day Saint eBooks and unlock access to hundreds more-all at no cost. Your Library keeps all your Deseret Book purchases in one convenient place. Subscribe to Deseret Bookshelf+ for unlimited access to a wide-ranging collection of gospel, fiction, and nonfiction titles-including romance, suspense, inspirational voices, Church history, and more. That’s over 4,000 eBooks and the full audiobook catalog in one app.

Key Features

Wholesome Content

- Discover uplifting content that inspires faith, joy, and purpose.
- Curated for all ages-perfect for personal study and family time.
- Listen to audiobooks and talks from trusted Latter-day Saint voices.
- Enjoy clean stories with meaningful, family-centered themes.

Discover & Search

- Browse thousands of inspiring eBooks and audiobooks by genre or theme.
- Explore rich categories like gospel study, romance, fantasy, and suspense.
- Stream gospel-focused podcasts with insights from Church members and leaders.
- Find content quickly with smart filters and universal search.
- Follow beloved authors and access their most popular works.

eBook Reader & Study Tools

- Customize fonts, spacing, and light/dark modes to suit your reading style.
- Choose between scroll or page-flip mode.
- Highlight passages, bookmark favorites, and add personal notes.
- Tap scripture references to view linked verses instantly in context.
- Sync your markups and progress across all your devices.

Audiobook Player

- Listen to over 2,500 professionally narrated audiobooks and talks.
- Use chapter skip, 30-second rewind/forward, playback speed control, and sleep timer.
- Enjoy full background listening and cross-device syncing.
- New mini player keeps audio controls accessible while you browse.

Podcasts

- Subscribe to uplifting Latter-day Saint podcasts.
- Manage episodes with auto-playback and library organization.
- Download for offline listening or stream anywhere.
- Control playback speed to listen at your preferred pace.

Inspiration & Sharing

- Start your day with a new, uplifting quote.
- Share highlights or passages with friends via text, email, or social media.
- Let others know what books and authors are inspiring your journey.

Free Starter Library

Create an account and instantly receive 8 classic Latter-day Saint titles:

1. All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience - Neal A. Maxwell
2. The Power of Everyday Missionaries - Clayton M. Christensen
3. The Beginning of Better Days - Sheri Dew & Virginia Pearce
4. Be Your Best Self - Thomas S. Monson
5. Jesus the Christ - James E. Talmage
6. Lectures on Faith - Joseph Smith
7. The Joseph Smith Papers - Joseph Smith
8. Gospel Doctrine - Joseph F. Smith

You’ll also get access to the Standard Works, Church manuals, General Conference talks, and official Church publications-all included at no cost.

Deseret Bookshelf+ Subscription

Unlock unlimited access to:

- The full Deseret Book audiobook collection
- Thousands of premium and exclusive eBooks
- The subscriber-only “Sunday on Monday” podcast
- New titles added regularly

Whether you’re commuting, studying, or winding down at night, Deseret Bookshelf helps you stay spiritually nourished with uplifting content-anytime, anywhere.

Download now and experience the joy of wholesome reading and listening.

Version History Here's what's new and improved in this version:

* Podcast Segments are back! You can jump to a particular part of a podcast segment easily while listening. 7.12.0 6d ago Here's what's new and improved in this version:

* Fixed an issue where the app could crash while syncing your library when you opened it.
* Fixed an issue where retrying after a failed save during setup could skip the membership step.
* Fixed an issue where the reading screen covered the status bar on iPad in landscape after opening the app fresh. 7.11.0 Sep 23 Here's what's new and improved in this version:

• Fixed an issue where your listening position could be lost, downloads could be discarded, and the app could crash while closing the player.
• Fixed an issue where the reader could freeze after switching between offline and online while reading.
• Fixed an issue where creating a new account after signing out could open the Account page instead of Home. 7.10.0 Sep 9 Here's what's new and improved in this version:

• Introducing Bookshelf+ in the app. See your membership status right on your account screen, and start a subscription from the home screen, your account, or as you sign up.
• The personalized welcome experience is here for new members. Pick your favorite genres when you sign up to get recommendations suited to you, and update your picks anytime in your account settings.
• Fixed an issue where switching between page mode and continuous scroll in an ebook didn't take effect properly.
• Fixed an issue where pausing from CarPlay could leave your listening position out of sync with your phone.
• Fixed an issue where the genre list stayed tappable while your content preferences were still saving.
• Fixed an issue where dates and syncing could behave incorrectly in some languages.
• Improved analytics to better understand how readers navigate the app. 7.9.0 Aug 31 Here's what's new and improved in this version:

* Fixed an issue where the app could crash while streaming audio when the device was low on storage.
* Fixed an issue where playback position could be lost, or a title could show as unavailable, when resuming a partially downloaded book.
* Fixed an issue where the buffering spinner didn't appear and the play button briefly flashed while seeking.
* Fixed an issue where highlights and notes could fail to sync.
* Fixed an issue where a title you removed could reappear in your library later. 7.8.0 Aug 14 Here's what's new and improved in this version:

• Added a "Validate Database" option in App Settings that clears up duplicated items that could show up in your library.
• The Audiobooks and Podcasts screens now show your selected sort option right in the title.
• CarPlay now follows the same Library sort order you've chosen in the app.
• CarPlay now shows an alert when you try to play something without an internet connection.
• Improved analytics to better understand how readers navigate the app. 7.7.0 Aug 4 Here's what's new and improved in this version:

• Improved audio streaming so playback can recover more smoothly after a temporary connection drop, without requiring you to press play again.
• Improved analytics to better understand how readers navigate and use the player. 7.6.0 Jul 20 Here's what's new in this version:

• Meet the all-new CarPlay experience — your audiobooks and podcasts, made for the road. Browse your library and start listening right from your car's display, with a clean, redesigned Now Playing screen.
• Control playback hands-free in CarPlay: adjust your listening speed and skip forward or back by whole chapters (audiobooks) or episodes (podcasts).
• Tap the list button on the CarPlay Now Playing screen to open an audiobook's Table of Contents, or browse a podcast's seasons and episodes — then jump to any spot without leaving what's playing.
• CarPlay now loads your library, seasons, and episodes quickly and connects more reliably when you start your drive.
• Removing a podcast show from your library now also removes its episodes, so the show fully disappears as you'd expect.
• Fixed an issue where podcast episodes showed "Purchase Online" instead of "Listen" right after a fresh install, even with an active subscription.
• Your membership now refreshes automatically when you return to the app, so a subscription started elsewhere unlocks your content right away.
• Improved the reliability of audiobook and podcast downloads. 7.5.0 Jul 1 Here's what's new in this version:

• Audiobooks now show an "Abridged" label, so you can spot abridged editions at a glance.
• Fixed an issue where sorting your Library by "Recently Added" could order items by when they were last updated instead.
• Fixed an issue where a podcast episode could resume from the wrong spot after syncing across your devices.
• The audio player now shows how far you've made it through the whole book, along with its total length.
• On iPad, the audio player now adapts its layout for both portrait and landscape.
• On iPad, polished the sizing and placement of the bookmarks sheet. 7.4.0 Jun 18 Here's what's new in this version:

• A completely redesigned audio player with a cleaner, more modern look and feel.
• A new Table of Contents — see every chapter or episode, track your progress, and jump to any part with a tap.
• Download chapters and podcast episodes for offline listening, one at a time or all at once.
• A redesigned podcast experience with season and episode browsing, downloads, and seamless playback across segments.
• Adjustable playback speed and customizable skip-forward and skip-back intervals.
• Auto-resume that picks up right where you left off when you reopen a title.
• More reliable downloads, with clearer confirmation prompts and smoother recovery when your connection drops. 7.3.0 Jun 3 Here's what's new and improved in this version:

• Fixed an issue where multi-season podcasts failed to load episodes.
• Fixed an issue where playback resumed from the wrong position on automatic podcast segment transitions.
• Fixed an issue where the search keyboard appeared unexpectedly on app resume. 7.2.0 May 22 Here's what's new and improved in this version:

• Fixed an issue where membership status and library updates didn't refresh properly.
• Fixed an issue where book details sometimes didn't open from the home screen. 7.1.5 May 11 This version fixes a problem in the new Audio Player where sometimes the audio player controls do not update correctly, such as the pause/play. 7.1.4 Apr 30 Lots of new bug fixes this time.

• Audiobook playback reliability — fixed The sleep-timer, offline chapter playback,
and chapter forward/back desync.
• Sleep timer, share popover, and playback speed bugs resolved.
• eBook reader — smoother page transitions, correct split-page
layout on iPad in landscape, fixed Title Options overlay, and
bookmark creation can now be canceled by tapping outside.
• Session expiration is now handled with a clear alert and
redirect to login instead of silently failing.
• Many under-the-hood improvements to stability and performance.
• Crash on iPads when rendering the home page. 7.1.3 Apr 28 In this version we fix two issues that affect some users:

* Some users continually are logged out when they start the app. This should no longer happen.
* Some users had problems with ebooks not displaying correctly. This has been fixed. 7.1.2 Apr 8 * Updated the synchronization of data with the Deseret Bookshelf servers to meet latest requirements of our server.
* Fixed a bug where sometimes when creating an account, the app would hang on the Create Account screen, even though the account was created.
* Fixed a bug where sometimes downloading and opening a book after the first login would fail. 7.1.1 Mar 6 THis versions has a couple of significant enhancements

1. Improves the performance of downloading ebooks. This is especially noticeable on older devices.
2. Uses a different approach to refresh the authentication to avoid "re-logging in" as often. 7.1.0 Feb 23 In this version we added the following:

* Implemented audio speeds up to 3.5x for playback.
* Implemented new 5 and 10 minute sleep timers
* Implemented the ability to move between ebook pages with attached bluetooth keyboard arrows. Left arrow moves to the previous page and right arrow moves to the next page.

In addition, we fixed a few bugs that may cause the app to crash on occasion. 7.0.27 Feb 4 In this version we fix a problem affecting some users where the app logs out and forces them to login. 7.0.26 Jan 15 In this version we fixed:

* Implemented t he ability for bluetooth and tethered headsets controls to backup/fast forward audio by 30 seconds instead of moving to the previous/next chapter.
* A few UI issues affecting users. 7.0.25 12/13/2025 In this version we fixed a problem where users were getting logged out of the application on a regular basis. 7.0.24 12/04/2025 This version of Bookshelf includes:

* A fix that causes books to change pages when putting the app into the background.
* Fixes multiple UI issues, making the application easier to read and to use. 7.0.23 11/21/2025 This version fixes a few minor issues or bugs that affect the app as well as adjusts various colors to make some screens easier to read. 7.0.22 11/06/2025 This version updates some of the colors and fonts we use within the application. 7.0.21 10/29/2025 In this version we fixed various bugs related to ebook usage and audiobook usage. We hope you enjoy using Bookshelf! 7.0.20 10/21/2025