About Deseret Bookshelf
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 who
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.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Deseret Bookshelf since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-18 03:26:46.
The latest version is 7.4.0 and it was updated on 2026-06-30 10:23:09. See below the changes in each version.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.4.0
Updated At: 2026-06-17
Changes: Here's what's new and improved in this version:
• Added a progress indicator that shows how far you've read through an entire book.
• Fixed an issue where new episodes didn't appear in the podcast episode list.
• Fixed an issue where tapping Share repeatedly could open multiple share dialogs.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when resuming downloads.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.3.0
Updated At: 2026-06-02
Changes: In this version of Bookshelf
- We have redesigned our audio playback engine and user interface to make it easier to use and more performant. This fixes many issues involving playback of audiobooks and podcasts.
- Now you can customize the speed of the audio player from 0.5x speed anywhere up to 3.0x.
- You can decide how fast forward or backward the skip buttons move. From 10 seconds up to 90 seconds.
- We improved the audio downloading and offline playing.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.2.0
Updated At: 2026-05-21
Changes: In this version we fixed some crashes that were affecting customers on Android 10. We are also introducing a new Audio Playback engine in this build.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.1.9
Updated At: 2026-04-24
Changes: * Fixed bug in search field sometimes preventing users from typing.
* Improved the performance of the search view.
* Fixed bugs in bookmarks
* Fixed various issues with the play previous/next segments in audio books and podcasts.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.1.8
Updated At: 2026-03-05
Changes: This version updates the synchronization technology to conform to our latest server standards.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.1.7
Updated At: 2026-02-25
Changes: In this release we improved:
* Improved battery consumption when playing audio.
* Fixed a bug where sometimes audio chapters would repeat.
* Improved resuming to the last read position within an eBook. This includes when opening the eBook after downloading.
* Fixed reported crashes.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.1.5
Updated At: 2026-02-12
Changes: In this version we fix a crash with some podcast titles.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.1.6
Updated At: 2026-02-12
Changes: In this release we fixed a few issues around audio playback.
* Trying to play audio content, especially podcasts, while offline would not work, even though you had the content downloaded to your device.
* On multisegment audiobooks and podcasts, resuming playback at a later session would sometimes pick the wrong location to resume.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.1.3
Updated At: 2026-01-23
Changes: This build fixes a crash that can happen while listening to audio content on some versions of Android.
Deseret Bookshelf version 7.0.26
Updated At: 2026-01-16
Changes: In this version we fixed a couple of issues:
* We changed search tab so searching does not start until the 3rd character is typed, making the results more meaningful.
* Improved the Library view, to reinforce the idea that the Library tab is actually the user's Library, not the Deseret Book catalog of books.
* Fixed various other bugs.
