the book of mormon in one hour: a collection of passages from the original book (hourglass edition)  <i>the book of mormon in one hour</i> is a collection of passages from the original book translated and published by joseph smith, jr. this "hourglass edition" delivers <i>the book of mormon's</i> main storyline and message in a book the length of a short story. all of the selections begin with a quick introduction to the speaker, setting, and audience—making the book is easy for everyone to follow, no matter how much familiarity they have with the original book. <br> <br> <br><br><p><b>this is helpful for: <ul></b> <li>parents or young readers wanting an easy and quick way to experience scripture <li>busy people who like summaries of influential books <li>readers who may have constraints or barriers preventing them from completing a 530+ page book <li>people wanting an easier way to gift a copy of <i>the book of mormon</i></ul> <br> <br> the selections stay in chronological order, and do not paraphrase or insert commentary in order to preserve the original language, emotion, and message of the book. the "hourglass edition" condenses the text down to 8% of the original length by focusing on the primary storyline of lehi and his descendants, and message of the gospel of jesus christ. it does not focus on the civilization’s political, economic, or wartime affairs. <br> <br> <br><br><b>for busy people</b> who like summaries of influential books, this selection of passages condenses <i>the book of mormon, </i> into approximately one hour of reading without compromising the book’s main storyline or message. <br><b>for curious people</b> who want to understand the story of <i>the book of mormon, </i> this sample-sized portion gives a summary of writings without commentary so readers can arrive at their own conclusion about the book from the source quickly. <br><b>for everyone</b>, it allows them to experience the scripture used by the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints along with the holy bible. <br><br>passages are taken from the 1920 public-domain edition of the text.