robert_in_utah

I found the covers that I thought were no-longer made for my son who wanted them for his mission scriptures. Zipper scripture covers that snugly fit around the books so you don't have to remove them when you want to read your scriptures. Okay this was something that I thought had become outdated.... I looked at all the LDS bookstores close to my home - Seagull and Deseret book stores ... even searched online and I could not find the type of covers I had on my scriptures when I went on my mission 30 years ago. It seem that only "tote bags" are popular for scriptures these days. Well not counting the iphone and iPad versions that everyone uses now for convenience at church. Unfortunately Missionaries are not currently being allowed to use digital scriptures... probably for good reason - Gaming! Here is a website that I finally discovered... Artificial Leather. Im not sure why it was not so easily searchable from my previous searches but if you are looking for these - as several other people posted they were ... here they are - in all colors, quality fabrics, Leather, simulated leather, vinyl, etc. For compact, Standard and large scriptures. Triple combinations, Bible, Quad and foreign languages (Spanish triple fatter than English?) If you don't know the reason why these type scripture book covers are so desirable over a tote-type cover let me explain... If you are going on a foreign or southern states mission consider NOT purchasing leather covered scriptures. Instead buy a leather zipper cover or better yet a simulated leather cover and put them over your scriptures for full-time protection - even when you are reading them. Why ? Because If you go to a warm humid area like I did (the Philipines Cebu mission) your nice leather book covers will likely become moldy and possibly stinky - holding on to the smell for decades later. However if you have a vinyl-like cover that is always around the cover when the book is open it will protect the cover from becoming soiled when it is set on a dirty table, accidentally dropped, or when you get rained on the cover becomes a water-resistant cover. Imagine a spilled drink or food in your backpack with your nice leather covered scriptures... This is a very likely scenario you can avoid and still have nice looking, very protected and useful scriptures. And save yourself some money for other things. One other advantage for the zipper scripture cover is it will pack easier ( if you have a triple combination and the Bible separate). Fore example I would carry one book and my companion would carry the other book (in our backpack) when we were out proselyting. This lightened the load for us because we also carried a couple books of Mormon and handouts with our scriptures. Hope this explanation helps you choose wisely your scriptures and a nice protective zipper cover. You can always toss your old scripture cover and get a new one for a fresh look. Few people however would want to start over on marking and referencing their scriptures after they return from their mission. If you are like me, you have memories in your marked scriptures and keeping them is a priority even if they smell musty... if they are preserved in good condition.