beefche Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 My sister passed away and I'm going through her things to save, donate, trash. She was not married and no children. She has several copies of scriptures and I don't know what to do with them. I was able to give a couple of sets away, but I have some that are in good condition, but has her name on them. What do I do with them? I don't want them (I have my own) and since we were the only members of church in our family, no one in the family will take them. I hate the thought of throwing them away, but I'm not sure what else to do with them...especially with them being personalized. And she has 1 copy of the hymnbook with her name on it and that I'm not sure what to do with (again, I have my own). Thoughts? Backroads, NeuroTypical and Just_A_Guy 1 2 Quote
Vort Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 No thoughts, but condolences. beefche 1 Quote
Backroads Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 I'm so sorry. I actually don't know what state you live in, but if it's Mormon Corridor-adjacent, would a simple donation to your local thrift store work? I hate to throw away things that are useful and in relatively good condition. beefche 1 Quote
askandanswer Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 For me it would depend on how well they are annotated. If there are lots of personal annotations and underlinings I would keep them as a rememberance of my sister and her thoughts about the scriptures. If there were few or no annotations I would do as @Backroadssuggests. Just_A_Guy, beefche and Backroads 3 Quote
askandanswer Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 Jeremiah 36: 21 - 32 and Alma 14: 8 and Alma 16:3 contains some helpful advice on how not to dispose of scriptures and what could happen if we dispose of them improperly - so please be careful. Quote
JohnsonJones Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 12 hours ago, beefche said: My sister passed away and I'm going through her things to save, donate, trash. She was not married and no children. She has several copies of scriptures and I don't know what to do with them. I was able to give a couple of sets away, but I have some that are in good condition, but has her name on them. What do I do with them? I don't want them (I have my own) and since we were the only members of church in our family, no one in the family will take them. I hate the thought of throwing them away, but I'm not sure what else to do with them...especially with them being personalized. And she has 1 copy of the hymnbook with her name on it and that I'm not sure what to do with (again, I have my own). Thoughts? Some copies of scriptures that were embossed with gold or silver lettering can have that lettering erased. You use a soft eraser (like the sorts that school children used to have) and basically erase it from the cover. Depending on where you live you could donate it to a thrift shop at that point. Some will toss them if they have too many copies, but others may put them out for sale for someone to find. beefche and Backroads 2 Quote
beefche Posted January 8, 2023 Author Report Posted January 8, 2023 Not near the Jello Belt. Living in the Midwest. One set had absolutely no notes, so that one was donated to my friend's ward. Others have very little highlights. Quote
mikbone Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) Deuteronomy 9:15-17 Remember that Moses destroyed the original tablets that the Lord Inscribed. We can print more. The books are not sacred. The information in the scriptures are sacred only if you understand them and let them influence you along with the Holy Ghost. I have a quad that I recievied as a gift prior to my mission, they probably have an ounce or two of colored pencils highlighting, notes galore and personal cross-referencing. I hardly use them any more. They sit on my bedside table. The digitial scriptures are better in my opinion. The cross-referencing and notes option are more robust. And I always have them with me. The iphone Library app is a modern wonder. Edited January 8, 2023 by mikbone Quote
Traveler Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) As a collector of old books – personal scriptures have value over other books, especially when signed by the owner. I am a little surprised that no one in your family is interested - in a couple of hundred years those scriptures could be of great value – especially if they can be linked to a family as a family air loom investment. Think what a 200 year old marked copy of a family (relitive) Bible would mean to you even if it was of a distant relative (aunt or uncle). Especially if the copies are of scriptures that have edition updates or have favorite scriptures marked. Marked scriptures are official historical documents that indicate historical biases. What editions are they? – If they are not editions I currently have, I may be interested in taking them off your hands. Since I am often in the Indianapolis area, I could pick them up and you would not have to send them. The Traveler Edited January 8, 2023 by Traveler Quote
Suzie Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 @beefcheI'm so sorry to hear about your sister. Please accept my condolences. NeuroTypical and Traveler 2 Quote
abhile95 Posted March 13, 2023 Report Posted March 13, 2023 I have a quad that I recievied as a gift prior to my mission, they probably have an ounce or two of colored pencils highlighting, notes galore and personal cross-referencing. I hardly use them any more. They sit on my bedside table. netgear login streaming app LDSGator 1 Quote
Ironhold Posted March 13, 2023 Report Posted March 13, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 4:56 AM, JohnsonJones said: Some copies of scriptures that were embossed with gold or silver lettering can have that lettering erased. You use a soft eraser (like the sorts that school children used to have) and basically erase it from the cover. Depending on where you live you could donate it to a thrift shop at that point. Some will toss them if they have too many copies, but others may put them out for sale for someone to find. Sadly, that can actually be a bit dicey. Where I live, it sometimes happens that critics of the church will take our scriptures, write very hateful things in them, and then donate them to local thrift stores as ambushes for whoever finds them. Quote
LDSGator Posted March 13, 2023 Report Posted March 13, 2023 5 hours ago, abhile95 said: I have a quad that I recievied as a gift prior to my mission, they probably have an ounce or two of colored pencils highlighting, notes galore and personal cross-referencing. I hardly use them any more. They sit on my bedside table. netgear login streaming app I still have a quad that a former missionary gave me in the same condition as yours. Same with the first copy of the BOM I got. NeuroTypical 1 Quote
Emmanuel Goldstein Posted March 14, 2023 Report Posted March 14, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 12:30 PM, beefche said: Not near the Jello Belt. Living in the Midwest. One set had absolutely no notes, so that one was donated to my friend's ward. Others have very little highlights. Just take them to goodwill. Quote
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