To Quad or Not to Quad...

Comments in the new Spanish Bible topic got me to thinking...

Personally I do not like having all my books shoved into one binding. It makes it harder to research and x-reference. With separate books you can spread them out and look at verses at the same time. I personally would prefer to have a nice leather bound edition of the Book of Mormon all by itself, as the Bible is all by itself, instead of bound with the D&C and POGP.

What are your thoughts?

[mnn727]

The only thing I have against a quad is that it doesn't come in large print and my 53 year old eyeballs sure like the large print editions my wife and I bought last year.

As far as research, we have a number of copies of scripture and I like having a modern-english version of the Bible available and open when I am researching besides the LDS KJV - it can give better insight (but then I hate the KJV language style even though I grew up using it)

[Honor]

I kinda feel the same way about preparing a talk on the internet. Faster, yes, but it's not quite the same as having my parents collection of Ensigns dating back into the 70's on the kitchen table, along with the BOM, Bible, Jesus the Christ, and other selections from the gospel library spread out before me.

[Honor]

Originally Posted by mnn727

The only thing I have against a quad is that it doesn't come in large print and my 53 year old eyeballs sure like the large print editions my wife and I bought last year.

While all logic would tell us that an OLD EYE quad would weigh no more than the separate books in a scripture case, something about it just makes me picture someone dragging around an anvil!

[Vort]

I felt the same way as the OP, and never owned a quad until my darling wife bought me one for our anniversary some years ago. Suffice it to say I have changed my mind on the matter. Quads rock.

[prisonchaplain]

IMHO, the purpose of a Quad would primarily be to lessen the impact of the falling objects scenario for frazzled parents. For in-house study, hardbound, big print volumes with easy-to-turn pages make the most sense.

[mlbrowninwa]

I have a quad that I take to church so I don't have to carry multiple books with me, but also have the Bible and the Book of Mormon separate as well at the house I use to study. As mmn727 said above, I also have a today's English version of the Bible that I refer to at times.

[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by prisonchaplain

IMHO, the purpose of a Quad would primarily be to lessen the impact of the falling objects scenario for frazzled parents. For in-house study, hardbound, big print volumes with easy-to-turn pages make the most sense.

I agree. A quad is very convenient, in that it's entirely self-contained. For actual reading and note-taking, however, I would prefer separate volumes. The quads have some photo pages in the middle of them, between books, and the photo pages are thicker and stiffer than the rest of the pages, which makes them stand up more, making it harder to stay on the page you're trying to be on.

[Jenamarie]

There must be at least ONE quad in every LDS home! How else will you illustrate to your kids (or to the congregation if you're giving a talk) the FULFILLMENT OF A PROPHECY?? (stick of Joseph and stick of Judah)



Seriously though, I've had a quad since my grandma bought me one for my 10th birthday, and my next set is going to be a Bible and Triple Comb. Like Wingnut said, the map pages in the middle are super annoying. And they're going to be large print, too. Not because my eyes are going, but because they seem to lay flat better than the regular print ones.

I actually have the "bargain" ones you can get from Distribution for my more casual Scripture study (if we're going on a long car-trip, or for reading while I'm nursing my son, or for showing my kids a Scripture verse) I actually like them much better than my quad!

[dazed-and-confused]

i also prefer seperate books...i find it easier to cross reference and study all aspects of scriptures.....and i too need LARGE print...old eyes.