"Book of Mormon stories are coming alive for children, youth, and
others this month with the updated Book of Mormon Stories videos,
available now in English at the Scripture Stories website on
LDS.org," according to
a report on LDS.org.
The article continues: "The videos will be made available in
Cantonese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin,
Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, in December in time for 2012's
Gospel Doctrine curriculum, focused on the Book of Mormon."
"Originally available online as slideshows, the once
two-dimensional images were given a new, animated three-dimensional
look using a technique called parallax animation. Figures are cut
out and moved around the canvas, and panning, blurring, and zooming
provide additional visual interest."
Auckland father of four, Chris, says he watched several stories
with his two younger children (ages seven and four) and was
surprised how engaged they were as they were wanting to view
cartoons on television.
"This gave me an opportunity to teach them about the gospel in a
way that interested them," he said. "I look forward to moving
through the series and am grateful to the Church for a wonderful
teaching tool."