Triple Combination Now Available in Two Additional Languages Before the close of 2005, triple combination was released in two new languages—Swahili and Hungarian—along with a new edition of the Danish triple, bringing the total number of languages with triples to 27. The triple combination contains the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and a helpful study aid entitled Guide to the Scriptures. Both the Hungarian and the Danish triple combinations were released on November 25, 2005, though the scripture has been translated long before that. The full Book of Mormon was translated in Danish in 1851, with the Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants following in 1982, and a triple was offered in the language in 1993. Danish is the official language in Denmark and is spoken in several Scandinavian countries with an estimated total of 5.5 million speakers. The Hungarian translation of the Book of Mormon was released in 1991, and the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price in 1995. This marks the first time the triple will be available in Hungarian, for the more than 14.5 million speakers scattered throughout Hungary and 10 other countries in Central Europe. Released in Swahili on December 1, 2005, the new triple combination is not only the first triple, but also the first full translation of the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price in Swahili. Concentrated in East Africa, Swahili is the official language of Tanzania and Kenya, though it is spoken in several countries with an estimated 80 million speakers. The third Swahili-speaking mission in this area opened last July, the Uganda Kampala Mission. Announcing these new language editions, the First Presidency released a statement encouraging members to obtain their own copies of the scriptures and to use them in regular personal and family study. “As they prayerfully learn and teach from the scriptures, their testimonies will grow, their knowledge will increase, their love of family and others will expand, their ability to serve others will enlarge, and they will receive greater strength to resist temptation and defend truth and righteousness,” the document reads. It is signed by President Gordon B. Hinckley; President Thomas S. Monson, First Counselor in the First Presidency, and President James E. Faust, Second Counselor in the First Presidency.