GospeLib
Executive Summary
The Problem
Gospel Library has been downloaded 10 million times and offers zero scholarly tools. Logos Bible Software has deep original-language scholarship and zero LDS orientation. Every serious Latter-day Saint scripture student lives in the gap between those two products — improvising with multiple imperfect tools, none of which understand both their canon and their questions.
The Product
GospeLib is a scholarly scripture study environment built for Latter-day Saints who take their scriptures seriously.
It is the only product that combines LDS canonical texts (Book of Mormon, D&C, Pearl of Great Price, KJV) with:
- Interlinear Hebrew and Greek — see the original language behind every word, with Strong's numbers and morphological analysis, inside an LDS theological framework
- Manuscript witnesses — Original Manuscript, Printer's Manuscript, and 1830 edition comparison for the Book of Mormon
- A knowledge graph — every passage, topic, ancient text, and scholarly connection mapped into a navigable constellation
- Pseudepigraphical texts — 1 Enoch, Jubilees, Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and 20+ ancient texts that illuminate the Restoration canon
- AI study assistant — citational, scholarly, built for depth
The Market
- 17.5 million LDS members worldwide; 6.9 million in the US
- 60% read scriptures weekly — the highest rate of any US religious group (Pew Research, 2024)
- $0 — the price of every existing LDS scripture study tool
- $5M–$9M estimated US addressable market for a premium scholarly tier
- No direct competitor. This product has never been built.
Business Model
Freemium subscription. The base reader is free and better than Gospel Library for serious readers. Scholarly features are paid.
| Tier | Price | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Reader (free) | $0 | All members |
| Scholar | $79.99/year | Serious students, educators |
| Academic | $149.99/year | Researchers, faculty, apologists |
Conservative projection: 20,000–40,000 paying subscribers at maturity → $1.5M–$3.5M ARR.
Go-to-Market
Distribution runs through the Come Follow Me ecosystem — the weekly scripture curriculum that structures every LDS household's study life. Key channels:
- CFM podcast sponsorships (followHIM, Don't Miss This — combined reach of millions of weekly listeners)
- BYU institutional partnership — 34,000+ students take religion courses every semester
- Organic social — short-form video demonstrating original-language discoveries in the current week's reading
- Kickstarter launch campaign — target $75K–$125K, seeded by the LDS content creator network
Traction / Status
- Full technical architecture designed (FalkorDB knowledge graph, Python/TypeScript monorepo, EKS infrastructure)
- Complete design system specified (15 rounds of UX decisions; custom icon set, annotation system, gesture suite)
- Market research complete; competitive gap confirmed
- Founding user recruitment in progress
The Ask
[Customize for audience: investment / grant / partnership / accelerator application]
Seeking $[X] to fund:
- 12 months of development through MVP launch
- Founding team compensation
- Infrastructure and licensing costs
- Launch marketing (podcast sponsorships, Kickstarter campaign)
Why Now
The Come Follow Me curriculum (launched 2019) permanently restructured LDS scripture study from a Sunday activity into a daily household practice. The faith-app market is growing at 14.6% CAGR. AI study tools are establishing a $60–$80/year price tier in the broader Bible software market. The LDS scholarly community has never had a tool built for them. The moment is now.
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