What craft can I do with a book (possibly controversial)?

Question

I have a bible and a book of mormon with my name on them, and I'm trying to find a crafty use for them. The only thing I've found online is the idea to make a hollow book or use the pages for rolling papers.

I can't just donate it to someplace because my name is on it and the person who gifted it to me wrote a personal message inside both of the books.

I'm hoping there is some crafty thing I can do with both of the books instead of just throwing them away.

Answer 1

No offense, but why don't you keep them as they are? Even if the books are not from your religion, they were a gift.  Keep them somewhere safe and one day you might need them for research or something. Or just as a remembrance of the person who gave them to you.

Answer 2

Turn them into a pair of bookends by casting each of them in a base of "plaster of paris" or colored concrete.  Place a thin sheet of stiff plastic inside each book as a stiffener and secure the top with a decorative cloth, plastic or tape band.