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This article lists periodicals published primarily about institutions, people, or issues of the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Early periodicals

The following began publication before Joseph Smith's death on June 27, 1844, after which several followers declared themselves his successor and split into various groups.

Title Operation Format Purpose Publisher Location Notes
The Evening and the Morning Star 1832–1834 monthly newspaper Official organ of the Church W. W. Phelps Independence, Missouri Press destroyed in 1833. Oliver Cowdery resumed in Kirtland, Ohio.[1]
Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate 1834–1837 monthly newspaper Official organ of the Church Oliver Cowdery, editor Kirtland, Ohio Replaced Evening and Morning Star. Later editors: John Whitmer, Warren A. Cowdery.[2]
Elders' Journal 1837–1838 monthly newspaper Official organ of the Church Don Carlos Smith, editor Kirtland, Ohio Two issues in Ohio and two more from Far West, Missouri.
Times and Seasons 1839–1846 monthly / semi-monthly newspaper Official organ of the Church Don Carlos Smith, editor Nauvoo, Illinois Later editors: Joseph Smith, Jr., John Taylor and Willard Richards.
The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 1840–1970 monthly / semi-monthly / weekly newspaper Official British LDS periodical British Mission Manchester, England Replaced by the Ensign in 1970.
The Gospel Reflector 1841–1841 semi-monthly Independent LDS religious messages Benjamin Winchester, editor Philadelphia
The Wasp 1842–1843 weekly newspaper Pro-LDS news William Smith Nauvoo, Illinois Also referred to as Nauvoo Wasp. Replaced by Nauvoo Neighbor.
Nauvoo Neighbor 1843–1845 weekly newspaper Pro-LDS news John Taylor Nauvoo, Illinois Replaced The Wasp. Became Hancock Eagle under Dr. W. E. Matlack in 1845, then Nauvoo New Citizen under Samuel Slocum in 1846.
Gospel Light 1843–1844 occasional newspaper Defense of LDS doctrine John E. Page Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Replaced by People's Organ.
The Prophet 1844–1845 weekly newspaper Official organ of the Church[3] Parley P. Pratt New York City First edited by George T. Leach, then William Smith, then Samuel Brannan. Renamed New-York Messenger during 1845.[4]
People's Organ 1844–1844 biweekly newspaper LDS-oriented doctrine and news John E. Page Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Replaced Gospel Light.

LDS Church

Compared with other sects in the Latter Day Saint movement, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is by far the largest and has published the most.

Official

The following were published by the LDS Church or one of its auxiliaries, and are considered official church publications.

Title Operation Format Purpose Publisher Location Notes
Young Woman's Journal 1897–1929 monthly LDS young women YLMIA Salt Lake City, Utah Absorbed into Improvement Era.
Improvement Era 1897–1970 monthly magazine Official LDS Church magazine LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced The Contributor. Replaced by the New Era and the Ensign.
Conference Report 1897–current semi-annual report Transcripts of the proceedings of LDS Church General Conferences LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Published by Deseret News until 1965.[5]
Juvenile Instructor 1901–1929 monthly LDS youth Deseret Sunday School Union Salt Lake City, Utah Sunday School organization took over from George Q. Cannon. Replaced by The Instructor.
The Children's Friend 1902–1970 monthly magazine Official Primary children's magazine Primary Association Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced by The Friend
Relief Society Magazine 1915–1970 monthly magazine Official organ of the Relief Society Relief Society Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced the Woman's Exponent. Replaced by the Ensign.
The Instructor 1930–1970 monthly magazine Official Sunday School periodical Deseret Sunday School Union Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced the Juvenile Instructor. Replaced by the Ensign and the New Era.
Ensign 1971–current monthly magazine Official LDS Church magazine LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced several LDS periodicals.
New Era 1971–current monthly magazine Official LDS Church youth magazine LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah With the Ensign, replaced the Improvement Era.
The Friend 1971–current monthly magazine Official LDS Church children's magazine LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced The Children's Friend
Liahona 1977–current annual-monthly magazine Official LDS Church international magazine LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Originally entitled Tambuli' until 1995. Available in many languages.

Affiliated

The following were published under the sponsorship of the LDS Church or informally adopted by a church auxiliary, but are not considered official church publications.

Title Operation Format Purpose Publisher Location Notes
The Frontier Guardian 1849–1852 biweekly newspaper Pro-LDS news Orson Hyde Kanesville, Iowa Was the LDS Church's only periodical in the U.S. for over a year.
Deseret News 1850–current weekly / semi-weekly / daily newspaper Voice of the State of Deseret LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Other names include Deseret Evening News and Deseret Morning News.
Deseret Almanac 1851–1866 annual almanac General almanac with LDS religious and cultural articles W. W. Phelps Salt Lake City, Utah Entitled Almanac from 1859-1864.
The Seer 1853–1854 monthly magazine Periodical defending the LDS Church Orson Pratt Washington, D.C.
Zion's Watchman 1853–1856[6] monthly Augustus Farnham Sydney, Australia
The Mormon 1854–1857 weekly newspaper Defending the LDS Church John Taylor New York City
Journal of Discourses 1854–1886 sixteen-page semi-monthly Sermons of LDS leaders George D. Watt Liverpool, England Watt was succeeded by David W. Evans, then George W. Gibbs.
St. Louis Luminary 1854–1855 weekly newspaper LDS Church events, emigration news Erastus Snow, editor St. Louis
Western Standard 1856–1857 weekly newspaper Defense of LDS Church George Q. Cannon San Francisco
Juvenile Instructor 1866–1900 monthly LDS youth George Q. Cannon Salt Lake City, Utah Became an official Sunday School publication in 1901.
Woman's Exponent 1872–1914 monthly newspaper Independent voice for LDS women Lula Greene Richards Salt Lake City, Utah Emmeline B. Wells was editor in 1872-1914.
The Contributor 1879–1896 monthly Independent periodical for LDS youth Junius F. Wells Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced by Improvement Era.
Southern Star 1898–1900 weekly newspaper LDS news and doctrine Southern States Mission Chattanooga, Tennessee Replaced Dixie Messenger.
The Elders' Journal 1903–1907 monthly / semi-monthly magazine LDS news, doctrine and reprints Southern States Mission Atlanta, Georgia Moved to Chattanooga in 1904. Replaced by Liahona, the Elders' Journal.
The Liahona 1907–1907 weekly newspaper LDS news and doctrine Missions of the LDS Church Independence, Missouri Replaced by Liahona, the Elders' Journal.
Liahona, the Elders' Journal 1907–1942 weekly newspaper LDS news, doctrine and reprints Missions of the LDS Church Independence, Missouri Consolidated The Elders' Journal (1903) and The Liahona (1907).
Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 1910–1940 quarterly magazine Genealogical instruction and data; historical and doctrinal articles Genealogical Society of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah [5]
Church News 1931–current weekly tabloid General LDS news Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Only available in Utah as an insert for Deseret News subscribers. Available via mail elsewhere.
Speeches of the Year 1953–current annual report Compilation of mostly religious speeches given throughout the academic year at BYU Brigham Young University Press Provo, Utah [5]
BYU Studies 1959–current biannual / quarterly journal Multidisciplinary LDS articles Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
Church Almanac 1974–current annual / biennial Facts and statistics of the LDS Church Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Biennial issues from 1984-2002.
Insights 1980–current semi-annual / tri-annual / quarterly / bi-monthly / monthly newsletter Updates on LDS-related scholarly research by FARMS FARMS Provo, Utah Has carried the subtitles "An Ancient Window" and "A Window on the Ancient World".
The FARMS Review 1989–current annual / semi-annual journal Conservative LDS scholarly book reviews FARMS Provo, Utah Was originally Review of Books on the Book of Mormon until 1995, then was FARMS Review of Books until 2003.
Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 1992–current annual / semi-annual journal Conservative LDS scholarly research FARMS Provo, Utah Was originally Journal of Book of Mormon Studies until 2008.
Religious Educator 2000–current semi-annual / tri-annual journal LDS gospel teaching BYU Religious Studies Center Provo, Utah
Religious Education Review 2008–current semi-annual magazine Updates on the activities of Religious Education at BYU BYU Religious Studies Center Provo, Utah Replaced the RSC Newsletter, which had been published since 1986.

Other Latter Day Saint sects

The following were published by religious groups in the Latter Day Saint movement, excluding the LDS Church.

Title Operation Format Purpose Publisher Location Notes
Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate 1844–1846 monthly / semi-monthly newspaper Rigdonite Church of Christ messages Ebenezer Robinson Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Named after the 1834 paper. Became Messenger and Advocate of the Church of Christ in 1845.
Zion's Messenger 1854–1854 Gladdenite messages Gladden Bishop Council Bluffs, Iowa
Herald 1860–current newspaper / magazine Official RLDS periodical Herald House Cincinnati (1860) Was True Latter Day Saints' Herald until 1876 and Saints' Herald until 2001. Published from Cincinnati, Plano, IL (1863), Lamoni, IA (1881), Independence, MO (1921).
Truth 1935–1956 monthly magazine Organ of the FLDS movement Truth Publishing Company Salt Lake City Founded by FLDS leader Lorin C. Woolley.[7]
Messenger 1991–2006 quarterly magazine Mormon fundamentalism Birmingham, England Until 1997 was Truth Seeker Magazine. Moved to USA in 2003 and became bi-monthly.

Independent

The following were not published by a church or religious group professing to belong to the Latter Day Saint movement. They are independently operated and controlled.

Title Operation Format Purpose Publisher Location Notes
Keepapitchinin
(Keep-A-Pitchinin)		 1867–1871 occasional / semi-weekly newspaper humor George J. Taylor, editor Salt Lake City, Utah Editors were sons of Apostles John Taylor, Charles C. Rich, and Willard Richards. Orson Pratt contributed occasionally.[8]
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 1966–current quarterly journal Independent scholarship on Mormonism Dialogue Foundation Salt Lake City, Utah Begun at Stanford University.
Courage: A Journal of History, Thought and Action 1970–1973 quarterly journal Independent scholarship on Latter Day Saint thought Venture Foundation Lamoni, Iowa Similar to Dialogue, but primarily by RLDS Church members.
Journal of Mormon History 1974–current annual / semi-annual / tri-annual / quarterly journal[9] Independent scholarly LDS history Mormon History Association Orem, Utah
Exponent II 1974–current quarterly newspaper / magazine Independent feminist LDS women Exponent II, Inc. Arlington, Massachusetts Named in honor of Woman's Exponent.
Sunstone Magazine 1975–current occasional magazine Independent discussions of Mormonism Sunstone Education Foundation Salt Lake City, Utah Begun at UC Berkley.
Beehive Standard Weekly 1975–2006 weekly newspaper Conservative news for Latter-day Saints Rob Graham Las Vegas, Nevada The Beehive paper became Nevada Beehive, then Beehive Weekly Standard.
The Beehive 1975–current quarterly newspaper LDS news and community in Arizona Amie Taylor, editor Mesa, Arizona The Beehive paper became Arizona Beehive, then renamed back to The Beehive.
This People 1979–1998 bi-monthly / quarterly magazine Independent LDS lifestyle magazine Utah Alliance Publishing Provo, Utah Editors include Sheri L. Dew, Scot and Maurine Proctor, Jim Bell.
Affinity 1980–current monthly newsletter Gay and lesbian LDS news and issues Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons Los Angeles
John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 1981–current annual journal Latter Day Saint movement historical articles John Whitmer Historical Association Independence, Missouri Founded by members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Seventh East Press 1981–1983 semi-monthly 16-page magazine Independent voice on BYU and LDS issues BYU students Provo, Utah Shut down due to printing articles on controversial topics.
Student Review 1986–2000? weekly newspaper Independent off-campus BYU student news BYU students Provo, Utah Articles by non-journalism students, including LDS-faithful and controversial coverage. Ended after low student interest.[citation needed]
Nauvoo Journal 1989–1999 annual / semi-annual journal Independent LDS histories Early Mormon Research Institute Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced by Mormon Historical Studies.
Mormon Women's Forum Quarterly 1989–1998 quarterly journal Independent LDS feminism The Mormon Women's Forum Salt Lake City, Utah [10][11]
Latter-day Digest 1992–1994 monthly journal LDS literature and art Latter-day Foundation for the Arts Orem, Utah
Vigor: Advice & Commentary on Mormon Life 1993–1999 irregular newsletter "Common problems, challenges, and opportunities…in ordinary Mormon life".[12] Orson Scott Card, editor Greensboro, North Carolina Originally online at CompuServe. Issues freely printed and distributed by readers.[13]
Mormon Historical Studies 2000–current semi-annual journal Independent LDS histories Mormon Historic Sites Foundation Salt Lake City, Utah
Collegiate Post 2001–2007 occasional magazine Semi-independent voice on BYU and LDS issues BYU students, College of Humanities, Honors Dept. Provo, Utah Shut down after controversial article by Ashley Sanders.[14]
Desert Saints Magazine 2001–current monthly magazine LDS community, fun and inspiration Ellis Media, Inc. Henderson, Nevada Freely distributed at businesses in Southern Utah and Southern Nevada.
Irreantum 2001–current quarterly journal Poetry, prose and criticism for, by and about Mormons Association of Mormon Letters Orem, Utah Included with AML membership or available separately
LDS Living 2002–current bi-monthly magazine LDS lifestyle magazine Legacy Pub. Corp. Provo, Utah
Latter-day Trumpet 2003–current monthly newspaper LDS interests and community in Southern California Craig S. Nelson Upland, California [15]
LatterDayBride Magazine 2005–current annual magazine LDS wedding planning LatterDayBride Salt Lake City, Utah [16]
Segullah 2005-current tri-annual journal LDS women's literary magazine Segullah Group Provo, Utah Biannual until 2007. Also publishes books, blog and website with unique content.
The Mormon Worker 2007-current occasional newspaper LDS support for leftist economic and social ideals William Van Wagenen Woodland Hills, Utah Issues are published online as well as via annual print subscriptions.
International Journal of Mormon Studies 2008–current annual journal Independent scholarship on Mormonism globally European Mormon Studies Association Staffordshire, United Kingdom Was British Journal of Mormon Studies until 2009.[17] Online (printed by special order).[18]
Mormon Artist 2008–current bi-monthly / quarterly magazine LDS arts community coverage and interviews Ben Crowder Provo, Utah[19] Available in both print and web editions.[20]
The Mormon Review 2009–current quarterly electronic journal "Reviews analyzing (typically non-Mormon) [works] from a Mormon perspective."[21] Richard Bushman, Editor in Chief Editorial board includes James Faulconer, Daniel Fairbanks, Terryl Givens, and Margaret Blair Young.

Non-English

The following were published in languages other than English.

Title Operation Format Purpose Publisher Location Notes
Prophwyd y Jubili
(Prophet of the Jubilee)		 1846–1848 monthly newspaper Official LDS periodical in Wales Dan Jones Rhydybont, Wales In Welsh. Printed in Carmarthen in 1848. Succeeded by Udgorn Seion.
Udgorn Seion
(Zion's Trumpet)		 1849–1862 monthly / biweekly / weekly newspaper Official LDS periodical in Wales John Davis Carmarthen, Wales In Welsh. Replaced Prophwyd y Jubili. Later produced by Dan Jones, Daniel Daniels, Benjamin Evans, George Q. Cannon, at Merthyr Tydfil, Swansea, Liverpool.
Étoile du Déséret
(Star of Deseret)		 1851–1852[22] monthly newspaper Official LDS periodical in France John Taylor, editor Paris, France In French.
Skandinaviens Stjerne
(Star of Scandinavia)		 1851–1956 monthly / semi-monthly Official LDS periodical in Scandinavia Erastus Snow, editor Copenhagen, Denmark In Danish.
Zion's Panier
(Zion's Banner)		 1851–1852 monthly / semi-monthly Official LDS periodical in Germany John Taylor Hamburg In German.
Der Darsteller der Heiligen der letzten Tage
(The Protagonists of the Saints of the Last Days)		 1855–1861 monthly / irregular paper Official German LDS periodical Daniel Tyler, Swiss-Italian Mission Geneva In German. Later published at Bern and Zürich.
Die Reform
(The Reform)		 1862–1864 monthly Official German LDS periodical John L. Smith, Swiss-Italian-German Mission Geneva In German. Replaced by Der Stern in 1869.
Der Stern
(The Star)		 1869–1999 monthly / semi-monthly magazine Official LDS periodical in Germany. Karl G. Maeser, Swiss-German Mission Zürich, Switzerland In German. Semi-monthly from 1882 to 1940. Later published from Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin, Frankfurt.
Nordstjernan: sanningen, kunskapen, dygden och tron äro förenade
(The Northstar)		 1877–? semi-monthly Official LDS periodical in Sweden. N. C. Flygare, editor, Scandinavian Mission Copenhagen, Denmark In Swedish. Later published from Goteborg, Sweden by the Swedish Mission.
Ungdommens Raadgiver
(Counselor of Youth)		 1880–1887 monthly Danish LDS youth Andrew Jenson, editor Copenhagen, Denmark In Danish.
Liahona 1977-current annual-monthly magazine Official LDS international magazine LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced and unified various older periodicals, all retitled Liahona as of 1999. Available in 51 languages.[23]

Notes

  1. ^ (Crawley 1997, pp. 33–34)
  2. ^ (Crawley 1997, p. 47)
  3. ^ “Regulations for the Publishing Department of the Latter-day Saints in the East,” New York Prophet 1 (4 January 1845), as reprinted in Times and Seasons 6 (15 January 1845).
  4. ^ (Crawley 1997, pp. 254–6)
  5. ^ a b c Allen, James B.; Jessie L. Embry, Kahlile B. Mehr (1995). Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1894–1994. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies. pp. 40, 353. 
  6. ^ (Ludlow 1992, p. 1659)
  7. ^ Hales, Brian C.; J. Max Anderson (1992). "The Fundamentalist Priesthood - An Introduction". The Priesthood of Modern Polygamy: An LDS Perspective. Salt Lake City, Utah: Northwest Publishing. ISBN 1880416085. http://www.mormonfundamentalism.com/Priesthood3.html. Retrieved 2010-02-10. 
  8. ^ Walker, Ronald W. (Spring 1974). "The Keep-A-Pitchinin or the Mormon Pioneer Was Human". BYU Studies (Provo, UT: BYU Press) 14 (3): 332–334. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/byustudies,319. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  9. ^ "Anderson Honored as She Retires as Journal Editor" (PDF). Mormon History Association Newsletter 44 (3): p. 7. July 2009. http://www.mhahome.org/pubs/newsletter/2009-July-mormon-history-newsletter.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 
  10. ^ Frame, Kelli (October 1989). "From the Editor" (PDF). Mormon Women's Forum Newsletter 1 (1). http://www.mormonwomensforum.org/pubs/quarterly/MWFVol1Num1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  11. ^ "Mormon women's forum". Marriott Library catalog. University of Utah. http://hip.library.utah.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1236M081S4640.11304&profile=mrmain&uri=link=3100006~!6971395~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab75&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!horizon&term=Mormon+women%27s+forum+%5Belectronic+resource%5D&index=TITLE. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  12. ^ "We Need Your Articles!". Vigor: Advice & Commentary on Mormon Life. Hatrack River Publications. February 1993. http://www.nauvoo.com/vigor/issues/01.html#two. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  13. ^ "Vigor - Advice & Commentary on Mormon Life". Hatrack River Publications. http://www.nauvoo.com/vigor/. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  14. ^ Sanders, Ashley (February 11, 2008). "A Soul Divided Sometimes Stands…". Project Deseret. http://projectdeseret.com/?p=34. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  15. ^ "LD Trumpet Newspaper". Sherrie Lockwood. http://www.scouttroop224.com/LDS_Paper.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05. 
  16. ^ "LatterDayBride Magazine". LatterDayBride.com, LLC. 2008. http://www.latterdaybride.com/magazine.php. Retrieved 2008-09-16. 
  17. ^ Jensen, Emily W. (February 27, 2009). "Today in the Bloggernacle". Mormon Times. Deseret News. http://www.mormontimes.com/mormon_voices/today_bloggernacle/?id=6502. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
  18. ^ Morris, David (March 23, 2009). "The International Journal of Mormon Studies". By Common Consent. http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/03/23/the-international-journal-of-mormon-studies/. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
  19. ^ "Library of Congress Catalog Record: MormonArtist". Library of Congress Online Catalog. http://lccn.loc.gov/2009207835. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
  20. ^ "About". Mormon Artist. http://mormonartist.net/about/. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
  21. ^ "About the Mormon Review". The Mormon Review. http://timesandseasons.org/mormonreview/wordpress/?page_id=4. Retrieved 2009-09-19. 
  22. ^ (Crawley 2005, p. 216)
  23. ^ Rappleye, Christine (May 6, 2009). "Liahona: Same magazine, 51 languages". MormonTimes (Deseret News). http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=7627. Retrieved 2009-10-13. 

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