This article lists periodicals published primarily about institutions, people, or issues of theLatter Day Saint movement.
The following began publication beforeJoseph Smith's death on 27 June 1844, after which several followersdeclared themselves his successor and split into various groups.
| Title | Operation | Format | Purpose | Publisher | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Evening and the Morning Star | 1832–34 | monthly newspaper | Official organ of theChurch | W. W. Phelps | Independence, Missouri | Press destroyed in 1833.Oliver Cowdery resumed inKirtland, Ohio.[1] Available online atBrigham Young University |
| Messenger and Advocate | 1834–1837 | monthly newspaper | Official organ of theChurch | Oliver Cowdery, editor | Kirtland, Ohio | ReplacedThe Evening and the Morning Star. Later editors:John Whitmer,Warren A. Cowdery.[2] Available online atCenterplace.org |
| Elders' Journal | 1837–38 | monthly newspaper | Official organ of theChurch | Don Carlos Smith, editor | Kirtland, Ohio | Two issues in Ohio and two more fromFar West, Missouri. Available online courtesy of the Church History Library atArchive.org |
| Times and Seasons | 1839–1846 | monthly / semi-monthly newspaper | Official organ of theChurch | Don Carlos Smith, editor | Nauvoo, Illinois | Later editors:Joseph Smith,John Taylor andWillard Richards. Available online atBrigham Young University |
| Millennial Star | 1840–1970 | monthly / semi-monthly / weekly newspaper | Official organ of theChurch | British Mission | Manchester, England | Replaced by theEnsign in 1970. Issues published between 1840–1900 available online atBrigham Young University, issues published between 1901–1970 available online atArchive.org |
| Gospel Reflector | 1841 | semi-monthly | Independent religious messages affiliated with theChurch | Benjamin Winchester, editor | Philadelphia | |
| The Wasp | 1842–43 | weekly newspaper | Unofficial, supportive of theChurch | William Smith | Nauvoo, Illinois | Also referred to asNauvoo Wasp. Replaced byNauvoo Neighbor. |
| Nauvoo Neighbor | 1843–1845 | weekly newspaper | Unofficial, supportive of theChurch | John Taylor | Nauvoo, Illinois | ReplacedThe Wasp. BecameHancock Eagle under Dr. W. E. Matlack in 1845, thenNauvoo New Citizen under Samuel Slocum in 1846. Available online atBook of Abraham Project |
| Gospel Light | 1843–44 | occasional newspaper | Unofficial, supportive of theChurch | John E. Page | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Replaced byPeople's Organ. |
| The Prophet | 1844–45 | weekly newspaper | Official organ of theChurch[3] | Parley P. Pratt | New York City | First edited by George T. Leach, thenWilliam Smith, thenSamuel Brannan. Replaced by theNew-York Messenger during 1845.[4] |
| The New-York Messenger | 1845 | weekly newspaper | Official organ of theChurch[3] | Parley P. Pratt | New York City | Edited bySamuel Brannan. Successor toThe Prophet during 1845.[4] |
| People's Organ | 1844 | biweekly newspaper | Unofficial, supportive of theChurch | John E. Page | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ReplacedGospel Light. |
Compared withother 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.
The following were published by the LDS Church or one of itsauxiliaries, and are considered official church publications.
| Title | Operation | Format | Purpose | Publisher | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Young Woman's Journal | 1897–1929 | monthly | LDS young women | YLMIA | Salt Lake City, Utah | Absorbed intoImprovement Era. Available online atBrigham Young University |
| Improvement Era | 1897–1970 | monthly magazine | Official LDS Church magazine | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | ReplacedThe Contributor. Replaced by theNew Era and theEnsign. Available online courtesy of the LDS Church History Library atArchive.org |
| Mutual Improvement Messenger | 1897–1931 | ?? | Bulletin for M.I.A. of Salt Lake City. | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Conference Report | 1897–2017 | semi-annual report | Transcripts of the proceedings of LDS ChurchGeneral Conferences | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | Published byDeseret News until 1965.[5] Published by the Church until 2017. Succeeded by the reports in the Church’s magazines. Available online courtesy of the LDS Church History Library atArchive.org |
| The Juvenile Instructor | 1901–1929 | monthly | LDS youth | Deseret Sunday School Union | Salt Lake City, Utah | Sunday School organization took over fromGeorge Q. Cannon. Replaced byThe Instructor. Available online courtesy of the LDS Church History Library atArchive.org |
| The Children's Friend | 1902–1970 | monthly magazine | OfficialPrimary children's magazine | Primary Association | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced byThe Friend |
| Relief Society Magazine | 1915–1970 | monthly magazine | Official organ of theRelief Society | Relief Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced theWoman's Exponent. Replaced by theEnsign. Available online courtesy of Brigham Young University atArchive.org |
| The Instructor | 1930–1970 | monthly magazine | OfficialSunday School periodical | Deseret Sunday School Union | Salt Lake City, Utah | ReplacedThe Juvenile Instructor. Replaced by theEnsign and theNew Era. Available online courtesy of the LDS Church History Library atArchive.org |
| Bulletin | 1956–1997[6][7] | occasional circulars | Updates to church policies and programs | Correlation Department | Salt Lake City, Utah | WasMessenger (1956–1964),Priesthood Bulletin (1965–1974),Messages (1975–1980). Superseded by church handbooks.[6][8] |
| Ensign | 1971–2020 | monthly magazine | Official LDS Church magazine | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced several LDS periodicals. Current and back issues available online atchurchofjesuschrist.org |
| New Era | 1971–2020 | monthly magazine | Official LDS Church youth magazine | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | With theEnsign, replaced theImprovement Era. Current and back issues available online atchurchofjesuschrist.org |
| The Friend | 1971–current | monthly magazine | Official LDS Church children's magazine | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | ReplacedThe Children's Friend. Current and back issues available online atchurchofjesuschrist.org |
| Liahona | 1977–current | annual-monthly magazine | Official LDS Church international magazine | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | EntitledTambuli until 1995. Available in many languages. Current and back issues available online atchurchofjesuschrist.org |
| For the Strength of Youth | 2021–current | annual-monthly magazine | Official LDS Church youth magazine | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced theNew Era.[9] Available in many languages. Current and back issues available online atchurchofjesuschrist.org |
The following were published under the sponsorship of the LDS Church or a Church-owned institution or informally adopted by a churchauxiliary, 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 theState of Deseret | Deseret News Publishing Company | Salt Lake City, Utah | Other names includeDeseret Evening News andDeseret Morning News. Available online for years 1850–1910 at the University of UtahDigital Newspapers Collection |
| Deseret Almanac | 1851–1866 | annual almanac | General almanac with LDS religious and cultural articles | W. W. Phelps | Salt Lake City, Utah | EntitledAlmanac from 1859 to 1864. |
| The Seer | 1853–1854 | monthly magazine | Periodical defending the LDS Church | Orson Pratt | Washington, D.C. | Available online atBrigham Young University |
| Zion's Watchman | 1853–1856[10] | 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. Available online atBrigham Young University |
| St. Louis Luminary | 1854–55 | weekly newspaper | LDS Church events, emigration news | Erastus Snow, editor | St. Louis | |
| Western Standard | 1856–57 | weekly newspaper | Defense of LDS Church | George Q. Cannon | San Francisco. | Available online at theInternet Archive |
| The Juvenile Instructor | 1866–1900 | monthly | LDS youth | George Q. Cannon | Salt Lake City, Utah | Became an officialSunday School publication in 1901. Available online courtesy of the LDS Church History Library atArchive.org |
| 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. Available online atBrigham Young University |
| The Contributor | 1879–1896 | monthly | Independent periodical for LDS youth | Junius F. Wells | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced byImprovement Era. Available online courtesy of the LDS Church History Library atArchive.org |
| Southern Star | 1898–1900 | weekly newspaper | LDS news and doctrine | Southern States Mission | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ReplacedDixie Messenger. |
| The Elders' Journal | 1903–1907 | monthly / semi-monthly magazine | LDS news, doctrine and reprints | Southern States Mission | Atlanta, Georgia | Moved toChattanooga in 1904. Replaced byLiahona, the Elders' Journal. Not to be confused with the nineteenth century publication edited by Joseph Smith's brother. |
| The Liahona | 1907 | weekly newspaper | LDS news and doctrine | Missions of the LDS Church | Independence, Missouri | Replaced byLiahona, the Elders' Journal. |
| Liahona, the Elders' Journal | 1907–1942 | weekly newspaper | LDS news, doctrine and reprints | Missions of the LDS Church | Independence, Missouri | ConsolidatedThe Elders' Journal (1903) andThe 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 Publishing Company | Salt Lake City, Utah | Available in Utah withDeseret News subscription and via mail elsewhere. Current and back issues from 1988 available online atChurch News |
| Week-Day Religious Education | 1937–1940, 1959[11][12] | occasional magazine | LDS seminary and institute teachers and directors | Department of Education, LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | Issued to professional LDS religious educators in 1937-40, and again during the year 1959.[13] |
| Speeches of the Year | 1953–current | annual report | Compilation of mostly religious speeches given throughout the academic year atBYU | Brigham Young University Press | Provo, Utah | [5] Available online from 2005 to the present atBrigham Young University |
| BYU Studies | 1959–current | biannual / quarterly journal | Multidisciplinary LDS articles | Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | Available online atBYU Studies. |
| Impact: Weekday Religious Education Quarterly | 1967–1970 | quarterly magazine | LDS seminary and institute teachers and directors | Dept. of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion | Provo, Utah | Available online atInternet Archive. |
| The Church in Action: Yearbook of Activities | 1971–72 | annual | Facts and statistics of the LDS Church | Deseret News Company | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced by theChurch Almanac.[14] |
| Church Almanac | 1974–2013 | annual / biennial | Facts and statistics of the LDS Church | Deseret News Publishing Company | Salt Lake City, Utah | Biennial issues from 1984–2002. No issue published in 2014.[15] Some material online atChurch News |
| Insights | 1980–2012 | 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". Available online atMaxwell Institute |
| The Restored Gospel and Applied Christianity | 1987–current | annual | Student essays in honor of President David O. McKay | Center for the study of Christian Values in Literature and the Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | Initially entitledThe Restoration of the Gospel and applied Christianity. |
| Mormon Studies Review | 1989–current | annual / semi-annual journal | Review essays on Mormonism within religious studies. Formerly focused on LDS apologetics. | Maxwell Institute (formerlyFARMS) | Provo, Utah | FormerlyReview of Books on the Book of Mormon (1989–1995),FARMS Review of Books (1996–2002),FARMS Review (2003–2010). Transitioned to areview journal in 2014. Following Vol. 6 (2019), ownership transferred to University of Illinois Press. |
| Journal of Book of Mormon Studies | 1992–current | annual / semi-annual journal | Research by believing LDS scholars | Maxwell Institute (formerlyFARMS) | Provo, Utah | WasJournal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture from 2009–2013. Available online atMaxwell Institute |
| LDS Living | 2000–current | bi-monthly magazine | LDS lifestyle | Deseret Book Company | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Religious Educator | 2000–current | semi-annual / tri-annual journal | LDS gospel teaching | BYUReligious Studies Center | Provo, Utah | |
| Religious Education Review | 2008–current | semi-annual magazine | Updates on the activities of Religious Education atBYU | BYUReligious Studies Center | Provo, Utah | Replaced the RSC Newsletter, which had been published since 1986. |
| Studies in the Bible and Antiquity | 2009–current | annual journal | LDS research on the Bible and ancient religion | Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship | Provo, Utah | Available online atMaxwell Institute |
The following were published byreligious 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. BecameMessenger and Advocate of the Church of Christ in 1845. Available online atLDS Church History Library |
| Voree Herald | January–November 1846 | monthly newspaper | Organ of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) | James J. Strang | Voree, Wisconsin | Replaced byZion's Reveille. |
| Star in the East | November 1846 | monthly newspaper | Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) | George J. Adams | Boston, Massachusetts | One issue exists. Morgan suggests that a second issue was printed in December and a third in January, but this is doubtful. |
| Zion's Reveille | December 1846 – 16 September 1847 | monthly, later weekly newspaper | Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) | James J. Strang | Voree, Wisconsin | ReplacedVoree Herald and was replaced byGospel Herald. |
| Ensign of Liberty | March 1847 – August 1849 | occasional newspaper | Supporting theChurch of Christ (Whitmerite) | William E. McLellin | Kirtland, Ohio | [16][17] |
| Gospel Herald | 23 September 1847 – 6 June 1850 | weekly newspaper | Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) | James J. Strang | Voree, Wisconsin | ReplacedZion's Reveille and was replaced byThe Northern Islander when church headquarters relocated toBeaver Island inLake Michigan. |
| Zion's Standard: A Voice from the Smith Family | 12 March 1848 | one issue only | Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Williamite) | William B. Smith | Palestine Grove, Illinois (nearAmboy, Illinois) | Smith organized his own church after breaking with James J. Strang. Replaced by theMelchisedek & Aaronic Herald. |
| Melchisedek & Aaronic Herald | 1 February 1849 – 1850 | monthly newspaper | Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Williamite) | Isaac Sheen | Covington, Kentucky | Initially namedAaronic Herald, the paper ended when Isaac Sheen fell out of communion withWilliam B. Smith. Sheen was later editor of theTrue Latter Day Saints Herald. |
| Northern Islander | 12 December 1850 – 20 June 1856 | weekly, later daily newspaper | Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) and general newspaper for Beaver Island and vicinity | Cooper & Chidester | St. James, Michigan | ReplacedGospel Herald when church headquarters relocated toBeaver Island inLake Michigan. |
| Zion's Messenger | 1854–54 | Gladdenite messages | Gladden Bishop | Council Bluffs, Iowa | ||
| Herald | 1860–current | newspaper / magazine | OfficialRLDS/Community of Christ periodical | Herald House | Cincinnati (1860) | WasTrue Latter Day Saints' Herald until 1876 andSaints' Herald until 2001. Published from Cincinnati,Plano, IL (1863),Lamoni, IA (1881),Independence, MO (1921). |
| Zion's Hope | 1869–1944[18] | semi-monthly magazine | RLDS children's magazine[19] | RLDS Church | Plano, Illinois (1869) | Later moved to Lamoni, Iowa, then Independence, Missouri.[20] |
| Autumn Leaves | 1888–1929 | magazine | RLDS youth magazine[19] | Marietta Walker | Lamoni, Iowa | Changed name toVision in 1929, and discontinued in 1932. |
| The Return | 1889–1900 | monthly paper | Church of Christ (Whitmerite) periodical | Ebenezer Robinson, founding editor | Davis City, Iowa | [21][22] |
| Journal of History | 1908–1925 | bi-monthly paper | RLDS historical topics[23] | RLDS Church | Lamoni, Iowa | [24] |
| Zion's Advocate | 1922–current | bi-monthly paper | Organ of theChurch of Christ (Temple Lot) | Church of Christ | Independence, Missouri | [25] |
| The Voice of Warning | 1930–current | Organ of theChurch of Christ (Fettingite) | Church of Christ | Independence, Missouri | [26][27] Was briefly published in two locations, "due to dissention among the ranks".[28] | |
| Truth | 1935–1956 | monthly magazine | Organ of theShort Creek Community | Truth Publishing Company | Salt Lake City | Founded byMormon fundamentalist leaderJoseph White Musser following a commission fromLorin C. Woolley.[29] After a schism in the movement,Truth was edited by Guy H. Musser, while the elder Musser began the rivalStar of Truth magazine. |
| Gospel News | 1938–current | monthly magazine | Organ ofThe Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) | The Church of Jesus Christ Printhouse | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | [30] |
| The Voice of Peace | 1944–current | Organ of theChurch of Christ With the Elijah Message | Church of Christ With the Elijah Message | Independence, Missouri | [31] Replaced theVoice of Warning for this new sect.[32] | |
| Ensign | 1961–1965 | monthly | Organ of theChurch of the Firstborn (LeBaron order) | U.S. Mission of theChurch of the Firstborn of the Fullness of Times | Galeana, Chihuahua,Mexico | |
| Messenger | 1991–2006 | quarterly magazine | Mormon fundamentalism | Birmingham, England | Until 1997 wasTruth Seeker Magazine. Moved to USA in 2003 and became bi-monthly. | |
| Tidings of Zion | 1993–current[33] | bimonthly newsletter | News and messages forRestoration Branches | Conference of Restoration Elders | Independence, Missouri | [34] |
| The Hastening Times | 1999–current | quarterly magazine | Organ of theRemnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | Independence, Missouri | [35] |
| The Latter Day Saints' Beacon | 2008–current | magazine, five times annually | Official magazine of theJoint Conference of Restoration Branches | Joint Conference of Restoration Branches | Independence, Missouri | [36] |
| The Anchor | before 2009–current | monthly newsletter | Great LakesRestoration Branches | Garden City Restoration Branch | Romeo, Michigan | [37] |
| The Greater Light: The End Times Messenger | before 2010–current | monthly magazine | Organ of theChurch of Christ (Assured Way) | Church of Christ (Assured Way) | Independence, Missouri | [38] |
The following were not published by a Latter Day Saint church or official religious group, but were 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 ofApostlesJohn Taylor,Charles C. Rich, andWillard Richards.Orson Pratt contributed occasionally.[39] Some volumes available online atHathi Trust Digital Library | |
| Historical Record | 1882–1890 | monthly | Mormon history. | Andrew Jenson | Salt Lake City, Utah | Continuation in English of Danish-languageMorgenstjernen. | |
| Utah Historical Quarterly | 1928–current | quarterly journal | Utah history, often relating to LDS | Utah State Historical Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | Available online. | |
| Pioneer | 1936–current | quarterly journal | Mormon pioneer genealogy and history. | National Society,Sons of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | TitledSUP news from 1955 to 1965. | |
| Heart Throbs of the West | 1939–1951[40] | annual volume[41] | Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and local history | Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lessons for study at DUP "camps," compiled by Kate B. Carter.[42] | |
| Mormon Heritage Magazine | 1944–1986, 1994–1995 | bimonthly magazine[43] | Historical sketches, records, and data | Publication swers | Denver, Colorado (thenColorado Springs) | Ceased publication in 1986 and was briefly revived in 1994 in Colorado Springs.[44] | |
| Treasures of Pioneer History | 1952–1957[40] | annual volume[41] | Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and local history | Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lessons for study at DUP "camps," compiled by Kate B. Carter.[42] ReplacedHeart Throbs of the West. | |
| Our Pioneer Heritage | 1958–1977[40] | annual volume[41] | Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and local history | Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lessons for study at DUP "camps," compiled by Kate B. Carter.[42] ReplacedTreasures of Pioneer History. | |
| Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought | 1966–current | quarterly journal | Independent scholarship onMormonism | Dialogue Foundation | Salt Lake City, Utah | Begun atStanford University.Available online. | |
| The Witness | 1968–current | quarterly magazine[45] | Research and devotional ministry for the Book of Mormon | The Book of Mormon Foundation | Independence, Missouri | Originally published as the newsletter for the Foundation for Research on Ancient America.[46] | |
| Mormon History | 1968–1970 | Monthly loose-leaf | Reprints of documents and college papers related to LDS history | David C. and Karla Martin | Mt. Prospect, Illinois Janesville, Wisconsin | [47] | |
| The Carpenter: Reflections of Mormon Life | 1969–1971 | quarterly journal | LDS literature and art | The Carpenter | Madison, Wisconsin | Produced by students and faculty atUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison and itsLDS Institute of Religion.[47] | |
| Tangents | 1969–1976? | annual journal | student papers, literature, and poetry | BYU Honors Program | Provo, Utah | Often included Mormon-related articles.[48][49] | |
| Courage: A Journal of History, Thought and Action | 1970–1973 | quarterly journal | Independent scholarship on Latter Day Saint thought | Venture Foundation | Lamoni, Iowa | Similar toDialogue, but primarily byRLDS Church members. | |
| Journal of Mormon History | 1974–current | annual / semi-annual / tri-annual / quarterly journal[50] | Independent scholarly LDS history | Mormon History Association | Orem, Utah | Available online. | |
| Exponent II | 1974–2006 2010–current[51] | quarterly newspaper / magazine | Independent feminist LDS women | Exponent II, Inc. | Arlington, Massachusetts | Named in honor ofWoman's Exponent.New issues andolder issues available online. | |
| Sunstone Magazine | 1975–current | occasional magazine | Independent discussions of Mormonism | Sunstone Education Foundation | Salt Lake City, Utah | Begun atUC Berkeley.Available online. | |
| Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy | 1975–current | biennial | Counseling and Psychotherapy of Mormons | TheAssociation of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (AMCAP) | Salt Lake City, Utah | wasAMCAP Journal | |
| Beehive Standard Weekly | 1975–2006 | weekly newspaper | Conservative LDS news | Rob Graham | Las Vegas, Nevada | The Beehive paper becameNevada Beehive, thenBeehive Weekly Standard. | |
| The Beehive | 1975–current | quarterly newspaper | LDS news and community in Arizona | Amie Taylor, editor | Mesa, Arizona | The Beehive paper becameArizona Beehive, then renamed back toThe Beehive. | |
| Restoration Voice | 1978–current | bimonthly magazine | Traditional reorganization viewpoints | Cumorah Books | Independence, Missouri | [52] | |
| AML Annual | 1978–2004[1] | annual | Academic literary journal | Association for Mormon Letters | Provo, Utah | ||
| An Enduring Legacy | 1978–1989[40] | annual volume[41] | Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and local history | Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lessons for study at DUP "camps."[42] ReplacedOur Pioneer Heritage. | |
| This People | 1979–1998 | bi-monthly / quarterly magazine | Independent LDS lifestyle magazine | Utah Alliance Publishing | Provo, Utah | Editors includeSheri L. Dew,Scot and Maurine Proctor, Jim Bell. | |
| Restoration Studies | 1980–current | annual | academic journal publishing theology and religious and cultural studies in the Latter Day Saint movement | John Whitmer Historical Association | Independence, Missouri | Until 2009 published by the Community of Christ Temple School. | |
| Affinity | 1980–current | monthly newsletter | Gay and lesbian LDS news and issues | Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons | Los Angeles | Some issues available online. | |
| Mormon Pacific Historical Society Journal | 1980–1995 | annual journal | LDS history in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands | Mormon Pacific Historical Society | Proceedings of annual conferences.[53] | ||
| The San Diego Seagull | 1981–2017 | newspaper | Issues for Latter-day Saints in San Diego | The San Diego Seagull | San Diego, California | ||
| John Whitmer Historical Association Journal | 1981–current | annual journal | Latter Day Saint movement historical articles | John Whitmer Historical Association | Independence, Missouri | Founded byRLDS Church members.Available online. | |
| Seventh East Press | 1981–1983 | semi-monthly 16-page newspaper | Independent voice onBYU and LDS issues | BYU students | Provo, Utah | Shut down due to printing articles on controversial topics.[54]Available online. | |
| The Sunstone Review | 1981–1984 | monthly journal | Reviews of movies, books, politics, and current LDS Church events | Sunstone Foundation | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| Journal of Latter Day Saint History | 1982–2001?[55][56] | quarterly[57] | Research on the widerLatter Day Saint movement | Steven L. Shields, Restoration Research Foundation | Bountiful, Utah El Segundo, California | [56] Originally titledRestoration: News, Views and History of the Latter Day Saint Movement.[55] | |
| Student Review | 1986–2000? | weekly newspaper | Independent off-campusBYU student news | BYU students | Provo, Utah | Articles by non-journalism students, including LDS-faithful and controversial coverage. Ended after low student interest.[citation needed] Revived inelectronic format in late 2011. | |
| Latter-day Woman | 1986–? | bimonthly journal | Mormon Women | Latter-Day Woman, Inc. | Sandy, Utah | Currently, there is an unrelated online magazine using a similar name:Latter-day Woman Magazine. | |
| Vision | 1989–current | quarterly magazine | Restoration Branch messages and news | Price Publishing | Independence, Missouri | [58][59] | |
| Nauvoo Journal | 1989–1999 | annual / semi-annual journal | Independent LDS histories | Early Mormon Research Institute | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced byMormon Historical Studies.Available online. | |
| Mormon Women's Forum Quarterly | 1989–1998 | quarterly journal | Independent LDS feminism | The Mormon Women's Forum | Salt Lake City, Utah | [60][61] | |
| Zarahemla: A Forum for LDS Poetry | 1990–1992 | quarterly ?? | LDS poetry | [62] | |||
| Chronicles of Courage | 1990–1997[40] | annual volume[41] | Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and local history | Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lessons for study at DUP "camps."[42] ReplacedAn Enduring Legacy. | |
| Latter-day Digest | 1992–1994 | monthly journal | LDS literature and art | Latter-day Foundation for the Arts | Orem, Utah | ||
| Wasatch Review International | 1992–1996 | biannual | A Mormon literary journal. | Wasatch Review International | Orem, Utah | ||
| Vigor: Advice & Commentary on Mormon Life | 1993–1999 | irregular newsletter | "Common problems, challenges, and opportunities…in ordinary Mormon life".[63] | Orson Scott Card, editor | Greensboro, North Carolina | Originally online atCompuServe. Issues freely printed and distributed by readers.[64]Available online. | |
| Pioneer Pathways | 1998–2008 | annual volume[41] | Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and local history | Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lessons for study at DUP "camps."[42] ReplacedChronicles of Courage. | |
| Irreantum | 1999–2013[65] | quarterly / semiannual journal | Poetry, prose and criticism for, by and about Mormons | Association for Mormon Letters | Orem, Utah | Included with AML membership or available separately.Available online. | |
| Latter-day Saint Historical Studies | 2000–current | semi-annual journal | Independent LDS histories | Ensign Peak Foundation | Salt Lake City, Utah | ReplacedNauvoo Journal. Formerly titledMormon Historical Studies.Available online. | |
| Collegiate Post | 2001–2007 | occasional magazine | Semi-independent voice onBYU and LDS issues | BYU students, College of Humanities, Honors Dept. | Provo, Utah | Shut down after controversial article by Ashley Sanders.[66] | |
| Desert Saints Magazine | 2001 – December 2012 | monthly magazine | LDS community, fun and inspiration | Ellis Media, Inc. | Henderson, Nevada | Freely distributed at businesses in Southern Utah and Southern Nevada. | |
| LDS Living | 2002–current | bi-monthly magazine | LDS lifestyle magazine | Deseret Book | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| Latter-day Trumpet | 2003–2011 | monthly newspaper | LDS interests and community inSouthern California | Craig S. Nelson | Upland, California | [67] | |
| LatterDayBride Magazine | 2005–current | annual magazine | LDS wedding planning | LatterDayBride | Salt Lake City, Utah | [68] | |
| Segullah | 2005–current | tri-annual journal | LDS women's literary magazine | Segullah Group | Provo, Utah | Biannual until 2007. Online only after 2013. Also publishes books and blog.Available online. | |
| Element: A Journal of Mormon Philosophy and Theology | 2005–current[69] | semi-annual journal | Academic journal of Mormon philosophy | Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology | Orem, Utah | Not issued during 2010–2014.Available online and from SMPT website.[70] | |
| The Mormon Worker | 2007–2011 | 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 | 2008–2013 | annual journal | Independent scholarship on Mormonism globally | David M. Morris, European Mormon Studies Association | Staffordshire, United Kingdom | WasBritish Journal of Mormon Studies until 2009 .[71] Online (printed by special order).[72] | |
| Mormon Artist | 2008–2011 | bi-monthly / quarterly magazine | LDS arts community coverage and interviews | Ben Crowder | Provo, Utah[73] | Available in both print and web editions.[74] No longer published in an issue format as of Fall 2011.[75] | |
| SquareTwo | 2008–current | tri-annual electronic journal | Faithful LDS Thought on Contemporary World Issues | Valerie M. Hudson | Editorial team includesRalph C. Hancock, John Mark Mattox, Susan R. Madsen,Neylan McBaine,George B. Handley[76]Available online. | ||
| The Mormon Review | 2009–2011 | quarterly electronic journal | Reviews of general works by Mormon thinkers[77] | Richard Bushman, Editor in Chief | Editorial board includesJames Faulconer,Daniel Fairbanks,Terryl Givens, andMargaret Blair Young. Last issue was in 2011.[78] | ||
| Museum Memories | 2009–current[40] | annual volume[41] | Pioneer transcriptions, accounts, and local history | Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lessons for study at DUP "camps."[42] ReplacedPioneer Pathways. | |
| The Claremont Journal of Mormon Studies | 2011 | electronic journal | Academic Mormon studies and new research[79] | Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association | Claremont, California | Student-run electronic journal. Website shows only inaugural issue.[79] | |
| Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship | 2012–current | occasional electronic journal | LDS apologetics and scholarship on the scriptures of LDS Church[80] | Interpreter Foundation,Daniel C. Peterson, editor | Orem, Utah | FormerlyInterpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture.Available online. | |
| The Salt Lake City Messenger[81] | 1964–2022 | Biannual newsletter | Criticism of Mormon history[82] | Utah Lighthouse Ministries | Salt Lake City | Founded byJerald and Sandra Tanner[83] | |
| Wayfare | 2022–current | Biannual print magazine | LDS magazine of culture and ideas | Faith Matters | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Essays, poetry, fiction and art.[84] |
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 inWales | Dan Jones | Rhydybont,Wales | InWelsh. Printed inCarmarthen in 1848. Succeeded byUdgorn Seion. |
| Udgorn Seion (Zion's Trumpet) | 1849–1862 | monthly / biweekly / weekly newspaper | Official LDS periodical inWales | John S. Davis | Carmarthen, Wales | InWelsh. ReplacedProphwyd y Jubili. Later produced byDan Jones, Daniel Daniels, Benjamin Evans,George Q. Cannon, atMerthyr Tydfil,Swansea,Liverpool. |
| Étoile du Déséret (Star of Deseret) | 1851–1852[85] | 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 inScandinavia | Erastus Snow, editor | Copenhagen, Denmark | InDanish. Available online atLDS Church History Library andarchive.org |
| Zion's Panier (Zion's Banner) | 1851–52 | monthly / semi-monthly | Official LDS periodical in Germany | John Taylor | Hamburg, Germany | In German. |
| Le Réflecteur (The Reflector) | 1853 | monthly | Official LDS publication inRomandy | T. B. H. Stenhouse | Lausanne,Switzerland | In French. |
| 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, Switzerland | In German. Later published atBern andZürich. |
| Die Reform (The Reform) | 1862–1864 | monthly | Official German LDS periodical | John L. Smith, Swiss-Italian-German Mission | Geneva, Switzerland | In German. Replaced byDer 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 fromHamburg,Dresden, Berlin,Frankfurt. Available online atLDS Church History Library |
| Nordstjernan: sanningen, kunskapen, dygden och tron äro förenade (The Northstar) | 1877–? | semi-monthly | Official LDS periodical inSweden. | N. C. Flygare, editor, Scandinavian Mission | Copenhagen, Denmark | InSwedish. Later published fromGoteborg, Sweden, by the Swedish Mission. |
| La Voz del desierto (The Voice of the Desert) | 1879 | monthly | "Organo de la Rama mexicana de La Iglesia Christiana de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias." (Organ of the Mexican branch of theLDS Church) | M. Hernandez | Mexico City,Mexico | In Spanish. Apparently published for at least two issues in 1879.[86] |
| Morgenstjernen (The Morningstar) | 1879?–1885 | monthly | Mormon history | Andrew Jenson | Copenhagen, Denmark to 1881. Then inSalt Lake City, Utah. | InDanish. Continued in English asHistorical Record beginning in 1886. |
| Ungdommens Raadgiver (Counselor of Youth) | 1880–1887 | monthly | Danish LDS youth | Andrew Jenson, editor | Copenhagen, Denmark | InDanish. |
| De Ster (The Star) | 1896–1999 | bimonthly/monthly | Official LDS Dutch-language publication | Fred Pieper, Netherlands/Belgium Mission | Rotterdam,Netherlands | In Dutch. Later published from The Hague and Utrecht. Replaced by theLiahona in 2000. |
| L'Étoile (The Star) | 1920–1940 and 1947–1999 | monthly magazine | Official LDS publication in France | LDS Church | Paris,France | In French. Later published from Torcy. Replaced by theLiahona in 2000. |
| In Yaotlapixqui (The Watchtower) | 1937–1939 | monthly | Official LDS publication in Mexico | Mexican Mission | Mexico City,Mexico | In Spanish. Initially titledEl Atalaya de México |
| El Mensajero akaEl Mensajero Deseret (The Messenger) | 1937–1955 | monthly | Official LDS periodical inArgentina | W. Ernest Young, editor, Argentine Mission | Buenos Aires, Argentina | In Spanish. Starting in 1947 edited jointly with the Uruguayan Mission. Replaced by the Spanish-language Liahona in 1955.[87] |
| Sendero Lamanita (Lamanite Way) | 1941–1946? | monthly | Official periodical of theTercero Convención (Third Convention) inMexico | ??Sandoval?? | Mexico City,Mexico | In Spanish. The schismatic Tercero Convención published this periodical for members of the Mexican Mission.[88] |
| A Gaivota (The Seagull) | 1948–1952 | monthly | Official LDS periodical inBrazil | Brazilian Mission | São Paulo,Brazil | InPortuguese.[89] |
| Liahona (Portuguese) | 1953–1977 | monthly magazine | Official LDS publication in Brazil | Brazilian Mission | São Paulo,Brazil | InPortuguese. ReplacedA Gaivota.[89] |
| Liahona (Spanish) | 1955–1977 | monthly magazine | Official LDS Spanish-language magazine | LDS Church | Mexico City,Mexico | Replaced and unified various Spanish-language periodicals. Published in Mexico City until unified with the other international magazines.[90] |
| Den Danske Stjerne (The Danish Star) | 1956–1999 | monthly magazine | Official Danish LDS publication | LDS Church | Copenhagen, Denmark | In Danish. ReplacedDer Skandinaviens Stjerne. RenamedStjernen in 1985. Replaced by theLiahona in 2000. |
| La Stella (The Star) | 1968–1999 | monthly magazine | Official LDS Italian-language magazine | Italian Mission | Florence, Italy | In Italian. Later published from Salt Lake City, Utah. Replaced by theLiahona in 2000. |
| Liahona | 1977–current | annual-monthly magazine | Official LDS international magazine | LDS Church | Salt Lake City, Utah | Replaced and unified various older periodicals, all retitledLiahona as of 1999. Available in 51 languages.[91] |
| Horizon: tijdschrift over de mormoonse gemeenschap (Horizon: magazine about the Mormon community) | 1982–83 | bi-monthly magazine | independent | InDutch. Apparently published by local Church members in the Netherlands.[92] | ||
| Morumon foramu (Mormon Forum) | 1988–2000 | semi-annual magazine | Morumon foramu henshubu | Jiro Numano | Shimomatsu City, Japan | In Japanese.[93] |
| Betrachtungen: Mormonische Kultur und Geisteswelt in Europa (Reflections: Mormon Culture and Intellectual Life in Europe) | 1993–1999? | semi-annual journal | Independent journal published by Mormons in Europe | Hartmut Weissmann | Versailles, France Bremen, Germany | In German, with some articles in French. |
| Lys over Norge (Light over Norway) | 1937–1998 | monthly | Official LDS international magazine | LDS Church | Oslo, Norway | In Norwegian. Replaced by theLiahona in 1998. |
This summer, Exponent II, the decades-old quarterly for Mormon women that stopped printing in 2006, was reborn.
