dollar, per annum, paid in advance. All letters must be Post Paid, and directed to the Publisher. Far West, Mo. April 26, 1838. Contents The Elders' Journal contains a number of letters from church leaders, minutes from church conferences as well as notices of marriages and obituaries. The July 1838 issue published a "Q & A" style interview with the editorial board (led by Joseph Smith, Jr.) about Smith's personal history and Mormon beliefs. Namesake In 1903, under the direction of Ben E. Rich, the LDS Church's Southern States Mission began publishing a monthly periodical called Elders' Journal, which was named after the 1837–38 periodical of the same name. By September 1, 1904, the publication had moved from Atlanta, Georgia, to a newly purchased Southern States Mission office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and, with a price increase from $0.25 to $0.50 annually, became a semi-monthly publication. In June 1907, the Elders' Journal was merged with The Liahona, a weekly publication created in April 1907 for use in all missions of the LDS Church in the United States. The combined publication was named Liahona: The Elders’ Journal and printed in Independence, Missouri. The new publication retained the format of the Elders' Journal rather than The Liahona and remained semi-monthly. Subscription lists from both publication were combined, roughly 20,000 copies of the first edition were printed, and the consolidated publication continued for the next 37 years. In the final issue of Liahona: The Elders’ Journal, published February 27, 1945, the editors recommended readers subscribe to one of two LDS Church periodicals; the weekly Church News, or the monthly magazine The Improvement Era. Wrapped with the final issue was a sample copy of the Church News as it was presumably less well known to subscribers than The Improvement Era. The Church News, a weekly insert in the Deseret News, had been available in limited circulation outside of Utah since 1943. The Improvement Era, had been available since 1897. See also The Evening and the Morning Star List of Latter Day Saint periodicals Messenger and Advocate Millennial Star Times and Seasons Notes References External links Elders' Journal (multiple formats) courtesy of the LDS Church History Library and the Internet Archive Elders' Journal (Liahona, the Elders' Journal) of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1903 -1945, courtesy of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham