Elders' Journal

It was the successor to the Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate and was eventually replaced by the Times and Seasons.

Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon relocated to a new headquarters in Far West and continued to publish the Elders' Journal until the events of the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri prevented further operations in the state.

The press of the Elders' Journal in Far West, was used by the LDS Church to publish Rigdon's July 4th oration, which was one of the factors that increased tensions between Latter Day Saints and non-Mormons in northwestern Missouri.

[2] 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.

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.

First issue of the Elders’ Journal . Kirtland, Ohio, October, 1837.
First issue of the new Elders’ Journal . Atlanta Georgia, August, 1903.
Last issue of Liahona The Elders’ Journal . Independence, Missouri, February, 1945.