Juvenile Instructor

[2] The Juvenile Instructor was issued monthly and was initially targeted toward the children and youth members of the LDS Church.

It consisted of catechisms on the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants; musical compositions; illustrations; stories; editorial teachings; and other aids to gospel instruction.

It was the first magazine for children published in the United States west of the Mississippi River.

From 1901 to 1929, the magazine was considered the official publication of the church's Sunday School.

In 1882, he wrote a series of popular articles in the magazine about Joseph Smith and the translation of the Book of Mormon.