[2][3] Though Woman's Exponent was incredibly popular with subscriptions exceeding 4,000,[4] Susa Young Gates believed the Relief Society could reach even more people by changing the format of their distributions.

[citation needed] After World War II, the Relief Society Magazine began publishing pro-motherhood and anti-work themes in its pages.

"[7] Starting in 1966, the Relief Society began publishing a Spanish edition of the magazine to reach the ever-growing Hispanic population of The Church.

[9] After World War II the magazine shifted focus from political activities and global missionary work to sewing projects and charity organizations.

[9] Lesson topics ranged from bible chapters for home reading to the importance of theatre and the arts to the role Jesus as savior.

An instruction circular advised Relief Society stakes that wards should prioritize the official curricula, writing that they would be "mistaken" to "reject that which has been prepared by proper authority."

The magazine began incorporating this diversified readership through a regular column titled "Notes from the Field", which described some of the experiences that missionaries around the world were having.

In the diary of Joseph W. Booth, one of the pictured missionaries in Syria, he recounts the time he received that July edition, and showed it to the local members.

[16] In addition there was a column entitled "Notes to the Field" which gave official instructions and guidance straight from the Presidency of the Relief Society to the wards and organizations throughout the world.

A continually growing global audience, expansion of male authorship, and a limited access to all writers all played a significant role; however, these all culminated in the Priesthood Correlation Program in December 1970.

[17] Though the magazine contained inclusive columns such as "Notes from the Field", these still told the international stories from the perspective of the American missionaries.