- Juvenile Instructor
"The Juvenile Instructor" was an official periodical of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1901 and 1930. It was first published in 1866 as a private publication. In 1930, the LDS Church replaced it with "The Instructor "."The Juvenile Instructor" was issued monthly from 1866 and was initially targeted primarily at the children and youth members of the LDS Church. It consisted of
catechism s on theBible ,Book of Mormon , andDoctrine and Covenants ; musical compositions; illustrations; stories; editorial teachings; and other aids togospel instruction. It was the first magazine for children published in theUnited States west of theMississippi River . [Harold G. Hillam , [http://lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=002584d4a0a0c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Sunday School: Oil for Our Lamps”] , "Ensign", Aug. 1999, 15.]For much of its history, "The Juvenile Instructor" was owned by the
Cannon family . Its first editor wasGeorge Q. Cannon , an apostle of the church. Cannon and his family continued to publish the magazine privately untilJanuary 1 ,1901 , when theDeseret Sunday School Union purchased the magazine and continued its publication as its official organ. Between 1901 and 1930, the magazine was considered the official publication of the LDS Church's Sunday School.Between 1881 and 1890, an assistant editor of "The Juvenile Instructor" was George Reynolds, who wrote a series of popular articles in the magazine about
Joseph Smith, Jr. and the translation of theBook of Mormon in 1882.ee also
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List of Latter Day Saint periodicals Notes
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