Portal:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Official Church Publications

Standard Works

• The Holy Bible
  • The Church primarily uses the King James Version, but in December 2025 acknowledged the faithfulness of other modern translations to the original Hebrew and Greek texts, and so allows other versions for study.
  • Concerning their view of the Biblical Apocrypha, see Doctrine and Covenants, Section 91.
• The Book of Mormon
• The Doctrine and Covenants
• The Pearl of Great Price

Reference Works

• Ready References (1891) by various elders from the British Mission of the Church. The preface to the work states that it was "published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
• The Articles of Faith (1899) by James E. Talmage. The title page states that it was "written by appointment; and published by the Church."
• The House of the Lord (1912) by James E. Talmage. The title page states that it was "published by the Church."
• Jesus the Christ (1915) by James E. Talmage. The title page states that it was "published by the Church."

Periodicals and newspapers

• The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834) (external scan)
• Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (1834–1837) (external scan)
• Elders’ Journal of The Church of Latter Day Saints (1837–1838) (external scan)
• Times and Seasons (1839–1846) (external scan)
• The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star (1840–1970) (external scan)
• The Prophet (1844–1845) (external scan) — Called the New-York Messenger for several issues in 1845.
• The Deseret News (1850–present) — Although still owned by the Church, the Deseret News ceased to function as the Church's primary official newspaper in 1931, when the Church News was introduced as a dedicated section for official Church news and announcements.
• The Seer (1853–1854) (external scan) — Officially condemned by the First Presidency and Twelve in their 23 August 1865 proclamation.
• The Zion’s Watchman (1853–1856) (external scan)
• The Journal of Discourses (1854–1886) — Semi-official publication. Authorized by the First Presidency in 1853.
• The Mormon (1855–1857) (external scan)
• The Juvenile Instructor (1866–1929) (external scan)
• The Contributor (1879–1896) (external scan)
• Conference Reports of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1880; 1897–2017) (external scan)
• The Young Woman’s Journal (1889–1929) (external scan) — Merged with The Improvement Era.
• The Improvement Era (1897–1970) (external scan)
• The Children’s Friend (1902–1970) (external scan)
• The Elders' Journal of the Southern States Mission (1903–1907) (external scan)
• The Liahona (1907) (external scan)
• Liahona, the Elders’ Journal (1907–1945) (external scan) — A combination of The Elders’ Journal and The Liahona.
• The Relief Society Magazine (1914–1970) (external scan)

Histories

• History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edited by B. H. Roberts. "Published by the Church." (Cited as "DHC" or "Documentary History.")
  • Volumes 1–6. (1902–1912). (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
  • Volume 7 (1932) will enter the Public Domain in 2028. (external scan)
• A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 6 Volumes, by B. H. Roberts (1930) "Published by the Church." (Cited as "CHC" or "Comprehensive History.") (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Messages of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve

• Proclamation (23 August 1865)

Latter-day Saint Authors

Church Presidents (with dates of service)

1. Joseph Smith, Jr. (1830–1844)
2. Brigham Young (1847–1877)
3. John Taylor (1880–1887)
4. Wilford Woodruff (1889–1898)
5. Lorenzo Snow (1898–1901)
6. Joseph F. Smith (1901–1918)
7. Heber J. Grant (1918–1945)

Counselors in the First Presidency (with dates of service)

• Sidney Rigdon (1832–1844).—Left the Church following the death of Joseph Smith.
• Oliver Cowdery (1837–1838).—Assistant President of the Church from 1834–1838. Excommunicated in 1838; rebaptized in 1848.
• Amasa Lyman (1843-1844).—Permanently stripped of his Apostleship in 1867 for repeatedly teaching false doctrine.
• Jedediah M. Grant (1854–1856)
• Daniel H. Wells (1857–1877)

Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (with dates of service)

• Orson Hyde (1835–May 1839); (Jun 1839–1878)
• Parley P. Pratt (1835–1857)
• Orson Pratt (1835–Aug 1842); (Jan 1843–1881).—Briefly excommunicated.
• George A. Smith (1839–1868)
• Amasa Lyman (1842–1843); (1845–1867).—Permanently stripped of Apostleship and removed from the Quorum in 1867 for repeatedly teaching false doctrine.
• Ezra T. Benson (1846—1869)
• Franklin D. Richards (1849–1899)
• Charles C. Rich (1849–1883)
• Erastus Snow (1849–1888)

Other General Authorities

• Martin Harris.—Excommunicated in 1837; rebaptized in 1870.
• David Whitmer.—Excommunicated in 1838. Never rebaptized.
• B. H. Roberts

Other notable members

• Eliza Roxcy Snow. Poet and Hymnwriter. Wife of Joseph Smith, and following his death, wife of Brigham Young. Sister of Lorenzo Snow.
• Daniel Webster Jones. First president of the Mexican Mission.
• James A. Little. Polygamist. Served in the British Mission.
• Ralph Vary Chamberlin. Zoologist and historian.
• William Henry Chamberlin. Philosopher and theologian.
• Orson Spencer
• Benjamin Franklin Johnson (1818–1905)

Works related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Works published in defense of plural marriage

• Patriarchal Order, or Plurality of Wives! (1853), by Orson Spencer
• Celestical Marriage, and the Plurality of Wives! (1854), by Jesse Haven
• Defence of Polygamy, by a Lady in Utah (1854), by Belinda Marden Pratt
• Dialogue between A. and B. on Polygamy (1854), by Richard Ballantyne
• Why the "Latter Day Saints" Marry a Plurality of Wives (1854), by Benjamin F. Johnson
• Scriptural Evidences in Support of Polygamy (1856), published by George Q. Cannon
• The Mormon Question, being a Speech of Vice-President Schuyler Colfax, at Salt Lake City. A Reply thereto by Elder John Taylor; and a Letter of Vice-President Colfax, published in the "New York Independent," with Elder Taylor's Reply (1870)
• The Supreme Court Decision in the Reynolds Case: Interview between President John Taylor and O. J. Hollister, Esq. (1879), reported by G. F. Gibbs
• Plural Marriage, as Taught by the Prophet Joseph (1882), by Helen Mar Whitney
• Why We Practice Plural Marriage (1884), by Helen Mar Whitney
• "Mormon" Protest against Injustice: An Appeal for Constitutional and Religious Liberty (1885), reported by John Irvine
• President Woodruff's Manifesto: Proceedings at the Semi-Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Monday Forenoon, October 6, 1890
• Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage (1905), by Joseph Fielding Smith

Discourses

• Discourse by Elder Joseph F. Smith, delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, July 7, 1878

From periodicals

• "Celestial Marriage," by Orson Pratt, in The Seer 1 (1–12)
• "Christian Polygamy in the Sixteenth Century," by Orson Pratt, in The Seer 1 (12)
• "Polygamy," by John Jaques, in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 15 (7, 9–11)
• "Nelly and Abby," in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 15 (15–16)
• "Monogamy, Polygamy, and Christianity," in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 15 (32)
• "O Man! Weigh and Consider before Thou Judgest," by S. W. Richards, in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 15 (Suppl.)
• "Polygamy and Utah," in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 17 (8)
• "Correspondence between the Rev. G. W. Spooner and President F. D. Richards," in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 17 (31)
• "Baptism and Plurality of Wives," in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 17 (40–41)
• "Plural Marriage" in The Historical Record 6 (3–5)

Works published in opposition to the Church

Apostate Memoirs

• Mormonism: Its Leaders and Designs (1857) by John Hyde, Jr.
• Fifteen Years among the Mormons (1858) by Nelson Winch Green (transcription project)
• "Tell it All": The Story of a Life Experience in Mormonism (1875) by Fanny Stenhouse
• Wife No. 19 (1876) by Ann Eliza Young

See also

• Portal:Christianity