''Liahona'' (formerly ''Tambuli'' in the English-language version) is an official magazine of

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(LDS Church). It is named after the word liahona from the

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. The magazine began publication in 1977. Prior to 2021, the magazine consisted of articles for children, youth, and adults, all of which were published concurrently in the church's English-language ''

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'', '' New Era'', and ''

Friend Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept of ...

'' magazines. Until the April 1995 edition, the

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version of the magazine was called ''Tambuli''; other language versions of the magazine had different titles. Since 1999, all the languages have adopted some form of the title "Liahona."

Editors

* Dean L. Larsen (1977–78) * James E. Faust (1979) *

M. Russell Ballard Melvin Russell Ballard Jr. (born October 8, 1928) is an American businessman and religious leader who is currently the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has ...

(1980–84) *

Carlos E. Asay Carlos Egan Asay (June 12, 1926 – April 10, 1999) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1976 until his death. Early life Asay was born in Sutherland, Utah, and raised in Monroe, Utah. In 19 ...

(1985–86) * Hugh W. Pinnock (1987–89) *

Joe J. Christensen Joe Junior Christensen (July 21, 1929 – May 18, 2021) was a president of Ricks College (1985 to 1989) and a general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1989 until his death. He was also president of t ...

(1994–95)Rex D. Pinegar and Joe J. Christensen were co-editors in 1994. *

Jack H. Goaslind Jack H. Goaslind Jr. (April 18, 1928 – April 27, 2011) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1978 until his death. He was the seventeenth general president of the church's Young Men organiza ...

(1996–98) *

Marlin K. Jensen Marlin Keith Jensen (born May 18, 1942) is an American attorney who has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1989. He served as the official Church Historian and Recorder of the church fr ...

(1999–2000) *Dennis B. Neuenschwander (2001–04) * Jay E. Jensen (2005–08) *

Spencer J. Condie Spencer Joel Condie (born August 27, 1940) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1989. Condie previously worked as a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) and also served as a mis ...

(2008–10) *Paul B. Pieper (2010–12) *Craig A. Cardon (2012–15) * Joseph W. Sitati (2015–17) *Hugo E. Martinez (2017–18) *Randy D. Funk (2018–22) *Randall K. Bennett (2022- )

Change in scope

In 2020, the LDS Church announced that the English-language ''Ensign'' magazine would be discontinued and would be replaced with ''Liahona''.McKenzie Stauffer
"LDS Church to replace 'Ensign,' 'New Era' with global magazines"
kutv.com, August 15, 2020. Since ''Liahona'' will thus be the church magazine for adults, the content formerly found in ''Liahona'' for children and youth will instead be found in ''The Friend'' and the new magazine '' For the Strength of Youth'', respectively.

Previous publications of similar title

''The Liahona'' was a weekly newspaper edited by

Nephi Anderson Christian Nephi Anderson (January 22, 1865 – January 6, 1923) was a prominent Utah novelist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A prolific writer of the " Home Literature" period of LDS fiction, Anderso ...

published in

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, in 1907. It was collapsed with '' The Elders' Journal'' (published in

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) into ''Liahona, the Elders' Journal'' (based in Independence) which ran from 1907 to 1942. Both focused on the news and doctrine of the church, with relevant reprints.

References

External links

Official homepage of English-language ''Liahona''Complete archive of English-language ''Liahona'' and ''Tambuli''
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints periodicals Monthly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1977 1977 in Christianity Magazines published in Utah Multilingual magazines {{Christian-mag-stub

Editors

Change in scope

Previous publications of similar title

See also

References

External links