''The Instructor'' was an official

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(LDS Church) between 1930 and 1970, during which time it was the official organ of the LDS Church's Sunday School

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History

''The Instructor'' began publication in 1930, when the church's Sunday School ceased publication of ''

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'', its official publication since 1901. Like its predecessor, ''The Instructor'' was targeted primarily at the LDS Church's youth and young adult membership. The first editor of the periodical was George D. Pyper, a member of the general superintendency of the

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. With the implementation of the Priesthood Correlation Program, ''The Instructor'' ceased publication in 1970. Although the Sunday School did not replace it with an official publication, in 1971 the LDS Church began publishing the '' New Era'' for youth and the ''

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'' for adults.

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External links

''The Instructor''
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History

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