Elder’s Journal

The Elders’ Journal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (usually shortened to Elders’ Journal) was an early Latter Day Saint periodical edited by Don Carlos Smith, younger brother of Joseph Smith. It was the successor to the Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate and was eventually replaced by the Times and Seasons. Two issues of the Elders’ Journal were published in Kirtland, Ohio in 1837. The newspaper was then relocated to Far West, Missouri where two more issues were printed. The first two issues were published on the press that had previously been used to publish the Messenger and Advocate — but this press fell into the hands of Warren Parrish’s schismatic “Church of Christ” and a new press had to be obtained before printing could…