''The Ensign of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'', commonly shortened to ''Ensign'' ( ), was an official periodical of

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(LDS Church) from 1971 to 2020. The magazine was first issued in January 1971, along with the

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'' New Era'' (for youth) and the '' Friend'' (for children). Each of these magazines replaced the older church publications ''

The Improvement Era The ''Improvement Era'' (often shortened to ''The Era'') was an official magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1897 and 1970. History The ''Improvement Era'' was first published in 1897 as a replacement t ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Instructor'', and the ''

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''. Unlike some of its predecessors, the ''Ensign'' contained no advertisements. As an official church publication, the ''Ensign'' contained faith-promoting and proselytizing information, stories, sermons, and writings of church leaders. For many years, the May and November editions of the ''Ensign'' provided reports of the proceedings of the church's annual and semi-annual general conferences. These issues contain the full sermons and business of the conferences, as well as a current photographic list of the church's general authorities and general officers. The text of every issue of the magazine is available on the church's web site. Each issue since January 2001 is also available in

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format. In April 2018, the magazine discontinued its First Presidency message, an article traditionally found at the front of the magazine written by a member of the church's First Presidency. This message was traditionally used by home teachers for a lesson as they visited their assigned families. This change coincided with the church's revamping of the home teaching program into

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. In August 2020, the LDS Church announced that the ''Ensign'' would cease publication at the end of 2020 and would be replaced by the English-language version of '' Liahona''. The final issue was dated December 2020.

Editors

Doyle L. Green Doyle LeRoy Green (1915 – November 23, 1975) was editor of the ''Improvement Era'' and later of the ''Ensign'', '' New Era'', and '' Friend'' magazines for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Biography From 1936 to 19 ...

(1971–75) *

Dean L. Larsen Dean LeRoy Larsen (May 24, 1927 – October 28, 2019) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1976 until his death. He was the eighteenth Church Historian and Recorder from 1985 to 1997. Lar ...

(1977–78) *

James E. Faust James Esdras Faust (July 31, 1920 – August 10, 2007) was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. Faust was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1995 unti ...

(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 ...

(1985–86) * Joseph B. Wirthlin (1986)Encyclopedia of Mormonism: Ensign
Retrieved 2 March 2019. *

Hugh W. Pinnock Hugh Wallace Pinnock (January 15, 1934 – December 16, 2000) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1977 until his death. Pinnock was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a young man, he served ...

(1987–89) *Rex D. Pinegar (1990–94) *

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 ...

(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 organiz ...

(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 fro ...

(1999–2000) *Dennis B. Neuenschwander (2001–04) *

Jay E. Jensen Jay Edwin Jensen (born February 5, 1942) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1992. He served as a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy from 2008 to 2012.

(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 m ...

(2008–10) *Paul B. Pieper (2010–12) *Craig A. Cardon (2012–15) *

Joseph W. Sitati Joseph Wafula Sitati (born 16 May 1952) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2009, when he became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He is the church's first black African ge ...

(2015–17) *Hugo E. Martinez (2017–18) *Randy D. Funk (2018–20)

References

External links

''Ensign'' Official site
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