Relief Society Magazine

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Relief Society Magazine was the official publication of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1915 to 1970. It succeeded the earlier Woman's Exponent, which was begun in 1876. The magazine was an important publishing outlet for Utah women, and was run by women editors. The founding editor, Susa Young Gates, edited the magazine from 1915 to 1922.

In January 1971, the LDS Church discontinued the magazine, as part of the implementation of the Priesthood Correlation Program. Thus, the magazine and several others within the church were replaced by the Ensign. Today, the Relief Society has no publication of its own.

v • d • e English-language periodicals of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Official (published by the LDS Church or its institutional predecessors)	Evening and Morning Star (1832–1833) • Messenger and Advocate (1834–1837) • The Elders' Journal (1837) • Times and Seasons (1839–1846) • Millennial Star (1840–1970) • The Seer (1853–1854) • Journal of Discourses (1854–1886) • Young Woman's Journal (1897–1929) • Improvement Era (1897–1970) • Juvenile Instructor (1901–1930) • The Children's Friend (1902–1970) • Relief Society Magazine (1915–1970) • The Instructor (1930–1970) • Ensign (1971– ) • New Era (1971– ) • The Friend (1971– ) • Tambuli (1977–1995) • Liahona (1995– )

Semi-official (published by an entity owned or controlled by the LDS Church or informally adopted by a church auxiliary)	The Wasp (1842–1843) • Nauvoo Neighbor (1843–1845) • Deseret News (1850– ) • Juvenile Instructor (1866–1900) • Woman's Exponent (1872–1914) • The Contributor (1879–1896) • Church News (1931– ) • BYU Studies (1959– )

Unaffiliated (published by an entity unconnected to the LDS Church and independent of church support)	Gospel Reflector (1841) • Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1966– ) • Exponent II (1974– ) • Sunstone Magazine (1975– ) • Beehive Standard Weekly (1975– ) • Desert Saints Magazine (2006– )