1848, he also became the editor and publisher of the Mil- lennial Star. In his first issue as editor, he also printed an address to the members and missionaries of the church.[5] During its 130-year history, the Millennial Star varied from being monthly, semi-monthly and even weekly, and was primarily aimed at British Latter-day Saints. Due to the Priesthood Correlation Program of the church that sought to encourage uniformity and extend control over printed materials, the Millennial Star was replaced by Ensign at the end of 1970.
2 Editors
• Parley P. Pratt: May 1840 – October 1842
• Thomas Ward: November 1842[6] – 1 October 1846
• Orson Hyde: 15 October 1846 – 15 January 1847
• Orson Spencer: 1 February 1847 – 1 August 1848
• Orson Pratt: 15 August 1848 – 15 December 1850
• Franklin D. Richards: 1 January 1851 – 1 May 1852
Millennial Star • Samuel W. Richards: 8 May 1852 – 24 June 1854
The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star (usually short- • Franklin D. Richards (2nd term): 1 July 1854[7] – ened to Millennial Star) was the longest continuously published periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of • Albert Carrington: Latter-day Saints, being printed in England from 1840 until 1970, when it was replaced by the Church-wide • George Reynolds: September 1871 – May 1872 Ensign. • Albert Carrington (2nd term):
1 History 3 Namesake The first issue of the Millennial Star was published in Manchester, England in May 1840, with Latter Day Millennial Star is also the name of an LDS-themed blog, Saint Apostle Parley P. Pratt as editor and W. R. part of the so-called Bloggernacle or community of Mor- [8] Thomas as printer.[1] First mention of the newspaper be- mon blogs. ing sold in Liverpool appeared in March 1842[2] and printing was officially moved to Liverpool with the April 1842 issue.[3] Pratt was eventually replaced as editor by 4 See also Thomas Ward.[4] When Ward left England, the Star was thereafter edited or supervised by mission presidents of • List of Latter Day Saint periodicals the church’s European Mission, based in England. When Orson Pratt was called as mission president in • John Lyon (poet)
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5 Notes
[1] See the vol. 1. no. 1, May 1840 issue.
[2] The reference is made in the printing information at the end of the number: Millennial Star, March 1842, p. 176
[3] Liverpool became the printing location mentioned in Mil- lennial Star, April 1842, p. 192.
[4] Parley P. Pratt, “Farewell Address to Our Readers and Pa- trons”, Millennial Star, October 1842, pp. 109-10.
[5] Orson Pratt, “President Orson Pratt’s First General Epis- tle to the Saints throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Ire- land, and Adjacent Countries, Greeting”, Millennial Star, 15 August 1848, pp. 241-47.
[6] Thomas Ward, “Address to Our Readers and Patrons”, Millennial Star, November 1842, pp. 123-24.
[7] Franklin D. Richards, “Appointment of Elder F. D. Richards to the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the British Isles, and the Adjacent Countries”, Millennial Star, 24 June 1854, pp. 385-86.
[8] Millennial Star blog
6 References
• Crawley, Peter (2005) [1997], A Descriptive Bib- liography of the Mormon Church, Volume One 1830-1847, Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, pp. 108–13, ISBN 1- 57008-395-9, OCLC 40429399 • Peterson, Stanley A. (1992), “Millennial Star”, in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mor- monism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, p. 477, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140
7 External links
• Millennial Star (PDF scans) Volumes 1–62, 1840– 1900, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University • Millennial Star (scans) Volumes 63–132, 1901– 1970, Church History Library and Internet Archives. 3
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