The True Latter Day Saints' Herald was first published in January 1860, shortly after the organization of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church) and was the official newspaper of the RLDS Church. The first edition was published in Cincinnati, Ohio

Ohio

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; its editor was Isaac Sheen. In March 1863, publication moved to Plano

Plano, Illinois

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, Illinois

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 and in November 1881 to Lamoni

Lamoni, Iowa

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,444 people, 818 households, and 428 families residing in the city. The population density was 761.1 people per square mile . There were 904 housing units at an average density of 281.5 per square mile...

, Iowa

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. In May 1921 the publication moved to its current location in Independence, Missouri.

The Herald has gone through a number of name changes in its history:

• The True Latter Day Saints' Herald (1860–1876)
• The Saints' Herald (1877–1953)
• Saints' Herald (1954–1972)
• Saints Herald (1973–2000)
• Herald (2001–present)

External links

• The Saints' Herald : text of selected articles, 1860–1992