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38: 383: 348:, was first published in January 1987 with Christopher C. Warren as editor. It was meant to be the voice for the Independent Church, which was "divided into three self-governing and autonomous organisations known, respectively, as the 311:, was published. It was printed by the Guild of Mormon Writers as a means of disseminating their fiction, non-fiction, and poetical writings. The preliminary issue was released in June 1977. Discussions soon began of joining 258:, and Warren Cowdery became the editor. The last issue was published in September 1837 after LDS Church leaders became dissatisfied with Warren Cowdery's efforts. In October 1837 the newspaper was succeeded by the 343:
Another sect of the Latter Day Saint movement, the Independent Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also published a periodical using the "Messenger and Advocate" title. The magazine, called the
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The name "Messenger and Advocate," or variations thereof, has been used many times since the Kirtland and Rigdonite newspapers. In 1977, a short-lived magazine, entitled
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The May 1835 issue was the last with Cowdery as editor, because there was "other business and other duties, in which my services are requisite."
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In 1844, Sidney Rigdon asserted a claim to be the successor of Joseph Smith and he organized a group of Latter Day Saints in
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In March 1836, Cowdery again became editor when both Whitmer and Phelps returned to Missouri. Cowdery's brother
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claimed that he was actually performing the editorial duties. In February 1837, the printing press was sold to
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published a newsletter for his newly organized Church of Jesus Christ, a splinter sect of
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replaced Cowdery as editor. Whitmer may have been heavily assisted in his duties by
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or community of Mormon blogs, that carries the name "Messenger and Advocate".
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paper. After Rigdon changed the name of the church back to the original "
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A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church, Volume One 1830-1847
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A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church, Volume One 1830-1847
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served as editor and the first issue was printed in October 1834.
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was established after a mob had destroyed the printing press of
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A Brief History of the Demise of The New Messenger and Advocate
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was discontinued in favor of a uniquely Ohio newspaper, the
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Minutes of a Conference Held in Pittsburgh, Oct. 12th 1844
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Independent Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate
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Independent Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate
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Address to the Patrons of the Messenger and Advocate
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Messenger and Advocate (Rigdonite)

Broadsheet
Oliver Cowdery
Frederick G. Williams
English
Kirtland, Ohio
United States
Media of the United States
List of newspapers
Latter Day Saint
Kirtland, Ohio
The Evening and the Morning Star
Elders' Journal
Independence, Missouri
Oliver Cowdery
John Whitmer
W. W. Phelps
Warren
Joseph Smith
Sidney Rigdon
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Times and Seasons
Rigdonite
Church of Christ
Sunstone Magazine
Art Bulla
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
blog
Bloggernacle

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