The Liahona. Independence, Mo.: Published under the auspices of the missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States, 1907. 1 v. 30 cm.
The Liahona, was published in 11 weekly issues beginning with no. 1, April 6, 1907 and ending with no. 11, June 15, 1907 (although issue no. 7 was omitted in numbering, but not by date). Its editorial offices were a part of the Central States Mission in Independence, Missouri, but it's constituency was much broader as indicated in the Editorial of the first issue on pages 6-10, where not only the Central States Mission was included, but also the Northern States Mission, the Western States Mission and the Eastern States Mission.
The "Mission of The Liahona" was carefully articulated on page 10-11 of issue no. 1 by indicating that "it has long been the belief of the presiding officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States that a suitable publication, located at some central point, and having a general circulation in the several missions, would be a powerful auxiliary in missionary work, and The Liahona is the result of that conviction." It was to be dedicated to principles of the gospel, and would include articles written by Elders in the field "and the best writers in the Church," written especially with missionary work in mind. "A special feature will be letters written by Elders in the field, . . . [where] they will recount their travels, labors and experiences." And, with wisdom, the editorial portrayed these letters as "romantic, heroic, pathetic and marvelous with a charm seldom equaled by fiction."
This weekly publication was succeeded by the Liahona: The Elders' Journal, which began publication on June 22, 1907 in Independence, Missouri.