Church Proclamations

To date there have been 6 official proclamations issued by The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

What is a Proclamation?

According to Webster’s 1828 Dictionary a Proclamation is:

• Publication by authority; official notice given to the public.
• The declaration of any supreme magistrate publicly made known.
  
  http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/proclamation

The Church rarely issues proclamations and by the very choice of the word “proclamation” seems to be used to emphasize their importance.

The Proclamations

1. A Proclamation of the First Presidency of the Church to the Saints Scattered Abroad – January 1841
   https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Proclamations_of_the_First_Presidency_and_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles
   http://www.mormonhaven.com/proc1841.htm
   
   
2. Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [to the Kings of the World] – April 1845
   https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Proclamations_of_the_First_Presidency_and_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles
   http://www.mormonhaven.com/proc1845.htm
   
   
3. Proclamation of the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles [Order of the Church and the process of receiving doctrine] – October 1865
   https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Proclamations_of_the_First_Presidency_and_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles
   http://www.mormonhaven.com/proc1865.htm
   
   
4. Proclamation of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles [150th Anniversary of organization of church] – April 1980
   https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1980/05/proclamation?lang=eng
   https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Proclamations_of_the_First_Presidency_and_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles
   
   
5. The Family: A Proclamation to the World – September 1995
   https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world?lang=eng
   
   
6. The Restoration of the Fullness of the Gospel: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World [200th Anniversary of 1st Vision] – April 2020
   https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/multimedia/file/restoration-proclamation-2020-april.pdf