The Latter-day Trumpet is the first distributed newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 that is intended primarily for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Southern California

Southern California

Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

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This monthly publication began in February 2003 and covers the interests, activities, uplifting articles, and announcements of the LDS Church within Southern California. The paper enters nearly 19,000 California homes and is a free newspaper intended as a service to the LDS population. The newspaper is not an official publication of the Church; rather, it is operated and maintained by the volunteer efforts of several individual members of the church within Southern California.

External links

• Ensignbooks.com publisher of the Latter-day Trumpet
  • Online archive of paper from Ensign Books
    Ensign Books
    Ensign Books began in 1988 in Upland, California and has grown to become the third largest LDS retail bookstore chain in the world behind Deseret Book and Seagull Book & Tape. Ensign Books is owned and operated by Craig and Beverly Nelson. The bookstore is tailored but not limited to members of...