“Update: International Magazines,” Ensign, July 1997, 80
Update: International Magazines
In 1846 Dan Jones, a missionary in Wales, began an LDS Church magazine in Welsh. He published 32 issues of the magazine. In 1851 three more Church magazines began publication separately in Danish, French, and German. By the turn of the century, Swedish and Dutch magazines had been added.
Today Church magazines are published in 23 languages, including English.
1930: 8 languages
1950: 10 languages
1960: 12 languages
1970: 16 languages
1980: 17 languages
1990: 20 languages
31 December 1996: 23 languages