The Youth's Instructor was a paper intended for youths aged sixteen to thirty. The paper was published monthly until demand led to a weekly edition starting in 1879. In 1970, the magazine's duties transferred to Insight magazine, which is still published today.
Editors, 1852-1970
Name |
Tenure |
| James White | 1852-1853 |
| Anna White | 1854 |
| James White | 1855-1857 |
| G. W. Amadon | 1858-1864 |
| Adelia P. Patten Van Horn | 1864-1867 |
| G. W. Amadon | 1867-1869 |
| G. H. Bell | 1869-1871 |
| Jennie R. Trembley | 1871-1873 |
| Jennie A. Merriam | 1873-1875 |
| Minerva J. Chapman | 1875-1879 |
| Mary K. White and V. A. Merriam | 1879-1880 |
| V. A. Merriam | 1880-1881 |
| Eva Bell Giles | 1882-1883 |
| Eva Bell Giles, Adolph B. Oyen, and Winnie E. Loughborough Kelsea | 1883 |
| Minerva J. Chapman | 1884-1889 |
| Winnie E. Loughborough Kelsea | 1890-1891 |
| M. B. Duffie, P. T. Magan, J. O. Corliss, and Fannie Bolton | 1891 |
| N. W. Lawrence | 1891-1894 |
| J. H. Durland and M. E. Kellogg | 1895-1896 |
| J. H. Durland | 1897 |
| W. H. McKee and J. C. Bartholf | 1897-1899 |
| Adelaide Bee Cooper Evans | 1899-1904 |
| Fannie M. Dickerson Chase | 1904-1922 |
| Lora E. Clement | 1923-1952 |
| Walter T. Crandall | 1952-1970 |