The copyrights of the Liahona magazine were held by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and/or Intellectual Reserve (wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Copyright was not renewed on the 28th year of the date of publication on this early issue, which has therefore fallen into the public domain per US law.
See:
Copyright registrations for 1966: Renewals for Periodicals Page 202 (Learning for Living (cont.) - Library Journal)
Copyright registrations for 1967 Renewals for Periodicals Page 387 (Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (cont.) - Liberty (start))
Copyright registrations for 1968 Renewals for Periodicals Page 397 (Journal of Organic Chemistry - Library Journal)
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