THE LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD FAMILY OF FUNDS
625 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
November 6, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Branch of Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: The Lutheran Brotherhood Family of Funds - File Nos. 2-25984 and
811-1467 ("the Registrant"); Combined Prospectus dated October 31,
1997 for Lutheran Brotherhood Opportunity Growth Fund, Lutheran
Brotherhood World Growth Fund, Lutheran Brotherhood Mid Cap Growth
Fund, Lutheran Brotherhood Fund, Lutheran Brotherhood High Yield Fund,
Lutheran Brotherhood Income Fund, Lutheran Brotherhood Municipal Bond
Fund, and Lutheran Brotherhood Money Market Fund and the Combined
Statement of Additional Information dated October 31, 1997 for the same
funds (collectively, the "Funds"), each a series of the Registrant.
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant hereby certifies that the form of the captioned prospectus and
statement of additional information that would have been filed by the
Registrant pursuant to 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 59 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A
would not have differed from that contained in said Amendment, which is the
most recent amendment to such registration statement and was filed
electronically on October 30, 1997.
Please direct any comments or questions concerning this certificate to the
undersigned at (612) 340-8039.
Sincerely,
LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD FAMILY OF FUNDS
By: /s/ Randall L. Wetherille
Randall L. Wetherille
Assistant Secretary
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