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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-114489
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221103

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000916907
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
		IRS NUMBER:				431665523
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2991 OAK GROVE ROAD
		CITY:			POPLAR BLUFF
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		573-778-1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2991 OAK GROVE ROAD
		CITY:			POPLAR BLUFF
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63901

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940104
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">November 3, 2022</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 85%; text-align: left">Southern Missouri Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><B>(SEC File No.&nbsp;333-268110)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;461 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, Southern Missouri Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) hereby requests acceleration of the effective
date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Monday, November&nbsp;7, 2022, at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter
as is practicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company requests that it be notified of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement by telephone call to Marty Meyrowitz of Silver Freedman Taff&nbsp;&amp; Tiernan LLP, the registrant&rsquo;s
legal counsel, at (202) 295-4527.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Southern Missouri Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Greg A. Steffens</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Greg A. Steffens</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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