SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.

531 Vine Street

Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901

November 15, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:	Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”)
	Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of
	Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-174113)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement to November 16, 2011 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. We acknowledge that:

• should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

• the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

• the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

Sincerely,
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
By:	/s/ Greg A. Steffens
Name:	Greg A. Steffens
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer