--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 2 number: 8 published: 1899-06 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Course of Lectures to Be Given under the Auspices of the Superintendency of the Y. M. M. I. A. of the Box Elder Stake," *Improvement Era* 2, no. 8 (June 1899): 634.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera28unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera28unse start_page: 634 end_page: 634 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1899-06) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera28unse publication_year: 1899 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1899, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Course of Lectures to Be Given under the Auspices of the Superintendency of the Y. M. M. I. A. of the Box Elder Stake 634 IMPROVEMENT ERA. before. I also think more young men were converted this year to the work than were the year before. This is due to the fact that the missionaries who labored among us last year made a special effort to enroll; those who labored here this year made an effort to convert. The people of Park Valley and Snowville cannot speak too highly of the missionary labor performed in those wards by Elder C. M. Jensen. The missionaries certainly did us much good. We still have many unconverted young men in our Stake and feel that we will be blessed if we can have the missionaries to labor among us the coming year. SUMMER LECTURE COURSE. There being so many meetings, and our time being so much occupied during the winter season, we have arranged to have the enclosed course of lectures delivered in the various wards of the Stake on the second and fourth Sundays of each month during the summer season. COURSE OF LECTURES TO BE GIVEN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SUPERIN- TENDENCY OP THE Y. M. M. I. A. OF THE BOX ELDER STAKE. "From Faith to Faith," Nephi Anderson "Steps in Progression," Oleen N. Stohl "The New Life," Brigham Wright "The Priceless Gift," D. C. Hubbard "Divine Authority and Succession in Presidency," George F. Harding "The Doctrine and Covenants as a Sacred Book," Charles Kelley "The Secret of Life Eternal," John D. Peters "New Witness for God," John P. Christensen "Apostasy and Restoration," A. H.Snow "The Fall and Redemption," Lorenzo N. Stohl "Order of the Priesthood and Respect for Authority, "..John S. Bingham "America, the Land of Destiny," Fred J. Holton "The Lord's Portion," (Tithing) Lars F. Johnson M. I. A. LIBRARY AND READING ROOM. The M. L A. Library and Reading Room erected by the Y. M. and Y. L. Improvement Associations of this city about a year ago, has been patronized during the past year far beyond our anticipations. We feel