--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Leslie’s Weekly collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 3 number: 12 published: 1900-10 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Leslie’s Weekly, "Always Tell Mother," *Improvement Era* 3, no. 12 (October 1900): 899.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera312unse 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: improvementera312unse start_page: 899 end_page: 899 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1900-10) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera312unse publication_year: 1900 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 1900, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Always Tell Mother HELEN KELLER. 899 acquire speech and the reading of another's lips by the sense of touch. Let no one think for one moment, that she has been urged to great effort, borne onward by the spur of praise or fame, for such is not the case. She is eager, as so many afflicted ones are, to do, to improve, to show the world what can be accomplished by welldirected effort. Miss Sullivan is no less a shining example of this than her brilliant pupil. Many deprived of the sense of sight, battling against strong odds, have been able to accomplish great things, and to show to those more favored what may be accomplished by their less fortunate brothers and sisters. The statement has recently been made that instructors of the afflicted classes will be appealed to, in order to show instructors of the more favored classes, how the work of accomplishing such good results has been done. By that means, the afflicted ones become shining lights to the community, and possibly thereby fulfill their mission. For that they have a mission on this earth is true, and in God's own time it will be made known. ALWAYS TELL MOTHER. Take mother's hand when temptations entice; Ask her for counsel; seek mother's advice. Always tell mother. In mother confide; Foster no secrets from mother to hide. Train your thoughts nobly, nor let your lips speak Words that would kindle a blush on her cheek. Mother stands ready her aid to impart. Open to mother the door of your heart. Always tell mother. Your joys let her share; Lift from her shoulders their burdens of care; Brighten her pathway; be gentle and kind; Strengthen the ties of affection that bind. Tell her you love her; look up in her face; Tell her no other can take mother's place. — Leslies^ Weekly