---
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: 5
number: 1
published: 1901-11
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, *Improvement Era* 5, no. 1 (November 1901).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0501unse
  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: improvementera0501unse
curator_note: Retains the bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits unpaginated advertising leaves before and after the editorial pagination under the Improvement Era advertisement policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1901-11)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0501unse
  publication_year: 1901
  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 1901, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

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*Improvement Era*. Volume 5, no. 1. November 1901. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Joseph F. Smith, “Introduction to the History of the Prophet Joseph,” 1.
- Lucy Smith, “History of the Prophet Joseph,” 3.
- George W. Crocheron, “Words Inspired by the Spirit,” 16.
- Alexander Pope, “The Dying Christian to His Soul,” 17.
- Thomas Hood, “The Song of the Shirt,” 18.
- Alexander Pope, “Fame,” 20.
- Nephi Anderson, “The Castle Builder I,” 21.
- B. H. Roberts, “Characteristics of Deity, from a “Mormon” Viewpoint I,” 29.
- Emmeline B. Wells, “Zina D. H. Young—A Character Sketch,” 43.
- Edward H. Anderson, “First Governor of the State of Utah, Heber M. Wells,” 49.
- J. M. Tanner, “Some Leading Events in the Current Story of the World,” 51.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Editor’s Table,” 63.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Notes,” 70.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Lighter Mood,” 71.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work,” 72.
- Thomas Hull, “Events of the Month,” 76.