---
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, "In Lighter Mood," *Improvement Era* 5, no. 1 (November 1901): 71.'
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
start_page: 71
end_page: 71
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.
---

# In Lighter Mood

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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
FROM THE

Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations
TO

LORENZO SNOW,
General Superintendent of the Associations from October 5, 1898,

to the time of his Death, October 10, 1901.

Adopted by the General Board at its Meeting, Wednesday, Octobe r
16, 1901.

HERE AS, in the providence of our Eternal Father, his ser-
vant, President Lorenzo Snow, for the past three years
General Young Men's Mutual Im-
Superintendent of the
provement Associations, has been called into the spirit world to
mingle with his brethren gone before, having completed a long
life of devoted service to the cause of Truth and the salvation of
mankind; and
Whereas, in the work of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement
Associations President Snow gave graciously and truly of his
abundant wisdom, blessings, counsel and encouragement, to all
their officers and members, and was by them and by us greatly
beloved, be it
Resolved, by the officers and members of the General Board of
the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations that in response
to the universal sentiment of respect and love for him; of ad-
miration for his noble character and grand achievements in the
sphere of intellect, morals and religion, we revere his memory,
and hold precious the lessons of his ministry and example among
us; and that we spread this testimonial of honor and respect upon
the records of the General Board, authorize their publication in
the Improvement Era, and direct that copies of the same be pre-
sented to the family of our beloved president, with whom we
deeply sympathize in their bereavement.