--- 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: 12 published: 1902-10 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Cover, Masthead, and Table of Contents," *Improvement Era* 5, no. 12 (October 1902). source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0512unse 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: improvementera0512unse curator_note: The cover, masthead, and contents are retained. Advertising leaves before and after the editorial pagination are intentionally omitted. rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1902-10) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0512unse publication_year: 1902 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 1902, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Cover, Masthead, and Table of Contents IMPROVEMENT ERA. Organ of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations. PUBLISHED BY THE GENERAL BOARD. Josbph F. Smith, j j U _„ Wauors 1J- « Hbbbr J. Grant, I Business Edw. H. Anderson, i Thos. Hull, j Managers. Entered at tbe Post Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, as Second Glass Matter. OCTOBER, 10O2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. History of the Prophet Joseph Lucy Smith 913 The Great Conflict henry W. Naisbitt 939 Recollections of the Prophet Joseph L. L. Greene hichards 943 The Castle Builder. Part II, XI Nephi Anderson 945 Philosophy of Joseph Smith's Teachings. — A Suggestive Study Edwin F. Parry 962 Live for Something. A Poem Seh eted 964 Bishop Edward Hunter. V Oscar F. Hunter 965 Jesus Christ: the Revelation of God B."H. Roberts 969 The Play "Corianton" S. A. Kenner 980 Some Leading Events in the Current Story of the World —Aguinaldo's Proposed m Visit to America — The Friars the in Phil- ippines —Adjusting History by Statutes.. Dr.J.M. Tanner 984 Tom Tit. A Poem Mathonihah Ihomas 987 Editor's Table— Plural Wives of Joseph Smith, the Prophet President Joseph F. Smith Close of Volume Five A — Story Wanted.. 988 Notes '. In Lighter Mood ..... 992 Our Work — Grading the Associations 993 Events of the Month , Thomas Hull 995 SALT LAKE OITY: 214 AND 215 TEMPLETON BLDQ. Published Monthly. $2. per Annum,