---
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, "In Lighter Mood," *Improvement Era* 5, no. 12 (October 1902): 992.'
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
start_page: 992
end_page: 992
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.
---

# In Lighter Mood
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excellent matter promised in the prospectus, but have secured in
addition many valuable and interesting articles.      In order to insure
the greatest variety, and at the same time give place to the
" History of the Prophet Joseph," and "The Castle Builder," two of

the leading features of this volume, thirty-two extra pages were
added.    Thirteen, high-class, page illustrations appeared, and no
pains were spared to secure the best writings obtainable.
      In all this, the publishers are reminded that they have so far
fulfilled the   promises heretofore made, that every cent of profit
shall be spent in the cause, or go to the improvement and better-
ment of our magazine.
    The General Board as well as all the other readers of the Era,
are greatly indebted to our home writers who have contributed
their labors free for our edification and pleasure.
      In closing this volume, we     do not forget the great help     in
securing subscribers, rendered by officers of our associations, their
labors having always been free.       We solicit a continuation of the
appreciated work of both writers and officers for volume six; and
invite our   subscribers to forward immediately a renewal of their
subscriptions upon the blanks sent.Prompt action will enable the
management to print the required number of magazines to supply
all with the    complete volume.
  Reference is made to the announcement for volume six in this
number, with the assurance that every effort will be put forth to
makj that volume worthy of the continued patronage           of all the
young men of Zion.

                         A STORY WANTED.

     The Era will pay $50 for the best story suitable for publica-
tion in this magazine.   Conditions: The manuscript must be type-
written; it must be in the hands of the editors by January 1, 1903;
it must contain no less than ten thousand words, nor more than

twenty-five thousand;     it   must be signed by a fictitious name, ac-
companied by a sealed envelope containing the real and fictitious