---
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, "Notes," *Improvement Era* 5, no. 12 (October 1902): 991.'
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: 991
end_page: 991
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.
---

# Notes
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EDITOR'S TABLE.                             989

(sister to Brigham       Young), and Rhoda Richards       (sister to Willard

Richards who was with the Prophet at his martyrdom in Carthage
jail).       All these noble   women have testified, under oath, giving
names and dates, that they were sealed, during his lifetime, to the
Prophet Joseph Smith.             These facts   have been published         in

Jenson's Historical Record, and in the Deseret News, in years past;
and      I   know, by the established and virtuous character of these
noble women, that their testimonies are true.
     A careful reading of the revelation on plural marriage should
convince any honest         man that it was never written by Brigham
Young, as it contains references to Joseph Smith himself, and his
                                                            written
family, which would be utterly nonsensical and useless if
   President Young.   The  fact is, we have the affidavit of Joseph
by
C. Kingsbury, certifying that he copied
                                         the original manuscript of

the  revelation within three days  after  the date on which it was
                    knew Joseph C. Kingsbury well.        Furthermore, the
 written.       I
                                                       of the members
 revelation was read by Hyrum Smith to a majority
                           Nauvoo,  at about   the  time  it was given,
 of the High   Council, in

                 we   have  the  sworn  statements    of the  members
 to which fact
                         As  inquiries on this  subject  are becoming
 of the High  Council.
                                    these affidavits and facts               in
 very frequent, the publication of
 pamphlet form or in the Era may  be  considered.
                                                         Joseph F. Smith.

                         CLOSE OF VOLUME FIVE.

                                                    ample cause for thanks
          The General Board has great pride and
                                       fifth volume of the Era, which
  to     the Lord in the fact that the
                                  been the most extensively circulated,
  closes    with this number, has
                                        financially of   any yet issued.     We
   and hence the most successful
                too that the Improvement
                                         Era has been universally read,
  believe
                                   than ever before       Words of com-
   and more highly appreciated
                                      of Zion  and  the  world  testifying
   mendation come from all parts
                                     readers   have  experienced   in   he
                         profit our
   to the pleasure and
                                                            value  for  he
   perusal of its pages.   We liave   sought  to  give full

   subscription price, and so
                              have given our readers not only all the