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OUR WORK. M. I. A. ANNUAL CONVENTIONS.

Salt Lake City, Utah, August 1, 1904. To Stake Superintendents, Assistants, and Ward Officers of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations: Dear Brethren: The annual conventions of M. I. A. officers will be held in August and September, 1904, on the dates named below: — August 8th San Juan. August 20th— Taylor. August 27th— Alberta. — August 28th Alpine, Beaver, Emery, Benson, Bingham, Juab, Malad, San Luis. September —Box Elder, 4th Granite, Pocatello, Teton, Cassia, Bannock, Jordan, Nebo, Weber, South Davis, North Davis. September 5th —Panguitch. September 11th—Union, Morgan, Ensign, Salt Lake,Pioneer, Liberty, Star Valley, Hyrum, Utah, Wasatch, Cache, Woodruff. September 12th— Kanab, Big Horn. September 18th—Fremont, North and South Sanpete, Bear Lake, Summit, Wayne, Millard. September 19th— St. George. — September 24th Parowan. September 25th—Uintah, Sevier, Blackfoot, Oneida, Tooele. The conventions in the Arizona and Mexico stakes will be held in connection with the quarterly stake conferences of those stakes, ap- pointed in August and September. Stake superintendents will please give special and immediate atten- tion to the following items: 1st. Confer with the stake presidency —secure their co-operation and arrange for the conventions.

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2nd. See that your stake and ward organizations are all complete and your class teachers selected before the conventions. 3rd. Notify all officers, class teachers, and M. I. A. missionaries, by personal visit,if necessary,of the convention,and request them to be present. 4th. Secure suitable hall or halls for the convention, where both the Young Men's and Young Ladies' officers may be accommodated, without interfering with the Sunday schools or the ward meetings. Consult with the Young Ladies' officers in Regard to this. 5th. Have all Sunday school teachers who are Mutual Improvement officers or class teachers, excused from their Sunday school classes to at- tend the morning session of the convention. 6th. Extend special invitation to the Stake Presidency; the High Councilors; the Bishops and their Counselors; and all stake and ward

officers to attend the convention meetings. 7th. Select competent persons to treat the subjects at the conven- tion, and assign the topics to them in advance. 8th. Previous to the convention, hold at least one meeting of the stake superintendency, aids, and convention speakers, and discuss the convention subjects thoroughly, and perfect all arrangements: 9th. Have, so far as possible, your local missionaries selected, so that they may all be at the convention to receive their instructions. In making these arrangements care should be taken not to interfere with the sessions of the Sunday school; so that, some settlement should be selected where the meetings can be held in some building other than that in which the Sunday School meets. For the work of the Young Men's Associations two meetings will be held, one at 10 a. m., and one at 2 p. m. In the evening, at the most convenient hour, a joint meeting will be held to which the public may be invited. The meetings will be conducted by the stake superintendent under the direction of the representative of the General Board. At the morning meeting the subject for consideration will be:

"The Class Leader" — (a) how to select him; (b) his duties; and at the afternoon meeting: "The Indifferent Boy" — (a) how to get him; (b) how to hold him. The stake superintendent will select for each topic the most com- petent person in the stake to present the subject, and two other compe- tent persons in the stake to discuss it in all its bearings after which a brief general discussion should be encouraged at which all pertinent questions will be considered. Great care should be exercised to select the most suitable persons to discuss these subjects.