--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Townsend, J. L. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 8 number: 5 published: 1905-03 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'J. L. Townsend, "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother," *Improvement Era* 8, no. 5 (March 1905): 349–350.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0805unse 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: improvementera0805unse start_page: 349 end_page: 350 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1905-03) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0805unse publication_year: 1905 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 1905, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother HONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER. (M. I. A. and Sunday School Song, for the Improvement Era.) Honor thy father, honor thy mother; Ever for thee do they labor and pray, While they reprove thee Still do they love thee, Yield them respect, and their counsels obey. CHORUS. That thy days may be long in the promised land, That thy Lord hath given thee,— Honor and cherish thy father and mother,— God gave this mandate forever to be. Virtue shall crown thee, wisdom shall teach thee. As thou dost ever thy parents revere, 350 IhiriiO VEMENT ERA. When thou dost meet them Lovingly greet them, Seeking their confidence, welfare and cheer. Honor thy father, honor thy mother, Ask their advice and its purposes learn, Love shall caress thee, Heaven shall bless thee, Giving thee honors bestowed in return. J L. TOWNSEND. Payson, Utah.