--- 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: 9 number: 6 published: 1906-04 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Help Encourage," *Improvement Era* 9, no. 6 (April 1906): 465.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0906unse 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: improvementera0906unse start_page: 465 end_page: 465 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1906-04) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0906unse publication_year: 1906 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 1906, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Help Encourage COMMON SENSE— ITS RELIABLENESS. i 465 tions, working for Christ and his express teachings. How manyhave all the combined churches in this nation out on a similar mission? The Church sends out its missionaries "without purse or scrip." What other church does that? Many say that "the laborer is worthy of his hire." Did our blessed Lord hire any preachers when he sojourned on earth? Is he not the same yesterday, today and forever? "Mormon" honesty, "Mormon" energy, "Mormon" push are so many reflections on those churches who can induce none to work except they are paid, and well paid, in solid cash. Read the reports from Mexico about the thrift and economy of the "Mormon" settlements. Read the reports from Colorado, as well as those from western Canada. Are there any better settlers in any of those places? Are there any better citizens anywhere than are those "Mormon" colonists? Common sense is a very fickle thing! but it conquers, only give it time. The people of these United States are, many of them, getting their eyes open about this "Mormon" bug-a-boo, and in time they will come to see the beauty of "Mormon" economy, and will thank God for it. Ogden, Utah. HELP ENCOURAGE. Many people scatter fear thoughts, doubt thoughts, failure thoughts wherever they go ; and these take root in minds that might otherwise be free from them and therefore happy, confident, and successful. Be sure that when you hold an evil, unhealthy, discordant, deadly thought toward another, something is wrong in your mind. You should call "Halt: about face:" look toward the sunlight; determine that, if you can not do any good in the world, you will not scatter seeds of poison, the venom of malice and hatred. Always hold magnanimous, loving thoughts toward everybody ; then you will not depress and hinder them, but will scatter sunshine and gladness, and help to encourage, instead of discourage. Always radiate successful, joyful, helpful thoughts ; scatter sunshine wherever you go. People from whom such thoughts emanate are helpers of the world, the lighteners of burdens, who ease the jolts of life, and soothe the wounded and give solace to the discouraged. —Success.