---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Stuart, David M.
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 10
number: 3
published: 1907-01
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: "Stuart, David M., \"Acknowledge God Whate'er Your Fate: A Poem,\" *Improvement Era* 10, no. 3 (January 1907): 183."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1003unse
  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: improvementera1003unse
start_page: 183
end_page: 183
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1907-01)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1003unse
  publication_year: 1907
  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 1907, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Acknowledge God Whate'er Your Fate: A Poem

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RANDY. 183
allayed his mother's alarm by telling her what Rachel already
knew—except the purpose of Randy's taking the sleigh—and say-
ing that Randy would stay all night with Dick.
On the whole, when these three retired for the remainder
of the night, they were happier than they had dared hope to
be. True, Randy was in a sense hiding from the constable, and
Mrs. Palmer was not pleased with her son's remaining away from
home without permission; but they confidently believed that the
passionate Jack Billings would relax before morning, and under
the circumstances the mother could see why Randy would stay
with Dick and not intentionally slight her authority. But, out-
weighing all the sorrow was the joy of knowing that the Christ-
mas Eve dance had passed, and Henry had won a victory!
(TO BE CONTINUED.
Pocatello, Idaho

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ACKNOWLEDGE GOD WHATE'ER YOUR FATE.
WRITTEN BY THE LATE DAVID M. STUART.
Acknowledge God whate'er your fate,
In all life's trials, take this stand;
The pure and good only are great,
And ever blessed who own his hand.
Come wealth or want, come good or ill,
May we with grace accept our part,
Approve kind heaven's superior will
And do it with a cheerful heart.
Do well your part, and win the prize
Battle to conquer, if you can.
And if you fail, or if you rise,
Still aim to be an honest man.
Oh! Sacred flame, inspire your heart,
And potent stand for God and right,
Until his knowledge fills the earth;
Then peace and plenty shall abound,
And truth and freedom make us one,
And every man in every place,
Well pleased, proclaim God's will be done
Ogden, Utah, January 1, 1895.