--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Stewart, M. A. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 12 number: 4 published: 1909-02 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Stewart, M. A., "My Home in the West," *Improvement Era* 12, no. 4 (February 1909): 257.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1204unse 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: improvementera1204unse start_page: 257 end_page: 257 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1909-02) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1204unse publication_year: 1909 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 1909, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # My Home in the West MY HOME IN THE WEST. (For the Improvement Era.) Oh, land of sunshine, land so free, Pure, rippling, sparkling waters flow The dearest spot on earth to me, Upon the fertile, fruitful plains. The place where first I came to earth, Here fragrant flowers ever bloom, Where sainted mother gave me birth, And orange trees add sweet perfume. To thee, with pride, I fondly cling. Though far away at times I roam, I love thy mountains, rough and high ; I love thee still, my western home . Thine atmosphere so pure and dry, I love thy valleys, hills and plains; 0 western land, so dear to me, Thy winter's snow and summer rains, 1 love to breathe thine air so free. 'Tis not for gain, I plight my love; From out thy mountains, stored with But for the home thou givest me, snow, I will in turn be true to thee. M. A. Stewart. Mesa, Arizona.