--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Lauritzen, Annie G. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 12 number: 7 published: 1909-05 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Annie G. Lauritzen, "If with my Very Latest Breath," *Improvement Era* 12, no. 7 (May 1909): 516.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1207unse 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: improvementera1207unse start_page: 516 end_page: 516 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1909-05) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1207unse 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. --- # If with my Very Latest Breath . — 5 1 1 i 1MPR0 YEMEN T ERA a $10,000 library. Reports come from Fay son, that leading men have already begun to lav plans for a similar institution in that city. And thus the people are evidencing their faith in the great movement and their determination to do something to protect and redeem their youth from the sins and crime of present day civil- ization. Among the things now most needed is a state league to or- ganize and unify the work. As each city solves the local problems that it must meet, all the communities should have the benefits of its experience. We need to discuss in a frank and scholarly way the conditions that confront us, and work unitedly to overcome the evils of idleness and intemperance. For this movement is too great for any one man or set of men to carry on with greatest success. The mighty problems involved in it must and can be met and mas- tered by the whole people working together earnestly and unitedly towards the common purpose of turning our youth into purer, nobler, and more profitable ways of filling their leisure hours. Salt Lake City, Utah. IF WITH MY VERY LATEST BREATH, (For (he Improvement Era.) If with my very latest breath, I find I have not lived in vain. And that my life hath been well spent, nor wish to live it o'er agaiD: And that I may conform my life to all God's grand and holy laws; And ever spend the time he lends to promulgate his righteous cause; Then, if my children may be spared from following the downward way, And that my God will give me light to point them to eternal day: That may know I've done my best to mitigate a neighbor's woe; I Then oh, how sweet will be my rest, then oh, what joy my heart shall know Help me, Lord, some good to do, that I may enter into rest. Thy rest, which is most glorious, thy peace, which is divinely blest; Help me some precious mortal soul to teach the glorious way of life. Help me some blessing to bestow, on souls beset with sin and strife; If I but do the best know from day to day, how sweet will be I The music of the Master's voice, when to my home he welcomes me Annie G Lauritzkn. Richfield, Utah.