--- 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: 12 number: 8 published: 1909-06 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Priesthood Quorums’ Table," *Improvement Era* 12, no. 8 (June 1909): 678–679.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1208unse 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: improvementera1208unse start_page: 678 end_page: 679 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1909-06) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1208unse 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. --- # Priesthood Quorums’ Table PRIESTHOOD QUORUMS' TABLE. Continuing Elders' Quorum Meetings During the Summer.— It is, of course, desirable that all the Priesthood Quorums shall coatinue their regular weekly meetings during the allotted season. This applies not especially to any one quorum, but to all of the quorums of the Priesthood. But particularly is it necessary that the elders should meet regularly during the summer to study the lessons assigned to them , for the reason that they received such a late start on account of the difficulty of obtaining manuals, These Elders' quorums missed much of the very important Book of Mormon study in the early lessons outlined for them. The New Witness for God being now printed, text books are not now lack- ing to enable them to properly handle their lessons. It would be very regretable to have these lessons neglected because of the unfortunate delay. They are of great value to those who study them and of inestimable benefit to defenders and students of the sacred record —the Book of Mormon —so important that no elder can afford to miss the facts and arguments therein set forth. Every effort should therefore be made to keep the classes unimpaired and to induce the membership to finish the assigned lessons prior to the opening of the next season's work in January, when new courses of study will be provided. Approve the High Priests' Course.— Elder Freeman A. Allred, secretary of the High Priests' meeting of Spring City, Utah, writes under date of April 30th: ''The High Priests of this ward have authorized me to express their approval of the present regulations of the Priesthood. They are very grateful to be placed upon a progressive order of study and class work, feeling that much good can be accomplished by the course of study outlined, and also realizing that men cannot be saved in ignorance. Thanks be to the Lord that we now may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, and in the law of the gospel. We wish every success in this study for the members of the Priesthood." : ! MUTUAL WORK. ANNUAL Y. M. AND Y. L. M. I. A. CONFERENCE- The Fourteenth General Annual Conference of the Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints will be held in Salt Lake City, Saturday and Sunday, June 5, and 6, 1909. All officers and members of the associations are requested to be present at all of the meetings of the conference, and a cordial invitation is hereby extended to the Saints generally, to attend the meetings to be held in the Tabernacle on Sunday, June 6, at 10 a. m. and at 2 and 7 p. m. Joseph F. Smith, Martha H. Tingey, Heber J. Grant, Ruth M. Fox, B. H. Roberts, Mae T. Nystrom, General Supt'cy Y. M. M. I. A. Presidency Y. L. M. I. A. MARICOPA MUTUALS. The annual conference was held in Mesa, April 25. An officers' meeting in the morning, and general meetings at 2 and 8 p. m. Leroy C. Snow attended for the General Board. Supt. M. A. Stewart had this "M. I. A. Battle Cry" on the neatly printed programs Today life's battle's raging; Enlist and fight today! Today put on it's armor; Help hold the right of way Life may be gone tomorrow, Obey it's call today. SHEFFIELD M. I. A. John C. Hall, president of the M. I. A. of Sheffield, England, writes, April 24, 1909: "I would like to report that our Mutual Improvement Association is doing a good work. Since it was organized, October 23, 1908, we have held