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822 IMPRO VEMENT ERA

but rather will grow more enthusiastic in every way for the pro- motion of the The Young Men's Mutual wont of the Lord. Improvement Associations have been from the first in very deed helps to the priesthood, and in behalf of its members we pledge ourselves and them to continue in this line in the future; being certain that no trust or added responsibility imposed upon our young people will be violated, but they will prove loyal to the authorities and the work of the Lord. Respectfully, Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, B. H. Roberts, General Superintendency.

HOPE.

BY GEO. D. KIRBY.

When you are filled with trouble and the whole world seems wrong end to, and you find misfortune staring you in the face with a most cheerless frown, there's a lot of comfort in the re- flection that although it's dark for me and you, the sky is always blue-

When the clouds are black and threatening, and the daylight seems to have been withdrawn from the world, and all the joys of living seem gone, just bear in mind that it is always "darkest just before the dawn," and only a little distance through the clouds the sky is always blue. So what's the use of repining and worrying over the hard- ships that threaten us, for the flowers are just as sweet and the birds are still singing, and behind the darkest shadow there's plenty of brightness, for the sky is always blue

Don't succumb to grim despair, But remember when you're glum, That the hardest things to bear, Are the things that never come. Sugar City, Idaho.