---
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: 12
published: 1909-10
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Cover, Masthead, and Contents," *Improvement Era* 12, no. 12 (October 1909): 929–1008.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera12012unse
  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: improvementera12012unse
start_page: 929
end_page: 1008
curator_note: "Cover, masthead, and contents retained. Unnumbered advertising leaves are intentionally omitted: leaves 1–10 and 91–105; editorial folios 929–1008 map to source leaves 11–90."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1909-10)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera12012unse
  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.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

*Improvement Era*. Volume 12, no. 12. October 1909. Organ of the Priesthood Quorums and the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; published at Salt Lake City by the General Board.

## Contents

- William Halls, “Essential Knowledge—The Segregation of Truth.”
- Joseph Langhorn, “Hymn to Deseret.”
- Albert R. Lyman, “The Land of Pagahrit.”
- William George Jordan, “Self-Control—XVI. The Royal Road to Happiness.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, ““Deseret,” the New L. D. S. Church Building in London, England.”
- Solomon F. Kimball, “The Relief of Circleville.”
- James H. Hart, “The Last Witness.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “The Boy Who Does Not Have To Be Told.”
- S. A. Kenner, “Joseph C. Rich—In Memoriam.”
- Frank J. Hewlett, “People and Places in the Orient—IV. Shanghai, the Gateway to China.”
- Lydia D. Alder, “Jerusalem.”
- R. M. Bryce-Thomas, “St. Paul’s Companions in Rome—XI. Clement.”
- I. N. Fletcher, “Aphorisms.”
- Katie Grover, “Interpretation of the Faust Drama.”
- Bertha A. Kleinman, “A Thought.”
- Samuel Pixton, “The Second Great Commandment.”
- George Gardner, “Misery.”
- Geo. Albert Smith, “Ancient Aztec Ruins and Indian Fort, near Pinedale Meetinghouse, Arizona.”
- John L. Herrick, “Are We Drifting or Going Headlong to Destruction?.”
- David B. Anderson, “In the Uintah’s—One of the Three Lakes at the Head of Lakes Fork.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Hon. Moses Thatcher.”
- Joseph F. Smith, “Editor’s Table—Social Conduct.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Close of Volume Twelve.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Messages from the Missions.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Priesthood Quorums’ Table—Seventies Annual Meeting; Duty of the Priesthood in Supporting the Official Organ; Priesthood Classes May Adjourn Separately; Concentration.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Mutual Work—Chairmen of the Committees of the General Board.”
- Edward H. Anderson, “Events and Comments.”