---
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: 15
number: 2
published: 1911-12
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* 15, no. 2 (December 1911): 97–192.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1502unse
  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: improvementera1502unse
start_page: 97
end_page: 192
curator_note: "Cover, masthead, and contents retained. Unnumbered advertising leaves preceding and following the editorial sequence are intentionally omitted; editorial folios 97–192 are transcribed from the Internet Archive scan. "
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1911-12)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1502unse
  publication_year: 1911
  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 1911, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

*Improvement Era*. Volume 15, no. 2. December 1911. 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

- Anderson, Edward H., “Presiding Patriarchs of the Church.”
- Young, Levi Edgar, “Joseph Smith and the Advent of “Mormonism”.”
- Evans, John Henry, “The Open Road: Adventure IV. A Story.”
- Jordan, William George, “Little Problems of Married Life. VI.”
- Fox, Ruth May, “The Beloved Apostle. A Poem.”
- Jensen, Jay C., “Fuji San, Mecca of the Japanese Pilgrim.”
- Anderson, Nephi, “John Engleman and the Spirit of Christmas. A Story.”
- Smith, Joseph F., “Reasons for Opposition. II.”
- Frost, Grace Ingles, “The Message. A Poem.”
- Lambourne, Alfred, “The Rose. An Illustrated Poem.”
- Halvorsen, John, “An Interview with King Haakon.”
- Henderson, W. W., “Student Activities.”
- Rust, David D., “The Everlasting Inquiry. A Poem.”
- Jones, Shirley Penrose, “The Betrayal.”
- Mitton, Sarah E., “Ever Look Upward. A Poem.”
- Olsen, Charles L., “In Memory of C. D. Fjeldsted.”
- Snow, Moroni, “From Nauvoo to Salt Lake. X.”
- Kirby, George D., “Interesting Stories. I–IV.”
- Smith, Joseph F., “Editor’s Table: Every Day Affairs.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Patriarch John Smith.”
- Lambourne, Alfred, “The Rose.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Messages from the Missions.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Priesthood Quorums’ Table.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Mutual Work.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Passing Events.”