---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Anderson, Christian N.
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 15
number: 4
published: 1912-02
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'Anderson, Christian N., "True Riches," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 4 (February 1912): 349.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1504unse
  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: improvementera1504unse
start_page: 349
end_page: 349
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1912-02)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1504unse
  publication_year: 1912
  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 1912, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# True Riches

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True Riches Seek ye not for riches, but be ever true,
 Striving to learn wisdom, adding virtue, too.
 And the Lord, possessing all that is on earth,
 Will to you his blessings graciously bestow.

 Seek ye not for riches, but for treasures true,
 Even the great myst'ries shall unfold to you.
 Life and joy eternal, peace, love, treasures rare,
 In the Father's kingdom you shall know when there.

 Seek ye not for riches, but do always pray.
 There will be a blessing for those who ne'er stray.
 Mansions, glory, power, increase evermore,
 For the true and valiant, there will be in store.
 Christian N. Anderson Manti, Utah.