--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Grant, Heber J. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 15 number: 8 published: 1912-06 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Heber J. Grant, "An Appeal with a Promise," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 8 (June 1912): 742.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1508unse 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: improvementera1508unse start_page: 742 end_page: 742 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1912-06) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1508unse 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. --- # An Appeal with a Promise An Appeal with a Promise The readers of the Era will remember that I appealed to them to get at least one additional subscriber to our magazine, la?t month. I now earnestly appeal to every reader of our magazine to learn by heart the quoted sentiments which follow. I promise them that if they will do so, and make these teachings a part of their lives, that our Father in Heaven will bless them, and the gratitude that will come from the people to whom they have shown love and kindness will add much joy to their daily lives : "Make a rule, and pray to God to help you to keep it, never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say, I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier, or a little better this day. You will find it easier than you think, and pleasanter." — Charles Kingsley. "Live for something. Do good and leave behind you a monument of virtue that the storm of time can never destroy. Write your name in kindness, love and mercy on the hearts of thousands you come in contact with year by year. Good deeds will shine as the stars in heaven." — Chalmers. Heber ]". Grant.