--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Stewart, M. A. 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: 'M. A. Stewart, "Arizona, Bright Star: A Poem," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 8 (June 1912): 695.' 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: 695 end_page: 695 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. --- # Arizona, Bright Star: A Poem HACK TO THE HOME 695 around the family hearth, impressions should be made so deep and lasting that they never will be erased from the mind of the child. Then, if need be, take the child back to your home, ami to your bosoms, and seek to infuse into your offspring the truespirit and genius of the Gospel, so that the word home will call forth expressions of pleasure and kindly remembrances that will reflect upon father and mother the honor due them for their untiring labor and devotion — not merely to their temporal welfare, but to their more important welfare as affecting their spiritual advancement and their eternal well-being. Arizona, Bright Star Hail! Oil, hail to the star! Arizona, bright star! She's the last and the queen of the proud constellation. Her clear rays of strong light set the stars all a-flight, As she came to her crown with a new dispensation; When the gate swung ajar all the storm-clouds dispersed. Arizona, bright star! now the last shall be first! CHORUS She arose in her glory, and the darkness dispersed; Arizona, bright star! now the last shall be first! In the bright hope of youth, with the search-light of truth. She arose 'mong the stars crown'd with glory and splendor. While her days shall endure, let her prospects allure To the light that shall triumph o'er darkness and error. In her silver light-rays, may each star be immersed, And fulfil her fond dream, for the last shall be first. May her past consciousness light her lamps of progress, As she mounts up the skies in the blue vault of heaven. May each cloud journcy'd through add to luster, brigfal hue, Till a halo celestial the star shall be given. Then, resplendent her flame in full glory shall burst O'er the blue, and proclaim that the last shall be first! M. V Sn u VBT. MESA, AR'.'i