--- 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: 11 published: 1912-09 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Messages from the Missions," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 11 (September 1912): 1047.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera15011unse 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: improvementera15011unse start_page: 1047 end_page: 1047 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1912-09) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera15011unse 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. --- # Messages from the Missions EDITOR'S TABLE 1047 "8. I intend to season my work with determination, enthusiasm, conscientiousness, happiness, humility and prayerfulness. "9. I intend to be prepared at all times with interesting and well prepared subjects to speak upon, but nevertheless be susceptible to the Spirit as to which I shall choose. "10. I intend to love God, the missionaries, and the Saints, and honor my father and my mother by honoring myself in private and in public. 'To thine own self be true, and it will follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.' "These are my ten articles of determination, and I desire the help of the Lord and my loved ones to aid me, as far as possible, in carrying them into practice. "There are two great factors which have made my ideals in life, and have strengthened my determination to succeed. They have been my father, who has been my inspiration, and my mother, who has been my guardian angel." Messages from the Missions Elder James Hansen, writing from Aalborg, Denmark, April 26, gives an account of their semi-annual conference of that district of Denmark held April 6, 7, and 8. Mission President Andrew Jenson and his successor, Martin Christopherson, and President C. M. Jensen of the conference, together with fifteen elders, and other visiting brethren from different conferences, were present. All the meetings of the conference were well attended. During the exercises President Andrew Jenson delivered two interesting lectures on "The Millennium" and the "Resurrection." The elders are all well and enjoy their labors. During the past six months thirty-five people have been baptized. "We appreciate the Improvement Era and consider it a great help to missionaries." Elder Reuben L. Alphin of Lovell, Wyoming, and Alonzo T. Barrett of Logan, writing from Fairview, Pennsylvania, say that on April 7 the Mutual Improvement Association of that branch of the West Pennsylvania conference rendered a very appropriate Easter program. The Church was filled to its capacity with friends and Saints. The program was of a high order, and gave complete satisfaction to those who attended. The readings and musical numbers were the best they had ever witnessed in that community. "We are proud of those who took part on the program for their faithfulness in aiding the elders. Half of those who took part were not members of the Church, but all were members of the Mutual Improvement Association. To six of the young lady members the organization is especially indebted for good work in making our program a success."