--- 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: 16 number: 1 published: 1912-11 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Heber J. Grant, "Notice to Bishops," *Improvement Era* 16, no. 1 (November 1912): 74.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1601unse 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: improvementera1601unse start_page: 74 end_page: 74 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1912-11) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1601unse 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. --- # Notice to Bishops 74 IMPROVEMENT ERA framing from food and drink, fasting, is but a means to awaken a spirit in the Saints that shall cause them to keep holy the Sabbath, to worship God, and shall lead them to kindly acts of service and self-sacrifice for their fellows. So shall their joy be full, and their fasting perfect, their light shall rise in obscurity and break forth as the morning, their health spring forth speedily, and when they call, the Lord shall answer, "Here I am." Notice to Bishops The attention of all interested is called to the following letter which was recently sent to the bishops of the Church by Elder Heber J. Grant, Manager of the Era. We should be delighted to have the work referred to done in every ward of. the Church by the 1st of December. The brethren who are called to perform the labor will find it a much lighter task now than later, and if promptly done will bring better results. A little word of encouragement will give an impetus to the canvass, and will greatly encourage the workers. We trust that all interested in the Era, and especially the authorities of the wards, will not be slow to s^eik the word and thus speed the cause. The letter is as follows: "Dear Brother: — The best time for soliciting subscribers for the Improvement Era is the present. The new volume begins with the November number. While the canvass for subscribers should be made by the agent appointed by the Young Men's Associations, I ask you to interest yourself and inquire of the officers if suitable and energetic young men either have been or will be appointed immediately to do this work. Every family should be solicited before the close of November, and be given an opportunity to subscribe for our magazine. The Era is the organ of the Priesthood Quorums as well as the Mutual Improvement Associations, and we therefore expect the ward authorities and the officers and members of the quorums to be first to subscribe, and to give their full support to the magazine. Every missionary in the field is furnished with a copy free. "Thanking you for immediate attention to this subject, and hoping that we may have the required number, five per cent of the Church population of your ward, as subscribers, I remain, ' "Sincerely your brother, "Heber J. Grant, Manager."