--- 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: 16 number: 3 published: 1913-01 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, \"Priesthood Quorums' Table: Courses of Study for the Priesthood Quorums, 1913,\" *Improvement Era* 16, no. 3 (January 1913): 268–269." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1603unse 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: improvementera1603unse start_page: 268 end_page: 269 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1913-01) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1603unse publication_year: 1913 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 1913, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Priesthood Quorums' Table: Courses of Study for the Priesthood Quorums, 1913 Priesthood Quorums' Table — — Courses of Study for the Priesthood Quorums 1913. High Priests — and Elders "The Kirtland Period of Church History," covering the time from January 1, 1834, to December 31, 1837. The years of this period are marked by very important foundational developments, including doctrinal and institutional growth, and spiritual progress; as well as by internal dissensions and apostasy, and sometimes apparent failure, but withal characterized by glorious triumph and the revelation of precious doctrines. The text book will be Volume 2 of "Church History." This book is divided into thirty-five chapters, and it is designed that each chapter shall serve as a lesson. The topic of the chapter, and the subdivisions of each chapter carefully printed in the text, will sufficiently serve as outlines for the classes' without any further direction. The high priests and elders will meet in separate classes, where this can be done, but the same text book will serve both. Large numbers of the text hooks are already in the hands of the Priesthood, but where it is not now found it should be purchased, for it is a valuable addition to every home library, and indispensable to those who would take part in the class work of High Priests and Elders for 1913. It may be ordered on the regular blank order which will be sent to bishops, for the Lesser Priesthood. Price $1.50 postpaid. Orders for this book may be sent separately to the Deseret News Book Store, and the Deseret Sunday School Union Book Store, Salt Lake City, or in the regular order to the Improvement Era. Priests. — "What the Priest should Know and Do." A text book written especially for the classes of 1913, which will be ready for delivery early in January. Price will be stated in the order blank. Two books will be recommended as supplemental reading, "The Strength of Being Clean," and one other, to be mentioned later by the Committee. — Teachers. "Old Testament History," a specially prepared book for the ordained teachers, for 1913; price will be given in the order blank, which will be sent out soon as the book is printed. The book is written with a view to show that the gospel was given to the people of early dispensations. The "Pearl of Great Price" will be used as a supplementary book to elucidate historical points in the Old Testament. — Deacons. "Experiences in the Lives of Early Church Leaders and Members," specially prepared for the deacons' classes of 1913. Prices will be found in the order blank, which will be sent to the bishops of wards as soon as the book is printed and the price known. All these courses will be distributed through the office of the Improvement Era; address, 20-22 Bishop's Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mutual Work Suggestions to Ward Scout Leaders for Organizing the M. I. A. Scout Work. BY THE COMMITTEE ON ATHLETICS The text books may be obtained from The Deserct News and Deseret S. S. Union book stores. The following twelve suggestive lessons are given for beginners and are intended to be followed for fifteen minutes after class work at each weekly meeting of Y .M. M. I. A. as far as time will permit. Scout leaders, in order to arouse and continue the interest and enthusiasm of the boys should keep in mind the seasons of the year, taking hikes when opportunity will permit, and in applying lessons to so adapt them to stories of the birds, the flowers, seed time and harvest, etc., that throughout all the activities valuable lessons of practical utility may be shown while the boys are getting recreation. Lesson 1 Talk on general Scout work; such as, object; what will be taken up; kind of organization. (See Era for March, 1912.) Notify boys to be ready for the election at next meeting, also to bring a piece of rope about eight feet long to practice knot tying. a Lesson 2 Organization and election. Let the boys divide into groups of eight, and elect their officers. If you have only ten or twelve boys have one patrol. Knot Tying; overhand, figure of eight, square knot, weaver's knot. (See Hand Book for Boys, page 48.) Lesson 3 Drill— Preliminary. (See Era for January, 1913, and U. S. Infantry Drill Regulations for 1911.) We use drill for discipline in obedience, for moving from place to place in order, and for acquiring the habit of correct carriage. Guard against overdoing it. For the first few times drill as a whole, without patrol distinction. Notify each boy to bring a bandage (See for the next meeting. This can be made at home, or purchased. First Aid Book, pages 27 and 28.) Lesson 4 Bandaging. If possible have a doctor or a nurse come and give a of how to short talk on the uses of a bandage, and give a demonstration kinds of bandages and then have the boys put on two or three different ; next bandagdo it. Review drill, and add one or two commands. Before lesson, the Scout leader should learn two more kinds of bandages in ing case he will have to give the lesson. Lesson 5 National song. Talk on Flag. (See Hand Book for Boys, page 330), Flag salute. Learn one verse. If you can't sing it with spirit, recite it. See drill instructions.