---
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: 6
published: 1913-04
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Cover, Masthead, and Contents," *Improvement Era* 16, no. 6 (April 1913): 529–654.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1606unse
  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: improvementera1606unse
start_page: 529
end_page: 654
curator_note: Cover, masthead, and table of contents retained. Advertisements and unnumbered subscription leaves are intentionally omitted. Printed editorial folios were mapped against the scan images before transcription; unnumbered illustration/front-matter leaves are not assigned fabricated page markers.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1913-04)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1606unse
  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.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

*Improvement Era*. Volume 16, no. 6. April 1913. Organ of the Priesthood Quorums, the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, and the schools of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; published monthly by the General Board at Salt Lake City, Utah.

## Contents

- Banks, George Linnaeus, “What I Live For. A Poem.”
- Hyde, W. A., “Why I am a “Mormon”.”
- Kirby, George D., “Interesting Stories.”
- Hewlett, Frank J., “In Sunny Africa III.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Sermonets.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Lighter Mood.”
- Lyman, Albert R., “Voice of the Intangible IX.”
- Barton, J. Bryan, “The Hawaiian Mission Headquarters.”
- Jordan, William George, “Little Problems of Married Life XIX.”
- Pratt, Rey L., “The Gospel to the Lamanites III-VIII.”
- Taylor, Joseph E., “The Schoolmaster and His Pupils.”
- Widtsoe, O. J. P., “Joseph Smith, Jr., as a Translator: The Unfair Fairness of Rev. Spalding.”
- Nelson, N. L., “An Open Letter to Bishop Spalding.”
- Spalding, F. S., “Rev. Spalding's Answer to Dr. Widtsoe.”
- Widtsoe, John A., “Dr. Widtsoe's Reply to Rev. Spalding.”
- Sjodahl, J. M., “The Word “Kolob”.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “As to Accuracy.”
- Jorgensen, Enoch, “Customs and Legends of Utah Indians I.”
- Tanner, Joseph M., “Conditions in Turkey.”
- Roberts, B. H., “Department of Vocations and Industries VIII.”
- Hodgson, J. C., “Boys and Girls' Industrial Clubs.”
- Smith, Joseph F., “Editors' Table: Vocations and Industries.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Messages from the Missions.”
- Blood, H. H., “Priesthood Quorums' Table: The Ordained Teacher; Priesthood Classes Under the Direction of the Bishop.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Mutual Work: M. I. A. Annual Conference; M. I. A. Normal Training Class.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Passing Events.”