--- 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: 17 number: 12 published: 1914-10 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", *Improvement Era* 17, no. 12 (October 1914): 1174–1176.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1712unse 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: improvementera1712unse start_page: 1174 end_page: 1176 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1914-10) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1712unse publication_year: 1914 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 1914, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Priesthood Quorums’ Table Priesthood Quorums' Table — Attendance at Weekly Priesthood Meetings. Bulletin No. 9 from the Presiding Bishop's Office shows the following average attendance of the Priesthood, at the weekly Priesthood meetings of the Church fi r the three months ending June 30, 1914. The per cent is based on the total Priesthood of the stake: Percent Position Percent Position June 30 Mar. 31 June 30 Mar. 31 1 Liberty 27 7 34 San Luis 15 50 2 Ogden 27 8 35 Alpine '. 14 29 3 Deseret 27 43 36 Oneida 14 36 4 Alberta 26 1 37 St. Johns .. .| 14 4 5Pioneer 26 12 38 Sevier 13 21 6 Taylor 26 5 39 Emery 13 44 7 Younsr 25 38 40 Jordan 13 55 8 Cache 23 6 41 Millard 13 30 9 Granite 23 18 42 Nebo 13 34 10 San Juan 23 13 43 No. Sanpete 13 35 11 Box Elder 22 2 44 So. Sanpete 13 31 12 Carbon 22 33 45 Utah 13 46 13 Cassia 22 15 46 Wasatch 13 28 14 Fremont 22 17 47 Bingham 12 26 15 No. Weber 22 11 48 Boise 12 54 16 Maricopa 21 3 49 Hyrum 12 19 17 Union 21 27 50 Summit 12 61 18 Bear River 20 14 51 Teton 12 64 19 Ensign 20 40 52 Wayne 12 32 20 Weber 20 24 53 Star Vallev 11 23 21 Bannock 19 51 54 Woodruff 11 57 2? Duchesne 19 60 55 Beaver 10 52 23 Salt Lake 19 53 56 Morgan 10 49 24 Blackfoot IS 10 57 George St. 10 45 25 Davis 18 16 58 Rigbv 9 41 26 Juab 18 20 59 Tooele 9 56 27 Uintah 18 65 60 Yellowstone 9 47 28 Big Horn 17 9 61 Benson 8 22 29 Malad 17 25 62 Panguitch 8 59 30 Moapa 17 49 63 Parowan 8 62 31 Joseph St. 17 37 64 Pocatello 8 63 32 Snowflake 17 42 65 Kanab 5 58 33 Bear Lake 15 39 — Ward Teaching. Bulletin No. 11 issued by the Presiding Bishop's Office shows that in the following wards, in the several stakes of Zion, the teachers visited every family during the months of April, May and June. 1914: — Libertv First. Tenth, Thirty-third. LeGrande. Emigration, Lib- erty: Oneida —Clifton. Fairview. Glencoe. Winder: Nebo Eureka. — TCnightsville. Hunter: O.srden —Eden, Huntsville. Ogden Fourth; Bear River — East Garland. Penrose: Pioneer— Brighton, Cannon: Weber O^den Twelfth, Uintah: Alberta— Mt. View; Box Elder— Mantua: Fre- PRIESTHOOD QUORUMS' TABLE 1175 nioiit — — — Sugar; Malad Canyon Branch; Maricopa Papago; Panguitch — — -Kingston; St. Joseph Lebanon; Utah Lake View; Woodruff- — Cumberland; Yellowstone Twin Groves; Young Redmesa. — — A Hint to Ward Teachers. The following letter and circular has been mailed to all the Stake Presidents and Bishops of the Church: — Dear Brother: In many of our stakes the ward teachers' work is so organized that each month the teachers carry a special message to the people, emphasizing the work of one or more auxiliary organizations. In the early part of October the Y. M. and Y. L. M. I. A. will begin their class work. We solicit your co-operation in behalf of our organizations and ask that the ward teachers, during September or October, encourage the members of your ward to attend our associations. We are taking the liberty of enclosing a number of reasons why the young people should attend our organizations. Hoping that these may assist you in presenting this subject to vonr ward teachers, and aid them, in turn, in presenting our work to the people of your ward, we remain, Yours faithfully, Heber J. Grant, For the General Board Y. M. M. I. A. TEN REASONS WHY YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN SHOULD ATTEND THE M. I. A. 1. places the boy and the girl in companionship with the best It element in the community. 2. It gives unusual social advantages, and provides wholesome recreation under proper leadership. 3. It affords them an opportunity to express themselves before the public, which in itself is a valuable training for the duties of life. 4. It enables them to discover their possibilities and to render actual service to others. 5. It satisfies every condition and want usually supplied by social societies, literary organizations and private clubs; and it teaches young men and young women proper conduct at dances and socials. 6. It develops the young man and boy in athletics and scoutcraft, and teaches the girl the essentials of home-making. 7. It affords them training in music, public speaking and storytelling, and helps them to find their life's work. 8. It gives them something good to do; it keeps alive in them the ideals of their noble ancestors, and holds them in harmony with the spirit of the gospel. 9. It offers opportunity for the study of social and industrial questions of the day from a "Mormon" point of view and under the influence of the spirit of the gospel. 10. It gives them pride to know that they are members of an or ganization of seventy thousand active young people working for the social, intellectual and spiritual advancement of its membership. Gospel Themes. — Questions and suggestions for teachers and stu dents, by Elder David O. McKay: PART IV —THE GOSPEL DISPENSATIONS (CONCLUDED) Lesson 29— Chapter VIII. Dawn of the Last Dispensation— The Restoration (Concluded) 1. Explain the significance of the Lord's statement — "I am your advocate with the Father." 1176 IMPROVEMENT ERA 2. Study and explain in detail, so far as you can, the keys delivered by the following: (a) Moses, (b) Elias. (c) Elijah. 3. What is the "Gospel of Abraham?" 4. Who was Elias? Elijah? t Give the substance of the revelation to the Prophet Joseph 5. concerning salvation for the dead. 6. Why may this dispensation be appropriately called the "Spiritual harvest time of all the Ages?" PART V. —DISPENSATION AND GATHERING OF ISRAEL Lesson 30 — Chapter —A Chosen People I 1. What is the meaning of "Israel?" 2. Relate the circumstances under which Jacob received this name. See Genesis 32-35. 3. To what race of people was this name applied? 4. Locate the river Tigris and Euphrates. 5. Why was Abram called a "Hebrew?" 6. Where was Mesopotamia? Chaldea? Canaan? (Locate these places in relation to modern geography). 7. Wherein is the secret of Abraham's blessing? 8. What merit has his posterity for these blessings? 9. Upon what principle are all blessings predicated? 10. Explain the secret of Abraham's leadership. Lesson 31 — Chapter I—A Chosen People (Continued) 1. What is meant by "original excellence" as applied to intelligences? 2. With the idea of pre-existence in mind, read, in addition to passages given; Wordsworth's, "Ode to Intimations of Immortality." 3. Why do you think it probable that princes, priests, and kings have sprung from Israel? 4. Explain the significance of Solomon's saying, "I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth." 5. Summarize your reasons for believing that Israel was foreordained to his mission. Lesson 32 — Chapter II — Israel's Mission. 1. Show that Christ fulfilled all promises to Abraham. 2. What was the Savior's lineage? 3. Why did the Savior say to his disciples, "Ye are the salt of the earth?" 4. Who are the 144.000 spoken of by John? (Rev. 14:1) 5. What is their mission? 6. Explain the comparisons used in the last paragraph on page 150. 7. Show the overruling hand of Providence in the destiny of the Israelitish nation. 8. What comoensation can you point out in the seemingly calamitous dispersing of Israel? In this connection consider the following, and comment upon 9. it: "There is wisdom in the saying of Feltham, that the whole creation is kept in order bv discord, and that vicissitude maintains the world. —Many evils bring manv blessings — Manna drops in the wilderness. Corn grows in Canaan."