Achievement: A Poem

270 IMPROVEMENT ERA

unable to answer; stay with the gospel. Close promptly. Always respect the wishes of backward and indifferent members concerning prayer, lessons, etc. Don't give the impression that it is a serious offense not to be prepared. Encourage brethren to come even though they have been assigned a les-son and are not able to recite it. Immediately after meeting, if not already done, discuss the roll. Arrange with each other, as a presidency, who to visit, when to visit, and keep your promise. Quorum work will not succeed on wishes and broken promises. Elders' Duties the duty of the presidency of the quorum to teach every elder how It is to act in his office and calling. The quorum presidency should feel it is a reflection on them for a member of the quorum, who has been a member for a reasonable length of time, not to know how to bless an infant; how to consecrate oil; how to administer to the sick; how to baptize, and the words to use; how to confirm; how to ordain to the Aaronic priesthood; how to ordain to the Melchizedek priesthood; how to administer the sacrament. Every elder should be impressed with the importance of his quorum work. In some quorums, members report when they are out of employment, and each member of the quorum should feel it his duty to help the members who are out of work to obtain employment. Each elder should also fael that he should help to support the missionaries from that quorum, and it is an excellent practice to send (quarterly, semi-annually, or annually) remittances to elders. At regular periods, the members of the quorum should be taught the law of tithing; the giving of fast offerings; the proper observance of the Sabbath day, and all other similar duties. Priesthood Classes In High Priests' classes, the same rules may apply to the instructor and his assistant, as to the presidency of a quorum, and he may perform the same functions and duties as outlined for quorums; especially that part which refers to program, getting members to class meetings, roll call, etc. Conclusion Continue the method outlined, even if it does not succeed after trying it for two or three meetings. Keep up interest in your quorum. Divide the responsibility with your counselors; they are there to work. Expect only a reasonable preparation of those assigned to lessons. The best system poorly handled, will sometimes be called a failure, where a poor system well handled may be counted a success. Get the spirit of your office and calling. Remember that you are responsible before the Lord for the success or failure of your quorum work. Be prayerful, and always go to the quorum meeting after having prayed God for his blessing and his guidance.

Achievement

A dreamer dreamed, an image saw, And from his dream a lofty purpose grew, His chisel patiently he plied, And lo, his dream was true. A dreamer dreamed and wrought the while, The dream became in him resolve to act, And toiling earnestly he found His glorious dream a fact.

Ogden, Utah. T - C. Hoyt