--- 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: 20 number: 10 published: 1917-08 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Musical Gems," *Improvement Era* 20, no. 10 (August 1917): 919–920.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera20010unse 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: improvementera20010unse start_page: 919 end_page: 920 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1917-08) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera20010unse publication_year: 1917 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 1917, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Musical Gems Musical Gems The Improvement Era is printing, during the present vol- ume, twelve musical compositions by Prof. Evan Stephens. We are convinced that each and every one of these selections breathes some sentiment which is in real harmony with the lite, work, principles and hopes cherished by the Latter-day Saints. In a simple, straight-forward way, the music to each ot these songs is a living expression of the text. They should be sung in every mutual improvement organization throughout the land. We believe, provided they are set properly before the peo- ple who sing, so that they may become thoroughly acquainted with them, that these musical gems will be of real inspirational worth and service, not only to our organizations, but to all tne Church. , uQQ„ We are pleased to announce that arrangements have been made with Prof. Stephens for a continuation of similar musical selections for the coming volume, beginning in November, one 920 IMPROVEMENT ERA of which will appear each month in the Improvement Era. The titles already prepared are: 1. "Obedience to the Call" Junior Boys 2. "The Cheery Smile" Junior Boys 3. "O Land of the Valleys and Mountains" Seniors 4. "The Truth, Boys, the Truth" Junior Boys 5. "At Home They are Praying for Me" Seniors 6. "Mother" (Solo with chorus) Junior Boys '(. "Beloved" Seniors 8. "Utah, We Love Thee" Senior and Junior 9. "On the Pioneer Trail" Junior 10. "Dear, Dear Old Folks" Senior 11. "Whistle a Merry Tune" Junior 12. "Pioneer Campfire Song" (Solo with chorus) Senior As soon as the twelve numbers shall have appeared, extra copies of the whole lot may be obtained from the Improvement Era for use in choirs and organizations.