--- 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, "Priesthood Quorums’ Table," *Improvement Era* 20, no. 10 (August 1917): 924–925.' 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: 924 end_page: 925 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. --- # Priesthood Quorums’ Table ©PRIESTHOOD QUOlS -RUMS' TABLE ui m Text Book for Priests, 1918 It has been decided that the text book for Priests' Quorums for 1918 will be The Restoration of the Gospel, by Prof. O. J. P. Widtsoe. As a sup- plementary book The Great Apostasy, in the small edition, by Dr. James E. Talmage, is recommended. The books for the Melchizedek quorums and the teachers and deacons are being prepared, and prices and titles will be made known later. Teaching and Priesthood Meetings Ward teaching and attendance at priesthood meetings for the month of June, 1917, according to a bulletin compiled by the Presiding Bishop's office, were quite satisfactory, considering the busy times, the hot weather, and the general upheaval owing to a large number of young men being en- gaged in government service. It appears that there are 817 wards, and that out of this number 280 wards reported 100% of the people visited; 198 wards reported 50 to less than 100% visited and 201 reported less than 50% visited. There were 122 wards that reported no family visited, or which were not reported. The stakes reporting 100% visited are, Bear Lake, Big Horn, Blackfoot, Box Elder, North Sanpete, Ogden, Oneida, Summit; with Liberty, 97; South Davis, 91; Tintic, 96; and Weber, 97. Out of the 73 stakes now organized 45 reported the weekly priesthood meetings in session, at which an average per cent present at each of the meetings rgistered from 8 in Emery to as high as 67 in Juarez. Other stakes reported an average per cent as follows: Granite, 25; Pioneer, 25; South Davis, 25; Ogden, 27; Alberta, 22; Blackfoot, 23; Liberty, 23; Maricopa, 21; North Davis, 20; Pocatello, 20; Salt Lake, 20; Tintic, 22; Weber, 21; Young, 22. Teachers' Topic Suggested for August The Presidency and High Council of the South Davis stake have issued a bulletin for the benefit of the ward teachers of that stake as a subject to discuss with the people, for August, 1917. It calls attention to the entrance of the American people into the great world war, and their fighting for world wide democracy as against autocratic rule. It is pointed out that every national resource is being thrown into the conflict. It then proceeds: "Now, as a community fervently interested in our Nation's welfare and in her success in this present grim engagement, what is our particular problem? As men we are agriculturists, in the main; as women, we are housekeepers. Our farms are variety gardens, producing many different kinds of food, and hence throwing open unusual avenues of waste; we have more food for our tables than is the portion of most people, hence in this also we are given to extravagance and waste. Do these facts not suggest the problem for those of us to solve who remain at home? Upon us de- volves the work of the preservation and conservation of the foods we produce and in part consume. The old adage, 'Waste not, want not' seems to have a new significance these days, for the food reserves of the country PRIESTHOOD QUORUMS' TABLE 925 are lower than they have been for years. And before the present struggle io over, and humanity settles down to the constructive business of life, we may also find a new meaning in those words of the Savior, 'For unto whom- soever much is given, of him shall much be required.' After all, we are only stewards over the things we possess; they belong to the Lord and, with or without our consent, he can use them as he sees fit. If our stewardship is wise, we shall make the things we possess worthy instruments in God's hands for the accomplishment of good and the relief of suffering and dis- tress. "The harvest season is upon us; an abundance awaits us on every hand; in full measure God has blessed us. In the gathering of our harvest, we should carefully avoid waste; we should preserve a larger amount of fruit and vegetables than is our custom, not only for ourselves, but that the food reserves of our country might be increased; we should exercise a whole- some economy in all we consume that we may be able to perform the kind acts of charity which may await us next winter, not only toward those among us who are unfortunate, but to the distressed and war-stricken people of Europe. "What a proud privilege this will be." Changes in Officers and Bishops for the Month of June, 1917 Change in Presidency— Swen F. Johnson, 1st counselor to President Hyde, Portneuf stake, and Alonzo Harmon Price, 2nd counselor. Juarez stake, Joseph C. Bentley, president, address Colonia Juarez, Chih., Mexico. New Wards.— Logan Ninth ward, Cache stake, Abraham Jorgensen, bishop, and Charles T. Barrett, ward clerk. Aberdeen Branch, Blackfoot stake, John F. Monson, presiding elder, address Aberdeen, Idaho. Lovell First ward, Big Horn stake, Cyrus S. Robertson, bishop. Lovell Second ward, Big Horn stake, George R. Bringhurst, bishop. Vernon ward, St. Johns stake, F. M. Whiting, bishop, Fred A. Whiting, ward clerk Gooding Branch, Boise stake, Jesse F. Cooper, presiding elder, William Christensen, clerk, address Gooding, Idaho. . New Bishops.-Garden Creek ward, Portneuf stake, David W Armstrong succeeded Henry W. Henderson, address same Cache ward, Teton stake, J^mes Nielson succeeded N. H. Hansen, address Tetonia R D. No. 1, I daho Otto ward, Big Horn stake, Orson M. Porter succeeded Niels E. Winters address same. Clawson ward, Emery stake, Joseph < Orson Barney succeeded Wm. Hitchcock, address same. Lorenzo ward, Rigby stake, Zerah P Terry succeeded Albert Beazer, address same Payson Second wa 'd, Nebo sttke Elisha Brown succeeded Samuel E. Taylor, address same. Spanish *ork Second S Nebo stake, Henry A Gardner succeeded Benjamin Argyle address same. Spanish Fork Third ward, Nebo stake, Ralph D. Morgan succeeded George Hales, address same. Porterville ward, Morgan stake, George Edward barter succeeded Joseph Durr ant address same Brigham City Third ward, Box Elder stake, Hyrum W. Valentine succeeded David P Burt address same. Lawrence ward, Emery stake Ira Nelson Day sue- j I ' XtJtS T,,ft arlrlress same Preston Third ward, Oneida stake, Thatcher, address Logan, Utah.