---
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: 21
number: 6
published: 1918-04
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, *Improvement Era* 21, no. 6 (April 1918).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2106unse
  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: improvementera2106unse
curator_note: Source verified against the Internet Archive scan and masthead (vol. XXI, no. 6). Advertising-only leaves 1–2 and 99–100 are omitted; leaf 4 is retained as unpaginated editorial frontispiece context. Scan leaves were mapped to visible printed folios before transcription; frontispiece and illustrated material are retained as figure comments or source-native items without invented pagination.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1918-04)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2106unse
  publication_year: 1918
  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 1918, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Improvement Era, April 1918

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## Contents

- Lloyd O. Ivie, “Fortitude,” 471.
- James E. Talmage, “Mortality, a Boon—Man Is Immortal,” 473.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Home Evening,” 477.
- Charles W. Penrose, “The Latter-day Kingdom,” 479.
- George H. Brimhall, “Spiritual Aspects of the War,” 483.
- George H. Maughan, “The Wrong Start,” 487.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “An Air Battle in Progress,” 488.
- Venice F. Anderson, “Corporal Ron of the 362nd,” 489.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Ambition,” 498.
- Clarence Baird, “A League of Nations to Enforce World Peace,” 499.
- Frank I. Kooyman, “Invocation,” 503.
- Joseph E. Robinson, “El Morah—Inscription Rock,” 504.
- Elsie C. Carroll, “The Miracle,” 509.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “My Work,” 514.
- Alfred Lambourne, “The Lilacs,” 515.
- W. J. Coleman, “Deliverance Through the Gospel,” 516.
- Frank C. Steele, “On the Fall of Jerusalem,” 518.
- Nephi Anderson, “Forfeits,” 519.
- William H. Latimer, “The Way of Life,” 523.
- Evan Stephens, “The Old Grey Mare,” 524.
- Lula Greene Richards, “Our Boys,” 525.
- Joseph M. Tanner, “Problems of the Age: XI–XIV,” 526.
- Samuel H. Fletcher, “God's Gift—A Mother,” 536.
- Joseph M. Tanner, “Thoughts of a Farmer: XIII—Caught in the Horse Stall,” 537.
- D. B. O'Brien, “Our Flag,” 538.
- Joseph F. Smith, “Editors' Table: Third Liberty Loan,” 539.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “The Old and the New,” 539.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “United States Boys' Working Reserve,” 541.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Notes,” 542.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Messages from the Missions,” 544.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Priesthood Quorums' Table,” 549.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Mutual Work,” 551.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Passing Events,” 555.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “General Efficiency Report for February,” 563.