---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Roberts, B. H.
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 23
number: 3
published: 1920-01
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'Roberts, B. H., "The Glory of God," *Improvement Era* 23, no. 3 (January 1920): 261.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2303unse
  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: improvementera2303unse
start_page: 261
end_page: 261
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1920-01)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2303unse
  publication_year: 1920
  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 1920, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# The Glory of God

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"MORMONS" IN LIEGE DURING THE WAR                 263

er's   home between Liege and Serain. One year passed by in
this   manner; then we returned to our former meeting room,
to the great satisfaction of the members in general;    and taking
possession of the books and records of the Church, to the great
satisfaction of the priesthood. Brother Horbach was appointed
 secretary and treasurer. He was the only member who knew
 some English. He undertook the bookkeeping and the office
work, while Brother Devignez had charge of the Sunday school
lessons for the theological department. The kindergarten department was committed to Sister Belleflamme. In this way,
we began our meetings, Sunday school and theological classes
once more, and held them every week.      We    enjoyed the Spirit
of the Lord, and the members of both branches can testify that
they have always received the blessings of the Lord. They love
the gospel, in spite of some weaknesses and some enmities that
arose between them, which was inevitable considering the conditions surrounding us all. There was much irritation because
of the lack of everything; misery and hunger often changed men
into beasts; happily, the Spirit of the Lord always has a good influence upon the members of the Church,and we who have passed
through the trouble and are thus able to compare and study the
life of every one of the members, can testify that in spite of
the sufferings and misery that reigned over the people, the Latter-day Saints have always shown themselves superior in conduct
to the remainder of the population. They have kept the faith
alive in their souls, while thousands of other persons have given
themselves over to superstition and incredulity. During the
terrible war, we have seen the power of the Almighty manifested
many times. The sick were healed by the laying on of hands,
and while epidemics desolated the non-"Mormon" families, our
members maintained health.          In spite of the vicissitudes
and difficulties of these trying times, tithing has been paid
regularly by the greatest part of the members. The Spirit of
the Lord assisted us in our misfortunes, and when brethren
became angry at one another, it was always the power of our
religion which reconciled them to each other. We also made
some progress in numbers, having baptized fourteen people during the war, but unhappily, we suffered nine deaths during this
period of turmoil. The branches are in good condition, but the
people long for the return of the missionaries; for here in Belgium, and especially in the Liege country, the missionaries were
much beloved by the people, for they were in reality the spoiled
children of us all!   I think that no one of the missionaries who
have returned to Zion can say that Belgium is a country where
they are badlv received. I am not able to give an account of
the Brussels branch, because the time that I have been connected with it, is so very short,"