---
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: 24
number: 3
published: 1921-01
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* 24, no. 3 (January 1921): 269–269.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2403unse
  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: improvementera2403unse
start_page: 269
end_page: 269
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1921-01)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2403unse
  publication_year: 1921
  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 1921, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Priesthood Quorums’ Table

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PRIESTHOOD QUO
            -RUMS' TABLE
           Study Course for 1921, and Teacher-Training
                                Study Course
To Presidents of Stakes, Bishops of Wards,
    Dear Brethren:— Beginning with the year 1921, the study course for
the Melchizedek Priesthood will consist of:
     Gospel Doctrine, second part of the sermons and writings of President Joseph F. Smith; Guide to Gospel Doctrine, an outline for the students. The price of Gospel Doctrine, new and third edition, is $2. The
price of the guide is 15c. It will be noticed that the Priests of the Lesser Priesthood will take up the same study that is given for the Melchizedek Priesthood.
     For the Ordained Teachers, The Apostolic Age will be taken up, the
same as used in 1912, price, 15c.
     For the Deacons The Latter-day Prophet, a book oi 190 pages, used
three years ago, will be used, price $.75.
     Gospel Doctrine and The Latter-day Prophet should be ordered from
the Deseret Book Company, or from the Improvement Era when cash accompanies the order. The Apostolic Age and the guide should be ordered
from the Improvement Era. The books are now ready for delivery and
orders will be filled as received.
                              Teacher-Training
    The attention of Presidents of stakes and Bishops of wards is called
to the statement of the First Presidency as found in the December Era,
page 176, in which Presidents of stakes, Bishops of wards and Presidents of
Priesthood quorums are urged to have their teachers and class leaders
participate in the weekly teacher-training classes in each ward throughout
the Church. Quorum officers and class instructors are urged to regularly
and diligently attend the teacher-training course as prescribed for all the
Priesthood and auxiliary teachers in the Church.
     The new text book for the teacher-training course is entitled, Problems in Teaching Religion and is ready now for delivery and may be
obtained at the Deseret Book Company at 50c per copy. This new book
is a most excellent guide to every teacher and should be in the hands of
all the Priesthood class leaders and teachers.
     We trust that you will take notice of these items and make them known
before your Priesthood meeting, so that the Priesthood may take acti/e
part, not only in their own studies, but also in the teacher-training classes.
                                   Sincerely yours,
                                       Rudger Clawson, Chairman
                                       W. A. Shepherd, Secretary

                        Who are Ward Officers?
     For the purpose of the efficiency report, we count as ward officers, the
president and his counselors, the secretary, the treasurer, the chorister, and
the class leaders, including the scoutmaster. Of course where one person is
both treasurer and scretary, he is counted as one. While it would be well
to have the members of the committees present at the officers' meetings, let it
be understood that for the purpose of the efficiency report, those named
are considered ward officers of the Y. M. M. I. A.