--- 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: 12 published: 1921-10 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Work for October," *Improvement Era* 24, no. 12 (October 1921): 1128.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera24012unse 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: improvementera24012unse start_page: 1128 end_page: 1128 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1921-10) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera24012unse 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. --- # Work for October Work for October To stake and ward officers Y. M. M. I. A.: The following are the most important items for immediate consideration in October: 1. Careful checking on instructions given at annual conventions to see if the wards are observing them. 2. The opening social. (See folder on "Special Activities" for sug- gestions.) A good start means a great deal towards the success of the sea- son's work. Many associations use this social in which to obtain the an- nual fund. 3. Organization and membership. See that stake and ward organiza- tions are complete and ready for work, and that effort is made to get and hold present membership. Increase it just a bit over last year, in some wards very materially. The Church average was 11.16 last year. Let's make our enrollment at least twelve percent of the Church population this year in each ward and stake of the Church, more if possible. 4. Order Manuals. Check with the wards and let presidents order sen- ior and junior manuals at once. Price 25c each. (Senior, or Junior.) 5. See tliat each ward is supplied with efficiency blanks and that each ward shall report promptly by the end of each month. Of course, we shall expect a prompt report from each stake no later than the 10th of Novem- ber covering the October study and activities. 6. Check on the preparation of class leaders, and their attendance at teacher-training class. Changes in ward oificers, August, 1921. — New Bishops, etc. — Pan- aca ward, Moapa stake, F. E. Wadsworth succeeded fm. H. Edwards, ad- dress same. Lanark ward, Bear Lake stake, Frederick W. Passey died and none appointed. Sandy First ward, Jordan stake, August M. Nelson suc- ceeded Alva J. Butler, address same. Riverton ward, Jordan stake, David Bills succeeded Gordon S. Bills, address same. Richfield First ward, Sevier stake, Frank M. Ogden succeeded Nels C. Poulson, address same. Kilgore ward, Yellowstone stake, A. F. Rasmussen succeeded Deloss C Waters, ad- dress same. Provo Third ward, Utah stake, George Powelson succeeded Thatcher C. Jones, address same. Milford ward, Beaver stake, Edward H. Bird succeeded William J. Burns, address same. Churchill branch, Cassia stake, John H. HilL, address Churchill, Idaho. Rockport ward, Summit stake, Robert Siddoway died and none appointed. Fielding ward, Bear River stake, John Garn succeeded Ole Petersen, address same. Leland ward, Nebo stake, Stephen D. Markham succeeded Lars P. Larsen, address same.