--- 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: 25 number: 5 published: 1922-03 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Mutual Work," *Improvement Era* 25, no. 5 (March 1922): 465–471.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2505unse 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: improvementera2505unse start_page: 465 end_page: 471 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1922-03) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2505unse publication_year: 1922 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 1922, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Mutual Work Advanced Senior Department "We Stand for Loyal Citizenship" "Obedience to law is liberty" should be inscribed upon the hearts and memories of the present day generation. In these lawless times when life and property are no longer held sacred by so many, it is timely that we should resolve anew to "stand1 for loyal citizenship." When one of our respected citizens was recently called from his hearthstone at the evening meal only to be ruthlessly slain in cold blood, a so-called preacher denounced some of our laws now being enforced as "fanatical legislation." It was poor consolation to the friends of this innocent victim of law- lessness to have the very source of law characterized as "fanatical." If preachers of religion make free to attack the very foundation of law and order, can we expect the unfortunates of society to be law-abiding i If ministers of religion will undermine laws which, perchance, may in- terfere with some of their appeties, will the homeless and hungry man permit the "fanatical laws" against robbery, burglary, assault, and murder, to stand between him and his desires? Good citizenship should uphold and enforce every law. The unwise law, if enforced, will the sooner be repealed. In a republic, where the people are the source of all law and authority, it is important that the citizens "shall stand for loyal citizenship." Summer Work The joint Social and Summer Work committee of the two M. I. A. General Boards has prepared an outline for summer work which pro- vides for four programs for the evenings of June, July, August and Sep- tember fast Sundays. There are also programs for such associations as continue the regular weekly meeting throughout the summer, either on Sunday or week-day sessions. The new outline and program will be ready for distribution at about the April Conference, and will also appear in the Improvement Era and the Young Woman's Journal. A number of new features are suggested which will not only make the program very at- tractive, but will be of great interest and value where efficiently carried out. Los Angeles Conference Over 3,000 members and investigators attended the sessions of the semi-annual conference held here Nov. 5-7 under direction of Confer- ence President Axel A. Madsen. Almost 1,000 more people attended this conference than attended any other in the California mission this season. Two new conferences, Long Beach and San Diego, have been organized out of the Los Angeles Conference during the summer yet there were prac- tically as many people in attendance this fall as last spring. Presiding Bishop of the Church, Bishop Chas. W. Nibley was in at- tendance and spoke. All reports showed that there had been a vast in- crease. Superintendent Cornwall reported that there were now 49 Sunday schools in the mission as compared with 19 two years ago, and that there were 24 mutuals as compared with 12 two years ago; 950 new officers 466 IMPROVEMENT ERA are working in tliese new organizations. There is almost an equal per- centage of increase in the number of Branches and the number of Relief Society organizations. The Vision, by Evan Stevens, was given Sunday evening by the combined Los Angeles and Ocean Park choirs, 70 voices, under direction of William B. Salt. There were 840 crowded in the build- ing, and many were turned away. Elder Everard McMurrin gave a master- ful introduction to the cantata. Preparatory to the chorus, "The Vision," aU lights in the chapel were turned out for a few seconds, and a strong searchlight from without was thrown upon the colored art window at the front of the chapel which shows the Father and the Son appearing to the boy Prophet, it gave a wonderful setting to the chorus. A Natural Leader Recognized Sometime ago the Era printed an account of Scout Robert P. Zemp saving William Rosenthal from drowning in Bear River, July 19, 1920. For such service the National Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America have awarded him an Honor Medal. Robert registered as a Scout, Feb- ruary 2, 1920, joining Troop No. 2 of Evanston, Wyoming. On March 30, 1920, he qualified as a second class scout. He became a first class scout, April 9, 1921. Since that time he has a total of 23 merit badges to his credit, qualifying as a Life and Star scout, August 22, 1921, and on Septem- ber 8, 1921, he became an Eagle scout. He has been senior patrol leader of Troop No. 2, since April 9, 1921. Robert was born at Evanston, Wyoming, August 14, 1904, and has resided con- tinuously at thai place. Shortly after he became a scout he began looking for something to do so he could become thrifty, and finally he was given the position of janitor at the Uinta county library, June 1, 1920. He has served in that po- sition since, doing the work, before and after school and on Saturday. He is a natural leader, for everything "Bob" does is applauded by the other boys. He is not puffed-up over his at- tainments, he is just anxious to do the things that are required of him. Scout work has meant a great deal to this boy. He has been a more thoughtful son, a more diligent student, and his future appears bright. First Annual Fathers and Sons' Outing, Teton Stake, Idaho Time: August 10-11-12. Place: Table Rock Mountain. Headed by Stake President Albert Choules, stake superintendent of Y. M. M. I. A. Leon M. Strong, and stake Scout leader Clifford S, Wilson, the fathers and sons of Teton stake had their first annual outing August 10- 11-12, 1921. A glorious trip. Automobiles carried the happy crowd to the head of Teton canyon, Targhee National Forest, the night of the 10th. The pitched camps formed a complete circle on a little island with clear moun- tain water completely encircling the camp. The prescribed exercises were car- ried out under the direction of C. S. Wilson. While the several fires were flickering faintly toward their evening's end, the final evening program drew to a close with physical contests and camp stories. The fathers MUTUAL WORK 467 matched themselves in physical prowess against their sons only to learn that on the next annual outing the sons would be the better men. The following morning the party was ready early, and eager for that much- talk-of climb to Table Rock, situated immediately below the famous Teton peaks. The procession swung out in long, slender file and soon disap- peared in the foliage, the boys, Uncus-like, nimbly threading their way through the undergrowth in advance of their senior companions. They were anxious to show "dad" how to climb. It was a strenuous climb for the first half. President Choules and Bishop Harris, inured to the smooth tread of the merchant, proved themselves real Scouts in sticking with it to the bitter (?) end. Showing the south end of Table Rock looking west. The large glacier in the fore-ground has been there prob- ably as long as the rock. After two hours of joyful climbing the Grand Teton, the watch tower of the Rockies, came into view again. Somber and silent it pointed majestically upward as it did when Fremont and Bonneville explored the unknown. This peak is about 14,000 feet in the air, and so steep and rugged that it is said no one has ever reached the zenith. Others hold that once a mountaineer succeeded in planting a small U. S. flag at the very top. Table Rock is, as the name implies, a table of rock, from the distance seemingly jutting out from the peaks, but at close range a flat elevation standing out alone, with a glacier that never goes immediately below, at the east. Between Table Rock and the Peaks is a stretch of shale rock leading to a perpendicular cliff, between which and the Peaks is a tremendous gulf, hundreds of feet deep, with a creek to be seen faintly at the bottom in Glacier canyon. Lovers of mountain scenery who have visited the wonders of the U. S. testify that Table Rock Glacier canyon, and the Teton Peaks are second to none in grandeur. A"er ex- ploring considerably, eating dinner with the tiny mountain rabbits, and refreshing with draughts of sparkling cold water as it ran from a small 468 IMPROVEMENT ERA hole in a huge rock, the party betook themselves to camp to dream about explorers, The Virginian, Indians, and — mother! — Leon M. Strong. A jew of the survivors. Between them and the peaks is the awful gulf walled in on three sides by perpendicular rock walls, with Hurricane Pass at the right, leading through the glacier canyon on to Jennie's Lake, Jackson Hole country. Y. M. M. I. A. EFFICIENCY REPORT, JANUARY, 1922 STAKES Alpine Bear River Beaver Benson Box Elder Cache I 10 Carbon 10 a M •S o X- £ .n B to V rt 2 U 9 10 10 5 9 10 10 6 10 7 Cottonwood ... Deseret Emery Ensign Garfield Granite Hyrum Jordan Juab Kanab Logan Liberty Millard Morgan Nebo North Davis ... North Sanpete 10 10 8 7 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 6 10 8 6 6 6 10 8 9 6 10 6 10 9 9 5 6 5 10 10 10 8 10 10 9 10 9 7 9 10 8 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 7 6 10 10 9 3u O C 9 6 10 5 9 3 4 10 3 10 8 9 10 7 10 9 7 3 8 6 8 10 10 6 10 10 8 5 8 5 10 10 10 5 10 6 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 4 8 7 9 7 9 10 8 10 8 8 7 8 9 9 10 10 8 9 9 10 6 7 8 5i- rt 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 £2 | 10 8 4 9 9 9 10 7 6 8 9 3 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 5 5 9 3 8 u u rt U Or-! 77 69 90 89 82 87 84 67 75 81 64 78 92 78 100 88 92 90 78 68 79 66 79 M. I A. EFFICIENCY REPORT (Continued) STAKES a '£ VI u u o t;-* a CD 73 •a . B ■o u u.5 - ' V. u ct •-* •J <; Xl «w o o bo u .9- . S «a.Hti O CH H B V BQ o VI t/)^ 55 W to .ago T»|jj o H s u UV> "To Oh- <J5 North Sevier 10 8 4 2 2 4 io R 55 North Weber 8 8 8 5 8 8 6 8 10 6 75 Ogden 8 8 10 9 10 9 7 8 2 10 9 10 in in 6 84 64 Panguitch 10 5 7 1 7 Parowan q q 8 4 6 g 6 8 8 10 5 10 9 4 6 9 65 77 98 Pioneer 7 s in 8 7 6 Roosevelt 10 10 in 10 10 in 10 10 St. George 10 10 8 1 9 6 6 10 7 67 Salt Lake 9 6 9 8 10 10 9 9 10 8 88 San Juan 7 6 8 8 7 6 3 8 8 7 68 Sevier 10 8 in 8 10 8 7 9 8 q 87 South Davis 10 4 9 9 10 10 9 8 in 8 87 South Sanpete 10 10 8 3 7 7 ** 9 4 6 68 South Sevier 9 8 10 3 6 7 9 6 7 65 Summit 10 10 8 7 9 8 6 9 4 71 Tooele 8 8 6 1 6 1 2 6 1 2 41 Uintah 9 8 9 q 7 q 4 8 9 q 8 q 5 9 8 9 7 in 6 7 72 Utah 87 Wasatch 9 in 7 10 8 3 7 8 10 7 4 10 10 8 4 7 5 78 Wayne 59 Weber 10 10 10 10 6 8 10 6 7 10 4 2 10 2 10 10 6 10 10 6 9 10 8 10 9 8 7 9 4 5 98 Bannock 60 Bear Lake 78 Bingham in 8 5 4 7 s 6 8 5 5 63 Blackfoot 10 8 10 7 10 10 6 10 in 5 86 Blaine 10 10 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 80 Boise 10 10 6 5 9 9 5 9 10 9 7 8 4 6 10 9 10 9 5 8 76 Burley 82 Cassia 10 9 10 6 9 9 10 8 10 8 5 10 10 5 10 9 8 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 5 9 6 5 9 86 Curlew 73 Fremont 96 Franklin 10 10 6 10 10 8 10 4 10 8 10 7 5 7 10 9 10 6 5 4 86 Idaho 73 Lost River 10 10 10 5 10 10 5 10 8 5 83 Malad 10 9 5 2 7 8 8 6 6 6 67 Montpelier 10 6 9 5 7 8 7 9 8 4 73 Oneida 7 10 10 5 9 10 10 10 10 5 7 5 10 8 10 10 9 10 8 9 4 10 10 10 7 8 7 5 6 5 77 Pocatello 86 Portneuf 81 Raft River 10 10 7 6 9 6 10 3 4 65 Rigby 8 5 7 4 1 7 6 7 9 4 58 Shelley 10 8 10 5 9 10 9 10 10 9 90 Teton 6 5 4 1 2 6 4 2 2 32 Twin Falls 10 5 10 9 7 5 7 10 4 V 74 Yellowstone 10 9 8 4 10 9 7 10 8 6 81 Maricopa 10 9 10 5 10 10 7 10 in 10 91 St. Johns 10 10 6 2 6 5 2 10 in 8 69 St. Joseph 10 6 8 3 10 7 3 10 8 8 73 Snowflake 10 9 7 10 10 9 10 5 5 75 Big Horn 10 9 10 9 10 9 7 9 b 9 87 Star Valley 10 6 5 1 6 5 4 8 6 4 45 Woodruff _ 1 7 10 10 3 10 7 b 8 5 5 70 M. I. A. EFFICIENCY REPORT (Continued) STAKES •d c/> o. .M ■a* °o V. ID E V 0 n rt •£•* o o a a bo 55 "rt u W 13 n 3 f*4 Participati in M. I. Program J<02 bo <-■ 8 U cn-p rt ^i 11 C/) H San Luis Young Alberta Taylor Moapa (Nev.) Union (Ore.) . Juarez (Mex.) 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 10 4 4 6 4 6 5 10 7 6 5 7 3 8 5 3 10 8 10 10 8 10 9 10 6 9 10 9 6 3 4 7 6 10 8 5 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 6 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 75 49 54 90 68 83 65 REMARKS We appreciate the prompt response of the 83 stakes to our request for January reports. We regret that Duchesne, Tintic, and Lethbridge sent no reports. Now let us all have a complete report for February by March 10. These reports will be a splendid basis for work for next season. Y. M. M. I. A. STATISTICAL REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1922 STAKES V -o-o V sg 2 c C rt u rt fco £| gg ■2 u 3 flg °f 1 cW rt > u T3 O <e V a U V .2 a en V o w % c W u <u .2 6 3 £ w < H O H D bo fi v c 2 > rt <■£< V W *- bo c .2 « « n t-.i3 |P| << V « i- bo S o rt <2 •a wv Z > H ^1 < H O H Alpine 899 18 18 270 188 368 826 187 121 258 566 Bear River .... 516 12 12 299 114 154 567 141 57 70 268 Beaver 287 761 770 7 13 12 6 13 12 99 252 402 80 327 263 52 314 302 234 893 967 51 126 233 59 182 150 74 208 186 184 Benson 516 Box Elder 569 Cache 520 8 8 157 258 281 696 76 126 180 382 Carbon 360 9 3 120 118 139 377 88 85 93 266 Cottonwood .. 749 12 12 223 281 327 831 104 140 203 447 Deseret 398 555 10 9 10 9 213 61 106 194 136 222 455 477 110 39 60 107 75 143 245 Emery 289 Ensign 907 7 7 138 193 286 617 72 104 174 350 Garfield 271 8 4 40 139 80 259 36 76 58 170 Granite 1722 16 16 343 351 | 579 1273 183 200 402 785 Hyrum 500 10 10 189 151 204 544 111 116 117 344 Jordan 914 352 16 5 8 5 169 175 161 106 168 162 498 443 59 122 74 80 69 128 202 Juab 330 Kanab 210 7 7 122 61 84 267 56 36 52 144 Logan 610 11 11 192 162 252 606 139 160 195 494 Liberty 1041 11 11 376 228 412 1016 218 126 277 621 Millard 338 6 6 106 135 107 348 62 81 64 207 Morgan 216 912 423 9 14 7 8 11 7 127 217 84 135 248 135 103 290 159 365 755 378 42 177 37 81 165 63 56 195 92 179 Nebo 537 North Davis .. 192 No. Sanpete 766 14 12 143 205 233 581 96 118 156 370 No. Sevier 272 5 5 108 113 80 301 49 55 50 154 North Weber 626 16 14 100 226 179 505 45 115 91 251 Ogden 682 276 11 6 11 6 220 112 175 102 200 101 595 315 190 56 140 51 180 60 510 Panguitch 167 Parowan 487 9 7 105 83 69 257 65 57 46 168 Pioneer 933 14 12 180 213 305 698 61 105 166 332 M I. A. STATISTICAL REPORT (Continued) STAKES 4) .OT3 u 2? m u rt bo o c .2 E 0 u v .2 c .J < u u u > 13 V .2 "1.2 V .2 n.2 < 3 5 t3 o V o w 3 2 w O H •of; 2 V ** > V < 3 > V <J O H Roosevelt 325 10 10 Ill 112 156 379 66 78 112 256 St. George .... 643 15 15 204 377 281 862 118 195 187 500 Salt Lake 1026 12 12 297 235 365 897 168 144 214 526 San Juan 250 4 3 91 42 59 192 52 26 30 108 Sevier 363 6 6 115 166 164 445 55 99 98 252 South Davis .. 476 9 9 148 172 237 557 68 67 110 245 Sou'ii Sanpete 440 10 10 138 291 194 623 102 191 130 423 So. Sevier 300 7 7 23 100 117 235 18 80 96 194 Summit 210 12 12 30 167 140 337 15 llo 96 227 Tooele 425 9 6 90 100 150 340 72 80 120 272 Uintah 409 9 8 88 136 141 365 53 87 83 223 Utah 1399 20 20 323 340 456 1119 300 290 400 990 Wasatch 375 9 9 86 132 122 340 61 93 91 245 Wayne 201 6 6 18 126 87 231 9 59 51 119 Weber 1060 14 14 364 337 360 1061 230 190 294 714 Bannock 257 10 9 156 80 112 348 103 44 75 222 Bear Lake .... 384 11 11 175 155 184 514 88 110 127 325 Bingham 564 14 11 258 137 180 575 148 79 96 323 Blackfoot 474 9 V 237 118 134 489 114 75 75 264 Blaine 460 13 8 15 15 16 46 9 10 15 34 Boise 280 375 8 11 8 11 81 193 119 125 95 150 295 468 53 100 67 68 59 76 179 Burley 244 Cassia 181 147 6 10 6 5 108 19 64 96 77 59 249 174 52 4 31 64 31 30 114 Curlew 98 Fremont 655 13 13 288 233 298 819 166 133 170 469 Franklin 437 10 10 201 162 156 519 105 103 86 294 Idaho 218 12 11 118 91 136 345 74 68 74 216 Lost River .... 153 8 6 75 87 58 220 54 58 49 161 Malad 347 11 8 91 180 105 376 63 103 62 228 Montpelier .... 392 11 11 152 169 155 476 75 95 98 268 Oneida 370 358 11 10 8 10 124 159 78 109 85 165 288 433 72 86 38 68 52 108 162 Pocatello 262 Portneuf 300 12 10 33 184 115 332 21 123 93 237 Raft River .... 160 9 9 119 56 68 243 73 46 48 167 Rigby 550 350 16 8 11 8 206 192 106 118 155 123 467 433 109 103 63 61 80 78 252 Shelley 242 Teton 299 8 4 40 99 36 175 13 54 19 86 Twin Falls .... 182 5 4 78 26 35 138 46 13 21 80 Yellowstone 338 8 8 180 77 105 362 103 57 70 230 Maricopa 368 8 • 8 196 132 142 470 106 81 80 26/ St. Johns 220 7 7 133 49 74 256 100 32 59 191 St. Joseph 500 15 14 88 292 266 646 41 169 130 340 Snowflake 257 10 10 207 39 95 341 130 30 61 221 Big Horn 289 6 6 116 130 84 330 74 70 64 208 Star Valley .... 334 11 11 126 151 158 435 60 83 101 244 Woodruff 425 9 8 112 77 297 486 8b 60 65 210 San Luis 200 4 3 88 74 62 224 74 44 49 167 Young 99 5 3 45 30 49 124 24 18 30 74 Alberja 425 325 11 5 10 5 202 162 167 167 142 115 511 444 118 87 101 88 92 66 311 Taylor ..: 241 Moapa (Nev.) 190 8 6 10 10 9 29 9 9 8 26 Union (Ore.) 148 5 5 96 35 41 172 63 25 30 148 Juarez (Mex.) 135 5 4 48 30 76 154 30 20 60 110