Monthly Message to the M Men: Loyalty

Monthly Message to the "M" Men Loyalty By Thomas A. Beal, Member of the General Board The longer one lives and the more experience one has, the more one comes to see the value of loyalty. It is no uncommon occurrence to hear persons speak ill of this one or that one; of this institution or that institu- tion; of this political party or that political party; of this country or that country; but seldom does one hear people take any special pains to speak well of every body and every thing. Young men, cultivate the habit of believing good of people rather than ill. If you make a practice of looking at the better side of life, at the pleasant things in the world, it won't be long until life will come to mean much more to you. Do not infer from this that one should overlook evil or countenance it in any way, but what one should do is to realize the importance of getting into the habit of prac- ticing loyalty to ones fellow man, to one's institution, to one's church, to one's country, and to one's God. The Latter-day Saints as a people are believers. They are not doubting Thomases. Did you ever stop to think that the Articles of Faith all begin with "We believe" except the eleventh article? One of the fundamental doc- trines of the Church is loyalty, and loyalty means "Belief in." No one can be loyal to something he does not believe in. One who professes loyalty to a thing he does not believe in is hypocritical. This does not mean, how- ever, that one cannot think for himself. If we should follow advice blindly there would be no progress. But confidence, judgment and loyalty should be taught. Loyalty means a spirit of god will i. e., where there is loyalty there is co-operation, and unless there is loyalty in an institution, unless there is esprit de corps, permanent success is almost impossible. Individuals are rarely successful unless they show loyalty to their employers, to those with whom they work and associate. What the world needsi more than anything else nowadays is to work up a spirit of co-operation and team work. Noth- ing is gained by divided loyalty. Unity is what is wanted. In union there is strength, and union means co-operation, and co-operation means loyalty. Those who practice the art of cultivating good will and loyalty will re- ceive gratifying success. If the "M" men wish to get the most out of the Improvement work, they can do so only by co-operation and loyalty. Not only loyalty to those who are called to preside as officers, but loyalty to the cause. Brigham Young was aware of the value of co-operation when he advised his people to be loyal to the leaders, to the Church, and to co-operate in their work. He realized the importance of unity, of good will, and the result has been an almost perfect organization. Young men, "M" men, by your loyalty and co operation and willingness to serve, make of your work everything for which it was intended,

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300 IMPROVEMENT ERA The Pageant Called "The Harvest of Truth," or "The Triumph of Righteousness Was given under the direction of Professor E. H. Eastmond of the Brigham Young University, Art Department. Eleven hundred men, women and children took part in the grand spectacle staged by the Granite stake Sunday schools, under direction of Superintendent Thomas E. Towler. The building was filled on Sunday morning to its full capacity, every seat being taken and many standing in the aisles on the sides of the building, the main aisles being used for extensive processions, adding to the magnitude of the production. The theme of the pageant is that all who have "eyes to see" and "hearts to comprehend" must be impressed with a glorious outpouring of truth and light that has come in our day. The seeds: of truth sown in all past dispensations have brought fruit in this, the greatest of them all, the dispensation of the fulness of times. Prophets have fore- told this day, poets sung of it, and angel messengers brought the keys and truths of their dispensations to ours. Inspired inventors and scientists have harnessed steam, electricity and gasoline, that the message of truth might be speeded to the ends of the earth. Thus in our day comes the harvest of truth. Our worthy progenitors have embraced and thus far advanced this "marvelous work and a wonder.'' While Professor Eastmond wrote the pageant and designed the costumes, a strong committee from the Granite stake Sunday School Board helped to develop the theme and carried out the ideas of the scenario, and several local poetic writers of the Granite stake provided the recitative pieces. "Lest We Forget" Of course, it is late, and it has been said before; but we believe that a number of our stake superintendents and officers will accept the fol- lowing suggestions with good grace and will be determined to make use of them, where this has not already been done; and there are some wards and stakes where it has not been done. You may think that there is a big lot of work to do, but if you stop to consider for a moment, you will con elude that it isn't so difficult, for every ward and every stake is well or- ganized, and every committee is1 up and doing. Willing hands make labor light, hence these suggestions at this late date: 2. Make a complete and thorough canvass for subscriptions for the best magazine in the world for young men — The Improvement Era. 2. Collect 100% of the M. I. A. fund. Make a real effort, and collect the full amount. Put your stake in the front ranks in the securing of life memberships. You can do it, notwithstanding the farmer's income is but little. There is always a man here and there who has $5 for a glorious] cause. 3. Make a thorough distribution of manuals. A duck hunter cannot kill ducks without a gun, neither can a mutual worker get his lessons with- out a manual. 4. Organize your forces completely in every ward for the big drive for membership. Bear in mind the fact that we are all working for the 50,000 goa\l spokeri of by superintendent Richard R. Lyman at the October con- vention. You have made your plans. Now, without doubi, you will work them out. 5. See that your monthly activity program is put on 'in good, lively style. The young people are awake and like to do things. 6. Kindly ask the class leaders to bear in mind that they have a golden opportunity to do good work this year, with the spleiidid manuals they

MUTUAL WORK 301 have, if tliey will stimulate the members of their class by first class prepara- tion. 7. Do not in any way neglect the work of the "M" men and the scouts. A, Word to Secretaries It is the business of the stake and ward Y. M. M. I. A. secretaries to make out the efficiency reports each month. They have been selected to carry out this work in the organization. Each secretary should take to heart the motto: "They depend upon me, I will be there.*' It isl a part of Mutual Improvement work to teach dependability, and if officers are asked to do anything and they consent to it, and do not do it, they are breaking their promise, a very serious thing in life. The young people should be taught to be dependable and to do what they promise. It is a simple thing for secretaries of the organizations to make report to the proper officers, and they should be made to understand that it is a breach of confidence and a very serious offence to fail in their duty in this respect. The General Board are depending upon them to do this work. Their atten- tion should be called to this matter and they should be asked earnestly to keep their promises and see to it that their associations are reported promptly by the first of each month to the stake secretary, so that he may get their reports compiled and sent to the General Secretary no later than the 10th of each month hereafter. — A Visit the Big Bridges Howard D. Roberts, of Blanding, Utah, San Juan stake, reports that on Friday, September 16, the boy scouts of Blanding started out on a trip to the great natural bridges of San Juan county. There were in the party 32 boy scouts, including Scoutmaster Zeke Johnson. The guides, Mr. Shurtliff and Mr. Mefster, were to take moving pictures of the party, and the most interesting scenes of the trail. There were 42 members alto- gether in the party, which was provided with 42 riding horses and 17 pack horses, making a long party, "as we were strung out in single file along the trail. We camped at Kigalia the first night, a forest station 25 miles from Blanding. Here we sang and related campfire stories. On Saturday morn- ing after cleaning up the camp ground and putting out the fire, saddling and packing horses, we started again. After 15 miles travel over a rough trail we beheld the Edwin bridge, and we all agreed that seeing that bridge was well worth thel trip. But the greatest sight was yet to come, for the Edwin bridge doesn't compare with the Augusta in size and grandeur. The Edwin measures 111 feet high and spans 200 feet; while the Augusta measures 209 feet in height and spans 265 feet. On Saturday night we camped under the Caroline bridge, 5 miles beyond the Edwin, where we spent the evening in close contests and games. On Sunday we arrived at the Augusta bridge which is about 2 miles beyond the Caroline. We spent the day taking pic- tures and exploring ancient ruins which are numerous in that vicinity. We returned to camp to enjoy a hearty supper and evening devotional exercises, stories and singing. On Monday we returned home and arrived in Blanding on Tuesday afternoon, rejoicing over the success of our trip. Average Attendance Unequalled The efficiency report for the San Juan stake for November, sent us by Superintendent Leland W. Redd and Secretary Guy R. Hurst, makes a very good showing for that stake. Thel scout division is low, but they expect to have at least two more troops registered soon. The secretary calls attention to the La Sal ward, a scattered district where their enrollment was 22 and their average attendance 21, for the month of November. Most of

302 IMPROVEMENT ERA the people live on ranches and come long distances by team or on horseback for meetings, and therefore, should have special credit for the splendid showing in that ward. Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, November, 1922 £"0 5S? 2- c a) a u c 2® c c ■og® a ® ® o ° ® ® ,fi <D u 1B cS-o ® **2 ^2 ej-d c .2 c *-5 u c ,__, -OS BJ Ctf-M co a! 5 c S og 5 8 ui to rtiS C ctS O cS O Cti d STAKES 32 o c -Cm 6 . & O ® ■X CO t- <w co c o <D O 03 - a 32 o ©J c <M CO +j oca U) c . <D << £■0 « 5 +-> < < o Bear River 509 13 10 68 177 90 105 440 88 82 58 54 282 Box Elder 754 13 12 99 270 150 225 744 73 185 105 149 512 Cache .... 520 8 8 80 73 124 229 506 62 57 74 190 3f 3 Carbon . . . 360 9 5 34 100 63 71 268 29 53 34 42 158 Cottonwood 789 12 11 99 94 140 227 560 69 42 82 154 347 Deseret . . . 399 11 8 56 120 94 109 379 38 57 47 69 211 Emery .... 555 8 5 34 eo 113 117 324 32 43 82 101 258 Ensign . . . 943 7 7 57 111 132 211 511 52 56 67 164 339 G-arfield . . 250 8 2 76 49 125 40 27 67 Granite . . . 1794 16 16 1.69 215 252 520 i 1156 " 133 131 177 381 s e Hyrura . . . 500 10 10 88 135 126 179 528 65 97 80 1 '2 3 4 Logan .... 1148 11 11 92 191 221 361 865 81 108 165 268 622 Morgan . . . 185 9 8 49 i 65 ^69 105 288 36 58 33 | 81 208 Mt. Ogden . 378 6 6 49 | 67 104 177 379 45 44 73 121 2F3 Nebo 912 15 5 38 | 82 46 115 281 28 61 41 78 208 No. Davis. . 423 8 8 64 | 88 92 138 382 45 46 49 85 | 225 No. Sanpete 850 | 13 9 75 | 90 138 200 503 40 50 87 138 | 315 N'o. Sevier. 154 6 6 40 | 68 48 62 218 36 55 34 54 179 No. Weber. 644 17 16 95 | 64 188 179 526 71 35 99 116 321 Ogden .... 750 10 10 81 | 72 200 233 586 66 42 126 133 367 Pioneer . . . 890 13 13 84 | 140 239 314 777 83 96 111 216 506 Roosevelt 342 11 11 85 | 104 71 112 372 61 60 43 83 247 St. George. 600 15 12 95 | 146 167 192 .600 81 105 110 142 1 438 Salt Lake . 1067 12 11 105 | 150 141 291 687 85 93 67 | 214 [459 3an Juan . . 224 4 4 30 87 62 83 262 23 58 47 59 | 187 Sevier .... 363 6 6 52 99 104 142 397 41 66 58 91 256 So. Davis. . 494 8 8 64 100 163 211 538 53 53 82 134 322 So. Sanpete 734 11 7 49 77 109 88 323 40 53 67 | 46 201 So. Sevier. . 300 7 7 93 84 40 217 .... 90 75 40 205 Summit 380 12 10 ' '68 50 147 134 399 59 34 61 70 224 Tooele .... 419 11 9 59 90 75 88 312 46 50 53 53 202 Dintah 409 7 4 33 21 62 51 167 23 11 48 30 112 Wasatch . . 394 9 8 52 67 102 91 312 41 40 66 68 215 Wayne 200 6 5 32 7 73 47 159 16 5 46 35 102 Weber .... 564 8 6 48 53 97 119 317 39 26 55 87 207 Bannock . . 257 11 5 41 41 40 61 183 27 23 22 33 105 Bear Lake. 393 11 11 58 123 110 184 475 38 62 54 115 269 Bingham 500 1 12 12 86 | 182 123 109 500 68 94 75 78 315 Blackfoot . 514 13 10 78 I 117 95 141 431 53 69 56 I 69 | 247 Boise 330 8 8 45 | 102 74 80 301 35 60 41 j 54 | 190 Franklin . . 339 1? 8 64 | 66 99 105 334 48 41 48 | 59 196 Fremont . . 667 13 13 1°5 | 165 216 249 755 94 117 140 | 177 528 [daho ..... 218 12 8 43 69 33 52 197 29 49 24 | 41 143 Lost River 126 5 5 34 57 28 33 152 .... Ma lad .... 357 13 ,8 62 47 164 91 364 43 44 115 73 275 Montpelier 392 12 12 87 146 95 149 477 62 81 61 96 300 Portneuf . . 348 12 12 78 63 95 109 345 57 45 57 77 236 Raft River 160 9 6 33 65 37 43 178 25 48 20 35 I 128 Rigby .... 575 16 7 48 48 60 55 211 34 31 44 | 36 145 Shelley . . . 345 8 8 65 102 95 119 381 45 58 58 | 69 230 Twin Falls 204 6 3 25 7 33 65 12 5 | 30 47 Yellowstone 330 9 9 ' 52 97 81 121 351 ' *46 74 58 84 "62 Alberta . . . 345 11 11 80 147 120 147 494 68 86 84 I 105 343 Lethbridge 240 10 9 65 129 114 67 375 58 76 76 | 66 276 Maricopa 368 8 8 64 135 101 1?3 423 50 90 66 | 80 286 San Luis . . 210 4 4 41 48 65 60 214 38 40 60 | 30 168 Star Valley 334 11 10 85 72 137 111 405 61 39 78 61 239 ITnion .... 160 1 6 6 38 76 27 28 169 33 43 23 1 28 127 Young .... 99 5 1 9 10 14 10 43 5 5 10 | 10 30

MUTUAL WORK 303 Y. M. M. I. A- Efficiency Report, November, 1922 STAKES ^^ o K CO.- .- to w BJ'S! I Bear River Benson Box Elder Cache Carbon Cottonwood . . . Deseret Emery , Ensign Garfield Granite , Hyrum Juab Liberty Morgan Mt. Ogden Nebo North Davis . . North Sanpete North Sevier. . North Weber . Ogden Pioneer Roosevelt .... St. George. . . . Salt Lake San Juan Sevier South Davis. . . South Sanpete South Sevier. . Summit Tooele Uintah Wasatch Wayne Weber Bannock Bear Lake. . . . Bingham Blackf oot Boise Cassia Franklin Fremont Idaho Lost River . . . Malad Montpelier . . . Portneuf Raft River. . . . Rigby Shelley Teton Twin Falls . . . Yellowstone . Alberta Lethbridge . . . Maricopa San Luis Star Valley. . . Taylor Union Young- 10 6 9 9 6 7 9 5 6 10 7 10 10 8 10 10 3 9 7 10 8 7 9 10 10 7 10 10 10 4 10 10 7 4 6 7 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 ID 10 10 10 3 10 9 4 10 10 in 10 10 i io I io I io I io 5 5 9 9 6 7 6 10 6 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 8 10 8 7 9 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 10 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 5 10 10 10 1 10 6 I 10 10 10 9 I 8 I 10| 8 | 10 I 10 1 10! 10| 6 I 8 10 10 9 7 9 10 6 9 5 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 9 10 10 6 9 9 in 8 9 10 10 10 5 10 8| 5 I 10| 8 7 10 3 9 9 7 9 10 7 9 7 10 5 10 8 6 10 10 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 2 6 7 10 6 9 4 7 10 10 10 6 10 10 2 10 10 10 10 1 3 9 6 8 6 10 10 2 3 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 7 10 9 9 9 5 | 10 8 I 10 3 | 6 . I 10 5 I 7 7 | 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 111 7 8 7 8 4 10 7 I 3 3 8 5 10 9 8 6 10 6 7 5 7 4 7 7 8 5 5 7 9 9 10 7 81 10 I 5 5 3 3 2 2 6 4 2 Hi 1 2 7 10 8 3 8 . 5 7 5 2 1 5 6 10 4 • 7 4 9 6 2 7 6 3 2 7 4 3 2 6 8 6 3 8 4 7 5 5 2 4 1 4 5 4 6 6 6 5 8 5 6 6 5 5 10 8 10 3 8 7 4 3 6 6 10 10 5 7 10 10 10 8 10 10 lo 10 5 5 10 7 6 4 10 8 7 10 6 B 8 7 in 10 9 6 9 8 S S 9 7 in 10 fi 6 10 9 3 5 10 5 9 7 6 3 10 t 7 6 3 8 10| 4 3 8 6 8 8 10 6 10 6 8 7 4 3 10 S r» 4 10 6 7 4 5 5 8 I 3 3 9 7 1 5 10 5 6 1 * 10 1 7 9 1 4 B 8 9 1 io 10 1 io 2 6 B 1 5 9 8 10 1 5 10 10