--- 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: 26 number: 7 published: 1923-05 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Sacramental Meeting May 13", *Improvement Era* 26, no. 7 (May 1923): 662.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2607unse 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: improvementera2607unse start_page: 662 end_page: 662 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1923-05) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2607unse publication_year: 1923 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 1923, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Sacramental Meeting May 13 Sacramental Meeting May 13 to be in Charge of Aaronic Priesthood There has been sent to the presidencies of the various stakes of Zion. a request by the First Presidency of the Church that members of the Aaronic priesthood shall conduct the exercises in the Sacramental meetings in all the wards of the Church on May 13. The following suggestive program has been sent by the Presiding Bishopric to the wards of the Church, and will give a clear idea of the exercises to be carried out, of course, always under the direction of the bishops of the wards: Suggestive Program 1. Opening song by the Aaronic priesthood: ''Come, all ye sons of God." The deacons, and if necessary, teachers and priests should be or- ganized into a chorus and trained to render the hymns that will be sung. It is preferable for that occasion that the chorister and the organist, also, be a member of the Aaronic priesthood. 2. Prayer by a priest or teacher. 3. The Aaronic priesthood: "An angel from on high," to be sung as a duet and chorus — or other suitable hymn. 4. Sacrament to be administered by two priests, assisted oy the deacons. 5. The ordination of the Prophet Joseph and Oliver Cowdery to be recited in unison by the deacons. Doc. & Cov. 13. Aft<*r th" sacrament is administered, it would be a very proper proceeding for one of the priests to read Doctrine and Covenants 20: 46-60 inclusive. Speakers should be selected from the Aaronic priesthood who can fittingly present a subject, or the meeting may be turned into a testi- mony meeting at the option of the bishopric; testimonies, however, to be given by members of the Lesser priesthood only. 6. Singing by the Aaronic priesthood and congregation. Books How We Learn, is the title of a text book for the Teacher-Training classes for 1923. This is a book of some 10& pages, with 24 lessons dealing principally with psychological topics and methods of teaching invaluable to students of teaching. The Improvement Era and other Church magazines, as our readers have noticed, are carrying notes and comments that clear up doubtful points in the outlines for the benefit of students and teachers. Orders for the publication will be filled by the Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City.