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CyWutual Work Annual M. I. A. and Primary Conference The Thirty-first General Annual conference of the Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations, and the Twenty-fourth Annual conference of the Primary Association of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be held in Salt Lake City, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 11, 12, and 13, 1926. All members of the associations and all officers are particularly requested to be present at all of the meetings of the conference and a cordial invitation is extended to the Saints generally to attend the meetings to be held in the Tabernacle at 10:30 a. m., and 2 and 7 o'clock p. in/, on Sunday, June 13. GEORGE ALBERT SMITH, MARTHA H. TlNGEY, Richard R. Lyman, Ruth M. Fox, Melvin J. Ballard, Lucy G. Cannon, General Superintendertcy Y. M. M. I. A. General Presidency Y. L. M. I. A. May Anderson, Sadie Grant Pack, Isabelle S. Ross, Presidency Primary Association. Programs For Joint Fast Sunday Evening M. I. A. Meetings It is suggested that M. I. A. officers use the following programs on the Life of Joseph Smith for Fast1 Sunday evening joint meetings in June, July, August and September, making assignments in time for careful prep- aration. They may be assigned to one or more speakers. The songs accompanying should be appropriate to the main theme. Those who speak should give prayerful thought, attention, reading and study to the subject, so that, by the aid of the inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord, they may be able to interest and edify the congregation, making the speech to the point in the allotted time. Eight outlines on the evidences of the divinity of the mission and calling of the Prophet Joseph Smith will follow, these to be given in the other Fast Sunday evening meetings of the Mutual year: I. june The Faith Which Unlocked the Heavens. a. The religious status of the Smith family. b. Joseph's religious yearnings. c. His dissatisfaction with existing religious conditions. d. Help received from the Scriptures. e. The vision: Its significance in establishing the correct idea of Deity. Its significance in the establishment of the Church. References: Pearl of Great Price, pages 46-49:1-23; History of the Church Vol. I, chapters 1 to 5, inclusive. H jULy — Integrity Worthy of Divine Trust. a. The period following the First Vision. b. The Prophet's testimony concerning the Vision. c. The visitation of Moroni. d. Tests of integrity.

MUTUAL WORK 811 e. Entrusted with the bringing forth of the Nephite record. Responsibility of the translation. f. Entrusted with the Priesthood. g. Entrusted with the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ, h. Other trusts. References: Pearl of Great Price, pages 49-57:24-75; History of the Church, volume I, chapters 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Doctrine and Covenants, 13; 27; 27:12, 13; 128:20; 20:1. III. August — personal Power Used for Righteous Leadership. a. The Prophet Joseph's physical, qualifications. b. Ability to gather others to his cause. c. His understanding of the powers of the Priesthood. d. Incidents of his contact with men. e. The love of his brother Hyrum. f. The love and loyalty of his followers. References: Doctrine and Covenants, 121:3 6; History of the Church, volume I, chapter 34; volume II, chapter 28; Life of Joseph Smith, by Geo. Q. Cannon, chapters 45 and 48. IV. SEPTEMBER COURAGE AND DEVOTION MARKED BV SUPREME SACRIFICE. a. Love for his people. b. L'ove for the Cause. c. Courage in the face of persecution. d. "Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends." References: History of the Church, Vol. II, chapter 20; JLife of Joseph Smith, by Geo. Q. Cannon, chapters 54, 62-66. "Why 'Mormonism' ?' ' Studies for Associations Meeting Weekly DOring June, July, August, and September In these outlines it has been the aim to point out those distinguishing purposes and doctrines that characterize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day jSaints and make it distinct from all other churches and or- ganizations. These outlines on "Why Mormonism?" may be used either in lecture form or as a discussion for class groups. In either case, it is suggested that the audience be given opportunity to participate in questions and in contribution of assigned topics: Three Lessons for June I — Because of Its Origin and Destin-j 1. It came into existence in fulfilment of prophecy. 2. No prediction of its Prophet founder has failed. It has fulfiled prophecy and is still fulfiling prophecy. 3. Its future is guaranteed by divine promise. Special Problem: Why "Mormonism" may be justly called a miracle. Questions and contributions from the audience, II — Because of Its Aims 1. The broad scope of its service. (a) In carrying the message of salvation to the living. (b) In placing the ordinances within the reach of the dead. 2. The Intensity of its watchcare. (a) Providing for good doing. (b) Preventing the doing of evil. Special Problems: (a) What it means to be a missionary abroad. (b) What it means to be a teacher at home. (c) What are the evidences that missionary work

812 IMPROVEMENT ERA is one of the employments provided for the worthy dead between the time of their departure and their resurrection. Questions and contributions from the audience. Ill — Because of Its Spiritual Power and Authority 1. The world without divine authority for ages. 2. The power given to perform the miracle of bringing forth the Book of Mormon. 3. The miracle that restored the Lesser1 Priesthood. 4. The miracle by which the Higher Priesthood was restored. 5. The names of the messengers from heaven who contributed to the establishing of "Mormonism" and th» special contribution of each. Special Problem: What is the evidence that divine authority was lost to man after the days of the apostles? Questions and contributions by the audience. Special note. John held the keys of administering in the gospel ordinances and callings, and the? record shows his exercise of the same up to the end of the first century A. D. — a third of a century after the death of the apostle Peter. Any claim of succession in church authority which precludes John as follow- ing Peter in that line of authority is a pseudo-succession. The Romish church places 4n this category its bishops St. Linus, A. D. 67-79; St. Cletus, 79-91; St. Clemens 1, 91-100 A. D. This elimination of John as the senior apostle of the Church of Christ from 67/ to 100 A. D. is conclusively fatal to the Romish claim of succession — there is no double head of the Church of Christ. Hence, whatever claim of succession is made from the primitive church must include the presidency of the apostle John. In all the history of the worlc( from the first' to the nineteenth century of the Christian era, the only claim of succession in divine authority which includes the administration of* the apostle John ias well as that of the apostles Peter and James, and of John the Baptist as head of the Aaronic division of the priesthood is that presented by the prophet Jos'eph Smith — hence the latter's is the only regular claim in succession.— James H. Anderson. The Sixteenth Annual Invitation Track Meet and Relay Carnival, Brigham Young University, One of the greatest athletic events in the West. More than 1,300 boys and girls took part, marching in the carnival parade nearly a quarter of a mile in length. Dr. Adam S. Bennion, superintendent of Church schools, general referee of the day. The B. Y. U. secondary training school won first place in tennis; the American Fork high school won first place in the posture parade, with Lehi a close second, and Lincoln high school third. Gordon Rhodes, of West Side high school, Salt Lake City, won the gold watch, presented to the high school boy winning the highest number of points out of ten events. The best team in the West as determined by the Invitation Meet would be made up as follows: 100 yard dash, Stewart, Granite, time, 10.2; 220 yard dash, Jackson, West Side, time, 23 1/5; 440 yard dash, Stewart, Granite, time, 54 2/5; 880 yard run, Barker, Ogden, time, 2 min. 11 2/5 sec; mile, Howe, Granite, time, 4 min. 49 3/5 sec; 220 yard hurdles, Solomon, L. D. S. U., time, 28 2/5; high jump, Gudmunson, Springville, height 5 ft. 7 1/2 in.; broad jump, Clark, Grantsville, distance, 19 ft. 11 5/8 in.; pole vault, Carrey, B. A. C, height, 10 ft. 9 in.; discus throw, McCarty. Ogden, distance, 107 ft.. 8 in.; shot put, Swain, Monroe, distance, 42 ft. 10 1/2 in.; javelin throw, Stevens, Payson, distance, 150 ft. 11 in.; one-mile relay, Provo high school, time, 3.51; 880 yard relay, West Side high school, time, 1.37 2/5; medley relay, East Side high school, time, 3.48; 440 yard relay. West Side high school, time, 47 1/5.

814 IMPROVEMENT ERA "The Ships of Life" The Eleventh ward Mutual Improvement Association of the Ensign stake recently presented in their chapel a charming pageant, entitled "The Ships of Lift. ' written by Sisters Geo. S. McAllister and Mary L. Willis. It was written especially for the Mutual boys and girls of that ward, and portrayed the purpose of earth life, teaching that we must pass over the "Sea of life" through various ships, Leadership, Friendship, Courtship, Companionship, Workmanship and Worship, in order to prepare for life eternal. Choruses were formed from the M. Men, Boy Scouts, Senior Girls, Bee-Hive and Junior Girls. One hundred three Mutual members participated in the excellent production, which was viewed, on two presentations, by approximately 1,700 people. Why Fathers and Sons' Outings? A beautifully illustrated 24-page pamphlet, entitled Fathers and Sons' Annual Outing, Summer of 1926, has been published by the General Board, Y. M. M. I. A. The cover shows Superintendent George Albert Smith and his son studying in the mountains and woods. Every illustration throughout the pamphlet smacks of nature and the glory of outing. The pamphlet tells, in plain words, why we should have Fathers and Sons' Outings; it admonishes sons to be thankful for their fathers and gives the reason; it defines what a boy is; and then proceeds to point out who should go, whets to go, how to go, and when to go, with helpful descriptions and explanations and directions in each case. It suggests what materials to take on an outing, and what to do when you get there; and discusses very interestingly the "eats" appropriate to these occasions. It gives schedules for the day, leading activities, detailed plan of games and doings for the first day, the second day and the third day. It admonishes in a paragraph the need of preparation; you cannot afford to leave it till the last minute to work out the details of an outing. Begin early on program material and have dramatic and music numbers prepared beforehand. The pamphlet closes with a dozen appropriate outing songs. This beautiful little brochure may be had for the asking. Send/ to the Y. M. M. I. A- office for a copy; and then get busy on the preparations for your outing. Church-Wide Average Efficiency Report This Church-wide Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, compiled from the January reports, the best of the reports received during the year, and including eighty-two stakes, the highest number reporting on any month, shows, the following average points: Poind Points Membership 9 Monthly Joir/t Programs 9.5 Average Att:ndance 7.4 'mprovement Era 7.7 Recreation 8.8 General Fund 8.2 Scout Work 7.7 Monthly Stake and Ward Officers' M Men 7 A Meetings 8.7 Ward Officers' Meetings 8.6 How does your stake stand for the year in comparison? New Superintendent Y. M. ML I. A,, Blaine Stake From President W. L. Adamson of the Blaine stake, we learn that on May 9, Worthington C. Eldredge was released as superintendent of the stake Y. M. M. I. A., and David K. Hendry was chosen to fill the vacancy. The address of Brother Hendry is Jerome, Idaho.

MUTUAL WORK 815 Champions, South Sanpete M Men These boys, winners of a series of games played in the wards of Ephraim, have won the stake championship of South Sanpete. They represent a good live M Men's class, and are the type of fellows we are proud to call our own. In winning this championship, they also won a new basketball, which was offered the winning team by the stake officers. CT? !r id 1 1 -4 >" # iSi \ ' 1 1 Front row, left to right: Howard Christensen, Robert Sorenson, Curtis Rasmussen. Back row: Alden Lund, Paul Anderson, Whitney Christensen, Reed Larsen. Henry Pederson, class teacher, Ephraim, Utah. Teacher-Training The following recommendations of the Committee on Teacher-training, comes to the auxiliary officers under date of May 18, 1926: 1. That for the purpose of promoting better teaching in the auxiliary organi- zations, one member of each stake and ward superintendcncy or presidency be appointed to be responsible specifically for the teaching in his or her organization. 2. That such persons work in conjunction with the stake and ward Teacher- training supervisors in making Teacher-training more helpful in the respective or- ganizations, a. By promoting attendance at Teacher-training meetings. b. By assisting in making applications of the various Teacher-training discussions in the various classes of the auxiliary organizations. c. By bringing from these organi- sations problems for consideration at Teacher-training meetings. 3. That approval be given to the text, as planned for 1926-2 7 by the Depart- ment of Education: a book of readings selected from the best available material on: a. How to prepare a lesson, b. How to present a lesson, c. How to check a lesson's carry-over values.

816 IMPROVEMENT ERA Y M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, April, 1926 STAKES o .2 £ l s* Z |OJ ■a *3 c o s •a ^ 13 57 28 191 165 12 72 13 18 40 223 46 163 45 157 19 40 25 246 ._ 68 74 122 216 7 68 6 35 35 9 14 13 158 9 66 7 24 12 108 66 71 24 252 14 36 3 35 1 13 14 60 158 20 13 99 1 67 9 15 115 18 76 1 2 13 12 79 17 31 21 42 39 25 73 17 56 7 163 13 99 11 68 11 62 58 108 21 29 Beaver Box Elder __ Cottonwood _ Deseret Duchesne Ensign Granite Grant Gunnison Hyrum Jordan Juab Kanab Liberty Millard Morgan North Davis _ North Sevier . Ogden Oquirrh Parowan Pioneer St. George Salt Lake San Juan Summit Tooele Uintah Weber Bannock Blackfoot — . Burley Cassia Curlew Franklin Fremont Idaho Lost River _ Montpelier __ Rigby Teton Twin Falls ._. Yellowstone . Alberta Lethbridge „ Los Angeles _ Maricopa __ _ St. Joseph Woodruff Calif. Mission N. W. States 309 638 717 471 297 934 950 1170 288 500 1 101 336 215 1350 344 203 446 267 836 462 495 782 680 1067 182 467 398 404 667 242 514 315 193 124 420 657 203 84 367 520 290 210 370 301 223 526 419 251 435 1046 310 29 1 77 1171249 54 160 184 160 20 281 202 359 81 52 265 87 44 339 52 24 33 52 200 74 83 176 106 202 57 75 28 126 134 60 135 85 18 10 9711321 88 70 82 78 106 187 26 27 85 157 82 90 102 90 45 78 21 46 113 209 36 83 52 70 136 248 48 78 46 74 25 26 27 75 96 127 41 59 29 88 75 84 74 149 135 160 38 48 45 33 31 67 58 110 71 86 64 79 94 120 70 130 70 19 17 13 175 83 25 93 89 64 64 93 111 74 150|171 731121 54 71 204 81 90 170 382 175 154 36 31 56 59 56 44 96 120 78 279 119 63 113 22-4 54 83 270 ...1255 1 7] 147 25 283 16 78 55 114 46 236 12 9 27 19 29 31 51 52 50 25 9 14 26 235 352 65 45 416 113 92 359 85 62 56 43 312 125 68 263 120 404 82 98 28 120 267 55 151 124 38 26 178 170 46 32 123 74 66 56 82 93 73 202 163 90 110 165 40 243 866 599 617 114 884 664 1017 315 164 1003 319 258 1318 275 215 140 224 754 328 299 649 501 951 250 260 168 '440 588 258 518 418 158 66 495 633 238 107 38.1 3 18 233 197 329 488 345 812 500 310 482 1046 379 24 67 62 55 17 83 56 78 37 14 88 26 41 96 37 31 13 19 67 29 22 55 49 93 25 28 17 40 51 25 71 57 10 13 53 60 5 13 51 44 28 31 39 53 58 121 56 36 48 163 65 63 42 108 45 23 44 89 72 16 9 76 112 41 115 59 113 20 47 18 28 74 134 54 32 53 29 149 132 52 29 49 15 11 18 29 10 63 91 13 19 35 29 36 56 75 36 71 80 43 34 13 33 46 4 65 55 25 58 24 41 86 93 61 49 23 ..». 7 6 53 41 80 57 6 2 13 13 48 37 49 35 29 38 48 34 58 38 62 61 63 47 147 218 76 59 63 36 113 58 243 148 135 37 Fifty stakes and two missions reported for April. What stakes will hold out to the end and give us a report for May? One can do it as well as another. Thank you.

MUTUAL WORK 817 Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, April, 1926 STAKES M a © s ttj3 S3 O §3 "£(£ BQ s sg ■SB Beaver Box Elder Cottonwood Deseret Duchesne Ensign Granite Grant Gunnison Hyrum Jordan Juab Kanab Liberty Millard Morgan North Davis __. North Sevier ... Ogden Oquirrh .". Parowan Pioneer St. George Salt Lake San Juan Summit Tooele Uintah Weber Bannock Blackfoot Burley Cassia Curlew Franklin Fremont Idaho Lost River Montpelier Oneida Rigby Teton Twin Falls ... Yellowstone .. Alberta Lethbridge , — Los Angeles ... Maricopa St. Joseph Woodruff Calif. Mission N. W. States 10 8 10 4 9 7 9 10 3 9 10 10 10 8 10 3 8 9 7 6 8 7 9 10 6 4 10 8 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 8 9 9 10 10 1.0 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 10 5 10 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 10 6 3 4 5 5 1 5 6 9 6 5 10 5 6 10 10 6 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 7 9 10 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 8 10 10 9 4 10 10 9 9 10 2 10 10 6 10 9 10 5 6 10 10* 7 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 7 3 10 10 7 3 10 10 6 8 10 4 7 10 10 9 10 10 10 8 7 3 5 9 2 6 6 10 10 10 fi 3 5 10 5 1 8 7 3 10 8 10 10 9 4 10 10 5 10 7 10 10 7 9 10 10 10 5 3 6 6 10 7 10 10 5 2 10 6 9 10 6 7 5 4 5 3 7 7 6 10 9 10 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 4 10' 9 10 10 10 10 3 10 9 10 5 8 10 5 8 10 9 7 10 10 10 1 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 5 10 8 7 9 10 10 10 8 10 6 10 10 5 9 10 2 10 8 4 7 7 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 10 9 10 7 10 7 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 5 8 5 6 9 10 6 10 5 10 9 9 10 10 10 4 7 9 5 8 9 10 10 9 10 10 8 6 10 9 9 8 10 7 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 JO 10 7 8 10 9 8 10 10 7 10 8 6 10 10 2 9 To 10 5 9 9 10 5 9 9 10 10 7 10 5 5 10 9 7 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 7 8 10 10 8 5 10 3 9 10 7 10 9 10 8 7 4 8 10 5 9 9 10 1 8 9 7 10 7 6 5 3 10 9 7 10 10 10 10 8 10 7 95 88 89 84 59 93 86 68 79 38 84 77 90 95 73 81 77 65 87 87 65 82 75 95 85 71 45 76 86 51 87 86 91 40 88 90 75 75 71 88 60 58 89 85 67 100 95 96 96 81 92 92