Mutual Work

June Conference The annual conference of the Mutual Improvement Associations of the Church will be held in Salt Lake City on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 8, 9, 1 0. Because of the new Priesthood-M. I. A. plan which has been inaugurated by the General Authorities of the Church, doubt- less, a number of changes will be intro- duced into the M. I. A. program. These will affect, in whole or part, the entire proceedings of the conference, so that it will be a most important gathering for all M. I. A. workers. We look forward to an unusually large attendance. Special Instruction for M. I. A. Officers In the new arrangement under the Priesthood-M. I. A. plan, the character of the work, particularly of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, has changed considerably. We have found it necessary, therefore, to rearrange our work and committees, and we are publishing herewith a diagram showing the new com- mittees and their new assignments. We are sending this out to the field at this time to call attention to the need of having, as far as possible, from each stake and ward, a representative of your organ' izations in attendance at the June Confer- ence (June 8-9-10), where departmental work in these new fields, under the new committee assignments, will be taken up. Great care should be exercised in getting the right person for the right position. Since the M. I. A. is now responsible for the direction of the leisure-time and recreational program of the Church, in- stead of leaving that work to one com- mittee, it becomes the work of the entire organization. The Community Activity Committee, as indicated in the new out- line, may be made up largely of the mem- bers of the present Recreation Committee. The personnel of the Adult Committee may be the same as the Advanced Senior Committee. The other committees, per- haps, are well understood by you. Under our new assignment, and in our new relationship with the Priesthood work, it is very important that we have a good representation at our coming conference, that the full details of our program may be thoroughly understood by our workers. If further information is needed, we shall be pleased to cooperate with you, and we shall be pleased also to hear from you and know that you have gone for- ward with this new work. General Superintendency and Presidency M. I. A. NOTES {See diagram on opposite page) ♦The director of music of the Y. M. M. I. A. and of the Y. L. M. I. A. to plan and conduct the music of the M. I. A. They and a like officer of the Primary Association to be a committee for general recreational music. These representatives form a part of the General Committe of stakes and wards. **The Friday evening program is a part of the general leisure-time and recreation program, and is, therefore, under the general direction of the executive officers. The group or groups assigned by the Administrative Committee to feature the specific events will be held responsible for the immediate leader- ship of the same; for example, mass activity for the ward. Community Activity Committee; events for M Men and Gleaners, M Men and Gleaner Committees, etc. fM Men and Gleaners constitute the late adolescent group; older Scouts and Junior girls, the middle adolescent group; Scouts and Bee-Hive girls, the early adolescent group. JThe leisure-time and recreation program for children (those under M. I. A. age) is to be the work of the Primary Association; this organization to cooperate with the M. I. A. in this division of the general leisure-time and recreation program of the Church.

PLAN OF ORGANIZATION FOR M. 1. A. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES IN STAKES AND WARDS M. I. A. Responsible for the leisure- time and recreation program of the Church. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS with whom are ^ associated THE OIRECTORS OF MUSIC* Work to be planned and executed by the executive officers: 1. Organization and Member- ship. 2. Finance and Publication. 3. Monthly Sun- day Evening Joint Sessions. 4. Sunday Eve- ning of Stake Quarterly Conferences. 5. Slogan. Work to be recommended to the Administrative Committee by the executive officers: 1. Year-Round Recreation Program. (Friday evening**) 2. Conferences. 3. Conventions. 4. Contests. ADMINISTRA- TIVE COMMITTEE (Executive of- ficers and mem- bers of all com- mittees.) COMMUNITY ACTIVITY COMMITTEE (Two or more members of each organization.) -< ADULT COMMITTEE (Two members of each organization.) 1 . To study and cor- relate the general field of leisure time and recreation. 2. To consider and as- sist in carrying for- ward the program suggested by the ex- ecutive officers. C 1 . To study the field and give supervision to the following: (a) Annual com- munity project. (b) Reading pro- gram. (c) Home rec- reation. (d) Ward mass ac- tivities— danc- ing, dramatics, motion pictures, ward reunions, carnivals, festi- vals, excursions, etc. 1 . To study the field and carry forward: (a) Tuesday eve- ning program; (b) Annual project; (c) Annual event for the Friday night program; (d) Reading program. M MEN COMMITTEE! (A supervisor or ■< leader.) GLEANERS COMMITTEEt OLDER SCOUTS COMMITTEEt (In stakes, a district com- missioner; in wards, a scout master.) JUNIOR GIRLS COMMITTEEt BOY SCOUTS COMMITTEEt (In stakes, a district com- missioner; in wards, a scout master.) BEEHIVE GIRLS COMMITTEEt CHILDt (5»f "Notes" on preceding page)

620 IMPROVEMENT ERA Report on April-May Program It will be greatly appreciated if all stake Y. M. M. I. A. superintendents will report to the General Office, before June conference, the methods followed and the results achieved in regard to the activities outlined for April and Ma'y. The report should state the ; subjects selected and whether the groups arc divided according to these activity interests or whether the former class organization was preserved. Special difficulties, if any, and special ac- complishments should be mentioned. Such a report will be helpful to the general committees in planning future programs. Efficiency Report for April and May Where M. I. A. officers are prevented, through the new priesthood plan, from holding their regular preliminary seven o'clock meeting, it will be necessary to meet at some other time. Where this is done, they may score ten on item No. 1 0 of the Efficiency Report. Play-Writing Contest The General Boards of M. I. A. an- nounce a contest in the writing of a one- act play. 1st prize $50.00; 2nd prize $25.00. The offer is open to all. No limita- tion is made as to subject matter, but we suggest a careful consideration of the numerous dramatic events in the history of the Latter-day Saint people or a theme dealing with the ideals of the Church. The prize-winning plays are to become the property of the General Boards. All other manuscripts will be returned or ar- rangements made for their purchase. Manu- scripts must be submitted not later than December 31, 1928. The play should be unsigned and accompanied by a sealed en- velope containing the name and address of the author and the title of the play. Ad- dress: General Board Y. M. M. I. A., 47 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. NiBLEY Ward Advanced Seniors The Mutual Improvement Associations of the Nibley ward, Hyrum stake, appre- ciate the support and cooperation they are (receiving from their Advanced Senior department. During the month of February, this department featured its work and activities, as outlined by the General Board, under the direction of very able leaders. Inter- esting preliminary programs for the Tues- day night meetings were furnished. On the evening of February 22, 1928, a patriotic social was given for the mem- bers and "possible members" of the class. The hall was appropriately decorated, and after listening to an excellent program, refreshments and dancing were enjoyed by more than eighty Advanced Seniors. The final feature of the month was the entertainment held on the evening of Feb- ruary 28, with an attendance of one hun- dred twenty-five. Members of the class presented a delightful program, consisting of readings, music, speeches, and a much- appreciated one-act comedy by six male members. A beautiful Book of Mormon pageant, entitled "Voices From the Dust," was pre- sented by M. I. A. members and seminary students, March 11, at the Gunnison stake M. I. A. conference. The purpose of the pageant was to stimulate interest in the Voices From the Dust slogan, "We stand for a fuller knowledge of the Book of Mormon and a testimony of its divine origin." Aside from thj lasting impression it made, its outstanding accomplishment was the establishment of a new record in attendance, nearly 5 1 % of

MUTUAL WORK 621 the total stake enrollment being present. Elder Richard R. Lyman, of the Council of the Twelve, and Assistant General Su- perintendent Y. M. M. L A., gave an ad- dress on "Courtship." In reporting the success of their efforts. Stake Superintend- ent LeRoy Whitehead said: "Wc are go- ing 100% strong and feel that we have developed a corps of workers that cannot be duplicated, for efficiency and faithful- ness, anywhere else in the Church." Basketball Leads in M Men Activities During the last year, under the general direction of the Senior Department of the Y. M. M. L A., there was conducted throughout the Church a large number of M Men activities, the most important of which, in point of interest and the number participating, being basketball. It is esti- mated that between eight and ten thou- sand y.oung men took part in this activity. A set of rules was carefully formulated to govern these various events; and many inspirational stories have come to us of young men who reformed their lives in order to live up to the ideals and stand- ards of their associates who were parti- cipating. At the inter-division basketball tour- nament for the Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and Logan districts, held at the Dcscret Gymnasium, March 10, the Provo First ward M Men team scored first place; while the North Ogden ward M Men team were declared the winners in sportsman- ship. Provo First Ward M Men, Utah Stakh Winners of the inter-division basketball tournament for the Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and Logan districts.

i^wi 5H( f ^S ^ tt^ jl^v Afi ^|P>^ :« ^ii^wSi .,1. 1 J^- r-!'* f -^ ^v^ Xi3 p . \ -^ - M- :.... pl^ f . •■ 1 1 1 f ' Y ^%. IP k. >^^^n^«<^ ' . j-i 1 ■^1^^. ^*^ < ^ i '- i North Ogden Ward M Men. Ogden Stake Winners in Sportsmanship at the Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and Logan districts inter-division basketball tournament. Records Worthy of Mention "To be sure, we are converted to Mu- tual work," says Martin Christenscn, of the Grant ward, Cottonwood stake. He was among those who subscribed to the first volume of the Improvement Era, and has been a subscriber ever since. One of his cherished possessions is the first twelve vol- umes of the Era, bound. When asked to furnish 39 subscriptions, while he was president of the Y. M. M. L A., his ward furnished 74, going "over the top" nearly 200%. Besides being a Life Member of the Y. M. M. L A. himself, his son, El- mer, now on a mission in Germany; his son, Rulon, first counselor in the ward Sunday School superintendency. and his son, Harold, counselor in the ward Y. M. M. L A. presidency, are all Life Members. In one of the rural wards of the Roose- velt stake is a family in which Mutual Im- provement has become an idealism in ac- tion; and their activities, a vital force and inspiration to others. John A. Olscn and his two sons, Clifford and Glen D.. are all Life Members in the Y. M. M. I. A., Glen paying for his membership, from his own earnings, when only twelve years of age. The father is a member of the High Coun- cil Y. M. M. I. A. Advisory committee, and the mother is a member of the Y. L. M. I. A. stake board. New Superintendent Clyde Randall Richards, Morgan, Utah, of the Y. M. M. I. A. in the Morgan was recently set apart as superintendent stake, vice Wm. R. Eddington.

MUTUAL WORK Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, March, 1928 623 STAKE 11 •2 6 Z .s 1 13 u n 11 ^ 2 « W ■ - -o O J .0 c CO ^ •o S u 6 2 2 < m ^ J .2 ? g c 2 "c a •a 5 > 2 C .2 -0 0 h 0^ k4 '5 < < c q c Jo < 0 "c 3 c n u. T3 0 c 1 0 h Alpine . 1000 480 760 557 747 521 500 960 310 1100 1400 279 333 1435 344 687 461 710 636 876 483 475 746 334 680 1090 526 333 269 400 415 365 510 226 365 318 434 662 146 244 367 369 552 318 172 516 320 550 377 318 223 420 210 383 18 13 14 13 10 12 9 8 8 9 14 7 5 12 8 8 7 10 14 11 6 8 10 12 14 13 8 8 5 9 10 11 13 6 10 9 11 14 7 8 14 11 10 14 8 13 9 8 10 6 9 9 6 10 13 7 10 13 10 12 8 8 7 9 9 7 5 12 5 7 7 7 11 11 6 8 10 11 11 13 8 3 3 8 10 8 7 3 9 7 11 14 6 4 10 9 10 8 4 8 9 4 10 4 8 9 6 10 140 56 101 129 118 114 59 80 54 96 88 64 50 131 37 57 61 53 77 99 65 73 92 81 108 133 71 23 20 51 76 62 63 26 76 46 95 122 175 36 179 242 125 216 63 285 72 139 59 87 105 294 68 107 60 59 39 142 84 150 116 144 170 205 95 33 41 77 124 67 93 27 99 118 126 ?04 331 64 160 227 190 165 232 267 61 280 165 81 106 290 95 117 119 144 131 238 90 136 205 76 122 261 181 21 16 100 125 70 58 26 80 87 119 17? "49 38 40 20 52 23 137 66 166 43 13 "32 83 25 26 55 31 64 79 "9 34 11 27 V9 13 13 22 335 78 190 270 320 194 187 312 66 299 245 107 102 397 82 113 166 168 170 316 175 230 250 144 148 333 227 56 39 154 168 94 35 28 90 88! 174 186 981 234 679 906 793 709 541 996 276 951 623 339 363 1278 282 437 419 424 449 878 439 615 718 476 612 1011 574 142 150 393 520 293 268 107 345 352 527 706 177 202 380 388 554 304 104 367 407 127 343 186 347 566 302 357 71 38 61 100 108 78 34 68 38 76 76 50 45 110 25 47 41 36 54 75 50 41 71 46 62 107 60 18 3 39 65 41 9 19 65 38 66 46 28 64 129 90 113 32 149 43 92 48 38 65 190 42 64 17 23 20 71 34 47 71 97 81 117 48 11 3 35 83 43 13 20 60 33 66 81 30 61 231 160 100 88 108 34 153 71 39 62 172 55 53 31 57 50 109 38 43 111 32 46 144 100 13 1 44 71 25 8 14 T9 45 70 "116 26 24 30 15 '18 27 68 80 101 "34 6 15 40 13 7 27 22 28 66 8 3 3 13 3 9 7 14 8 5 3 16 9 24 31 151 8| 21| 128 55 104 189 220 116 131 228 47 259 219 59 71 267 64 111 100 102 94 202 78 130 160 71 109 221 180 24 4 111 110 55 5 5 69 52 1311 1211 401 24 49 93 141! 42 12 33 641 21 811 327 151 316 Bear River Benson Box Elder 673 Cottonwood - 608 Deseret 422 Emery 285 Ensign 571 Garfield . __ __ 189 Granite 648 Grant — — — - — 494 Gunnison 186 Juab 743 Liberty 840 Millard _ - 1 86 Mount Ogden 30Q North Davis 195 North Sanpete 718 North Weber 733 Ogden 497 Oquirrh 713 Palmyra 768 Pioneer Roosevelt • 440 769 St. George Salt Lake 326 655 South Davis 388 South Sevier - 74 Tintic - 14 Tooele . 232 Uintah — 342 Bear Lake 164 Blackfoot 38 Blaine 58 Boise 233 Burley ^ Franklin 177 340 Fremont 881152 491 Idaho — 57 37 221 29 59 481 67 nil 81 86 88| 90 98 1131 95 60 87| 60 28 31 13 79 111 73 83 117 90 25 14 30 7111041 87 301 681 461 73I104I 68| 881107 213 491 89 66 101 511 9 57 7 114 1124 591189 13 841 -- 32I 41 63 117 32 26| -- ! 811 1 421 221 80 ^ _ 1158 12 861 35 20 12 20 20 20 115 Minidoka 89 Montpelicr 42 60 60 40 69 60 44 37 12 11 57 77 45 40 5 3 451 48^ 441 311 4 45 41 2 199 Oneida 241 Pocatello 330 Portneuf . 163 Raft River 39 Risbv 236 Shelley - 190 Teton 15 Yellowstone 50 641 461 191 361 23 571 651 36 69 851132 35 651 50 241 Big Horn 261104 Lethbridge - - 451218 Los Angeles Lyman - 1161 571 371 402 215 San Francisco 641 125 83| 30 551 46 95 50 249

624 IMPROVEMENT ERA STAKE •o ^ »- •a^ ^ a O 0 ^ 6 t55w Z M C •=. fi o c c t9 gj T) s " E .ii-n 2 o T3 c oJj <: ai 43 75 101 72 72 108 47 68 157 230 247 303 32 54 49 56 •o c . E n «< 2 ;r "^ h O ^ < < 0 'S ■-5 J, C "O n C > 2 < < 1-. 13 .2 ^ h Snowflakc Star Valley Taylor Woodruff . California Mission German- Austrian Mission N. W. States Mission _ Western States Mission __ 300 11 8 365 11 9 322 6 6 325 6 6 514 25 23 721 40 40 135 11 5 114 7 18 117 129 61 146 48 79 100 38 21 76 9 42 31 104 90 51 158 286 9 77 205 415 475 236 733 884 192 301 41 59 16 25 23 42 33 41 5 40 49 60 70 40 70 32 38 33 3 30 114 186 111 36 97 217 260 51 242 31 33 44 6 10 44 43 71 18 56 164 61 289 136 544 770 124 232 Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, March, 1928 it "o M STAKE a %> M 8 |s J3 < c 0 CQ w3 v^: %4-i S3 bO ^ C5 -g lo o « E > 1 3 0 s ^ ••3 ^ S o -a c LL 1^" 0 h Alpine 10 5 9 7 10 4 10 6 10 10 81 Bear River 5 10 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 63 Benson .. 9 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 6 10 10 5 10 9 6 10 9 6 10 9 7 10 10 7 10 10 67 Box Elder 100 Cottonwood 97 Deseret . 10 9 10 10 9 8 10 10 8 8 92 Emery 10 8 9 8 9 6 6 8 9 9 82 Ensign 10 9 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 93 Garfield 9 9 5 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 8 6 10 6 6 8 10 7 9 8 10 8 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 8 90 Granite - 91 Grant 8Q Gunnison 90 J uab 88 Liberty 9 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 97 Millard 8 10 9 7 5 6 5 8 10 10 78 Mount Ogden 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 96 North Davis 9 6 7 8 9 7 9 10 6 7 6 7 9 10 10 6 8 5 7 7 80 North Sanpete 73 North Weber — 7 10 9 8 9 7 5 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 8 7 8 7 9 10 8 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 .10 78 Ogden 96 Oquirrh 89 Palmyra 10 10 10 9 7 9 9 8 10 10 6 9 10 10 4 9 9 9 4 8 9 9 5 8 10 9 8 9 10 6 7 9 10 10 8 8 10 7 9 93 Pioneer . . 92 Roosevelt 68 St. George 78 Salt Lake q 10 4 6 10 10 8 1 10 10 4 5 7 ■ 10 4 4 1 9 1 10 1 3 1 4 8 10 3 4 10 10 3 4 10 10 6 8 10 10 4 2 10 10 2 4 9i South Davis 100 South Sevier . 41 Tintic 42 Tooele .... - 10 9 10 5 I 5 5 6 7 7 7 l\ Uintah 10 10 10 10 1 10 10 10 10 9 8 97 Bear Lake . 8 8 6 3 1 4 7 8 8 7 7 66 Blackfoot 5 2 10 10 9 10 8 10 8 9 81 Blaine 5 9 8 10 3 10 2 8 1 2 1 7 1 7 2 9 6 8 3 9 2 8 34 Boise 85

MUTUAL WORK 625 . •O 60 bO )i C C c n v^ •T3 ^ 4» STAKE a ^ ^ X sS s < c o CQ VI.; u> o ^ C «S ^O O J3 u< 2 3 o ^ ■1 E •o ■ TS "i^ y "-> O nj 0 o O ra rj ^ S < cS 00 S :2S UJ U- S^ ^ h Burley 10 8 6 8 4 6 8 7 7 4 68 Franklin 10 10 9 8 8 10 9 9 10 9 92 Fremont 10 10 8 10 10 10 6 8 10 10 5 6 10 8 4 7 10 7 5 4 9 8 4 ■5 10 9 3 6 10 9 5 7 10 10 5 10 10 4 6 99 Idaho 91 Minidoka _ 49 Montpelier Sq Oneida _. 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 10 7 8 10 8 10 2 8 10 5 8 10 9 7 10 9 8 10 8 6 10 7 80 Pocatello - - - . 99 Portneuf 65 Raft River - . - . 6 7 6 10 10 6 2 1 5 8 6 10 9 10 8 8 9 6 61 Rigby . 69 Shelley 10 7 10 8 8 8 10 9 7 10 87 Teton 2 9 6 2 10 8 5 8 6 5 6 10 7 8 8 9 6 10 9 6 5 10 5 8 10 6 3 7 6 46 Yellowstone 85 Big Horn 67 Lethbridge — 10 10 10 9 7 10 9 10 10 10 10 6 9 10 10 9 8 7 10 10 9 4 7 5 9 10 8 9 8 6 8 8 9 7 7 7 7 10 9 7 8 7 8 8 9 7 10 7 10 10 7 10 9 7 10 10 7 8 10 7 90 Los Angeles ... .. 96 Lyman . . ... 88 San Francisco . 80 Snowflake . ... 84 Star Valley 69 Taylor . 10 7 9 9 8 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 10 7 10 10 8 7 10 9 90 Woodruff 83 California Mission 10 10 10 10 10 7 8 7 9 3 9 9 9 9 10 10 2 9 7 93 German-Austrian Mission ^ __ 65 Northwestern States Mission.. 10 10 8 1 8 9 9 9 8 8 xo Western States Mission _ 10 10 7 6 10 8 9 7 3 /U Sweet Mother of Mine So often, when tired and weary, When days seem so lonely and dreary, I long for my mother sincerely And days of my childhood so dear. I know, though I wander forever. There's nothing that ever can sever That love that now binds us together. That love that is true and sublime. Mesa, Arizona May God bless you, dear little mother, For like you there is not another; No friend true, or sister, or brother. Can quite take the place that is thine. Oh. dear gentle mother, with faith so divine. My own little mother, sweet mother of mine. Ida R. Alldredgh