Mutual Work

The Primary Jubilee The General Superintendency and Board of the Young Men’s Mutual Im¬ provement Association express congratula¬ tions to the Primary Association of the Church on having attained its fiftieth an¬ niversary; and we sincerely hope that the celebration of their jubilee will be a de¬ lightful occasion to them. We also rejoice in the accomplishments of the fifty years that have passed. There is a very close tie between the Mutual Improvement Associations and the Pri¬ mary; indeed, we have come to look upon the Primary as operating in almost identic¬ ally the same field as the Mutuals; their service, however, is with the children un¬ der Mutual age, but doing very much the same class of work, and, in reality, they are the Junior M. I. A. They are pre¬ paring the hosts of young boys and girls in the Church to come into the Mutual Improvement Associations for a continua¬ tion of their activity in the field of leisure time and recreation. Therefore, we not only extend to them our congratulations, but assurances of our hearty cooperation with them in helping to perform this great service for the Church. May the Lord bless them in the coming years that they may ever grow and increase in good works, and in the proper application, through the Spirit of the Lord, of this the finest program that has been devised by inspired women in the field assigned to them by the General Authori¬ ties of the Church. George Albert Smith, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J, Ballard, General Superintendency Y. M. M. I. A. M. I. A. June Conference Our coming annual M. 1. A. conference, to be held in Salt Lake City June 8, 9 and 10, is expected to be one of the most im¬ portant gatherings in the history of our organization. The great interest taken throughout the Church in the new Priest- hood-M. 1. A. Plan and the new organiza¬ tion of stake and ward leaders with their duties, etc., is claiming the attention of the entire organization. We hope to meet as many delegates as possible from the respective stakes and wards of the Church. TENTATIVE PROGRAM Friday, June 8 Conference Theme: — "The Abundant Life Through the Wholesome Use of Leisure Time.” 8 ;00 — 8 :45 a. m. Registration and Community Singing (Tabernacle Grounds and Assembly Hall) . 9:00—10:30 a. m. Joint M. I. A. Meeting: 1. Greetings. 2. The new slogan. 3. New Priesthood-M. I. A. Plan. 4. New M. I. A. Organization Plan. 10:30 — 12 a. m. Department Meetings : 1. Executive Officers (joint) (Assembly Hall) . 2. Music Directors (joint) (Y. L. Re¬ ception Rooms) . 3. Community Activity Committee (joint) (Smith Memorial). 4. Adult Committee (joint) (Medical Arts Bldg.).

710 IMPROVEMENT ERA 5. M Men and Gleaners (joint) (Top Floor Bishop's Bldg.). 6. Older Scouts and Boy Scouts (Top Floor Bureau of Information). 7. Junior Girls (17th ward). 8. Bee-Hive Girls (14th ward). 12:00 Noon M Men’s Banquet. Judges' Luncheon. 2 :00 p. m. Department Meetings: 1 . Executive Officers to visit other depart¬ ments. 2. Music Directors to visit other depart¬ ments. 3. Community Activity Committee (joint) (Smith Memorial). 4. Adult Committee (joint) (Medical Arts Bldg.) . 5. M Men (4th Floor Bishop’s Bldg.). 6. Gleaners (Whitney Hall) . 7. Older Scouts and Boy Scouts (Top Floor Bureau of Information). 8. Junior Girls (17th ward). 9. Bee-Hive Girls (14th ward). 5:30 — 11:00 p. m. Saltair: Bathing and Luncheon (5:30 — 7 p. m.). Contest Dancing (7:00 — 8 p. m.). General Entertainment (8:00 — 11 p. m.). Demonstration of new Contest Dance dur¬ ing intermission. Saturday. June 9 8 :30 — 9 :00 a. m. Community Singing. 9:00—10:30 a. m. Demonstration of the M. I. A. in action: Summary of: 1 . The Book. 2. The Project. 3. The Slogan. 4. Brief summary of program. (Organization, equipment, leadership should be given a place in the presentation) . 12:15 p. m. Superintendents’ and Presidents’ Luncheon. 2:00—3:30 p. m. Contests (Continued) : 1. Drama. 2. Male Chorus. 3. Ladies' Chorus. 4. Instrumental Trio. 8 :00 p. m. 10:30—12:00 a. m. Contests : 1 . Drama. 2. M Men’s Public Speaking. 3. Gleaner Girls’ Public Speaking. 4. M Men’s Quartettes. Finals in Contests (Tabernacle) : 1 . Contest events in Music. 2. Winners in Public Speaking. 3. Awarding of Medals. 4. Announcing of next year’s contest events. Sunday, June 10 8:30 a. m. "The Abundant Life Through the Wholesome Use of Leisure Time.’’ 2.00 p. m. General Meeting under direction of First Presidency. 7:00 p. m. Joint M. 1. A. Meeting. Climax Reached in Book of Mormon Activities The regular work of the Maricopa stake M. I. A. for this season was completed, and the climax to their Book of Mormon activities reached, with their recent pres¬ entation of a most interesting Book of Mormon program, in which all the wards of the stake participated. One of the most important parts of the program was a contest in the writing of poems and stories based on the theme of the evening. and there were many contestants from the various ward organizations. Arthur J. Barnes, of the Phoenix First ward, won first place with his poem, “The Book of Mormon.” A pageant, tableaux (in which some real Lamanites took part), “Glean¬ ings” from the Book of Mormon, by Gleaners and M Men, and special musical numbers were features of the evening.

MUTUAL WORK 711 New Superintendents Arthur Wiscombc, of Roosevelt, Utah, was set apart on May 6, 1928, as super¬ intendent of the Y. M. M. I. A. in the Roosevelt stake, succeeding C. Fred Whal- quist, honorably released. Robert H. Sainsbury, St. Johns, Ari¬ zona. is the new superintendent of the Y. M. M. I. A. in the St. John stake, vice Albert F. Anderson. A Utah Scout in the U. S. Army Air Service By Joseph E. Sandborn, Cressy Field, California “Look at it!” “Forty-five seconds!” went to Fort McDowell. California. “Swell pusher!” “Whoop, there she It seemed a veritable prison at first. goes!” Such were the cries as the model pusher plane iwooped, having lost its speed, only to straighten out and continue its flight or glide until the frame touched the ground. A group of men in jumpers and uni¬ forms of the Army Air Service had been timing the model on its first flight. The proud owner and builder stood close by. his eyes sparkling, his face beaming, giving every sign of contentment. Four months before, Lynn Albert San¬ born, pampered son of two doting par¬ ents, had joined the service. He was trying out his wings, like a fledgling bird, for the first time. Bert had belonged to all the organ¬ izations for young men in the “Mormon” Church. He had also been an assistant scoutmaster of Troop 71. a member of the 145th Field Artillery, National Guard, and a member of the American Radio Relay League. He had studied radio transmission in his own home-equipped, amateur station. He had gone from Salt Lake City to Portland, where he stayed with friends for two weeks, before the idea of join¬ ing the army came to him. A month’s waiting at Vancouver Barracks for dis¬ charge papers from the Utah National Guard came next. The length of time bothered him little, for numerous rides in aeroplanes kept the routine from be¬ coming tiresome. And then — down he LIEUTENANT KELLY'S PLANE Cressy Field, California at where all recruits are broken in by exhaus¬ tive work. Up at 5:30, chow, two and a half hours' drill, chow, three hours at the end of a pick and shovel, chow, show, lights out at 9:00 p. m., up at 5 : 30 a. m., chow, drill — , rou¬ tine. Every six days K. P., where he had to wash dishes, etc., for twenty-two men. and sometimes there were as many as ten chows a day. That terminated at the end of one month, when they sent him to Cressy Field. There he became an official member of the Ninth Observation Squad¬ ron. The fourth night there he did guard duty. “Sunny” California sihowed itself in its true light. Rain and fog, plenty of both, — and this was “sunny” California. A slip, a sharp wrench, and he found out what it was to be confined to quarters and have to use crutches. Three weeks of limping and he was installed in the Radio Department. The planes at the field carrying radio sending and receiving sets had made necessary a radio service department, and there was need ot oper¬ ators for land and air. December came with an increase in pay. promotion and the haunting thought that Christmas had to be attended to. He started building gliders in his spare time at the hill station, which was now in his charge. Building model.s. buying presents, and cards, sending them away, and testing his models when completed, kept him busy until Christmas, and with Christmas came

712 IMPROVEMENT ERA rain, — and that reminded him that he was in "sunny” California. During the holidays, he worked hard on his R. O. G. outdoor pusher. His work completed, he was testing it out on this day, January 2, 1928. Bert stepped off the distance and found it had gone a hundred yards. Recover¬ ing the pusher, he walked back to where Lieutenant Marriner was standing. "That was well worth seeing,” said the officer. And then, "If she covered 100 yards with 125 turns, how far will she go with the full 850 turns?” Try it, Sanborn.” "The 850 turns! Yes, sir. But I’ve a hunch that breeze will cause trouble.” And putting his words into action, Bert immediately began winding up the left propeller, while Jack Pratt, a member of the radio department, wound up the right. Then holding both props with his hands, and the pusher shoulder high, he thrust it out and up at the word of Lieutenant Marriner who was timing it. The model rose fast, and the whine of the propellers was brought down to them by the breeze. "Fifteen seconds.” LFp, up. still climbing, 15-20 feet now. "Thirty seconds.” Climbing yet ascending, seemingly, to the very clouds. It would shiver and swoop now, the breeze was fairly strong. The pusher was now thirty feet. "Forty-five seconds.” Still climbing, but not so fast. "One minute.” The propellers are still turning over. "One minute and twenty seconds.” Ah! what was that. The wind, with a sudden blast, has struck and turned the pusher’s nose towards the bay. The propellers are dead. Up only forty feet. “One minute and thirty seconds.” Will it drop quickly and land safely or will it ride on the wings of the wind out over the bay to be lost? There it swoops. Twenty-five feet. "Two minutes.” Nobody can do anything, they stand there — it glides. It is over the bay now. “Two minutes, thirty seconds.” Still going, ten feet now. “Three minutes.” A slight splash and the model is lost forever. Eight days’ work, one and a-half dollars cost, and an extra fine model; not wasted, but lost. Bert had gained ex¬ perience, respect, and his own confidence; nothing wasted. There he stood, happy and contented in the thought that he had found some¬ thing that he liked — radio and model aviation. A smile on his face, he looked off in the distance, thinking of — the future. For You A red fez cap is colorful Against a sky-blue sea; But more than this are feelings That well up deep in me. A little fishing boat of pink, A tan sail patched in grey, A sea as green as malachite, A wish to live each day! Dear God, you’ve made such beauty. What can I say or do? I feel so small to all you’ve made — Ah, might I live for you! Hartford, Conn. Caroline Parker Smith

MUTUAL WORK 713 Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, April, 1928 STAKE Should be Earolled No. Wards || No. Wards Reporting Offir rs and Class Leaders Enrollment Advanced Senior Enrollment Senior Enrollment Advanced Junior Enrollment Junior Enrollment Total Officers and CUm Leaders Attendance Advanced Senior Attendance Senior Attendance Advanced Junior Attendance Junior Attendance o h 760 14 9 96 165 141 20 1 97 619 43 46 46 76 211 Box Elder _ 557 13 13 129 235 256 36 236 892 90 128 120 25 167 530 Cottonwood _ 747 10 10 122 160 190 40 320 832 116 416 180 36 260 1008 Deseret . . 521 12 11 114 216 165 20 194 709 80 115 103 16 116 430 Ensign .. _ .. 960 8 8 80 304 237 52 320 993 70 211 117 33 234 665 Gunnison _ 279 7 7 63 89 80 _ 102 335 47 48 44 _ 65 204 Liberty _ 1435 12 12 131 294 290 166 397 1278 115 193 160 91 285 844 344 8 5 38 72 93 86 289 28 34 45 67 174 North Davis _ _ 461 7 7 61 66 121 13 170 431 48 31 46 5 105 235 North Weber _ ^ _ 640 14 12 78 58 167 17 204 524 57 41 67 10 117 292 Ogden _ 876 1 1 1 1 97 140 220 82 324 863 68 116 108 40 190 522 Oquirrh _ 483 6 4 47 64 83 26 104 324 34 33 30 10 58 165 Pioneer . . 746 10 8 69 109 131 81 153 543 47 58 63 37 81 286 Roosevelt _ _ 334 11 7 47 72 43 20 62 244 34 47 26 8 39 154 South Davis . . . . 526 8 8 66 145 168 232 611 56 93 96 177 422 South Sevier _ 333 8 3 24 33 21 9 56 143 13 7 7 6 23 56 Uintah . . 415 10 7 53 87 95 48 129 412 43 48 81 45 74 291 Weber . . . 712 9 7 60 85 103 23 175 446 45 38 54 19 139 295 West Jordan - . 450 7 5 61 105 161 26 164 517 30 33 74 20 102 259 Burley _ _ 341 9 7 46 118 87 13 88 352 38 33 45 9 52 177 Franklin 434 1 1 11 95 126 119 13 174 527 66 66 70 7 13 222 Fremont . . 662 14 14 121 211 172 21 189 714 88 137 103 11 94 433 Idaho . . . 146 7 6 57 37 22 10 51 177 32 18 1 1 6 38 105 Minidoka _ _ 244 8 4 29 59 48 9 57 202 25 23 21 5 26 100 516 12 7 79 1 1 1 73 1 63 367 56 102 47 41 260 318 9 7 70 78 75 98 321 42 32| 30 43 147 216 5 4 33 80 52 30 195 25 37i 31 27 120 377 10 8 54 88 66 I 1 5 61 264 36 56i 48 35 175 Big Horn - . 318 6 2 42 91 89 1... 62 284 11 41 63 2 80 420 5 9 85 99 226 Il60 570 67 7: 145 121 406 Maricopa . . . - 450 8 8 72 92 106 |197 467 53 61 1 69 146 329 37f 1( 1C 65 132 101 12 1 58 368 47 117 5C ! 34 256 Snowflake _ _ _ 300 1 1 6 35 76 62 27 1 53 253 25 35 32 2C 27 139 Woodruff . . 325 1 6 6 1 47 66 61 9 1 51 23^ 32 36 21 35 129 California Mission 510 25 20 Il59 25'^ 141 1 181178 750 109 |l68| 96 12 100 485 German-Austrian Mis. 721|40|40I302I313 60 28! 1 963 22! 13121 55 1243 838 Western States Mission 1141 1 5 1 34 26 77 1 17 5^ 20! 25 101 72 11 3^ 152 N. W. States Mission 135 111 1 5 1 31 1 55 78 1 19 1 192 1 32 1 34| 42 c 1 9 126 Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, April, 1928

714 IMPROVEMENT ERA STAKE a M e a Average Attendance Recreation Scout Work M Men Reading Book of Mormon e s LL Monthly Stake and Ward Off. Meeting Ward Off. Meeting Total Deseret - _ - - 10 9 10 10 8 8 10 10 9 8 92 Ensign . 10 10 10 10 10 8 9 7 10 10 94 Gunnison _ 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 99 Liberty _ „ - 9 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 97 Millard - - - _ - 8 9 10 7 5 5 7 8 10 10 79 North Davis _ _ 9 8 9 9 7 4 9 10 10 7 82 North Weber .. _ _ 8 8 5 6 5 8 9 10 9 9 77 Ogden _ _ 10 9 9 10 10 8 10 9 10 10 95 Oquirrh _ . - . 7 8 10 10 10 5 6 10 10 10 91 Pioneer _ 7 8 10 8 9 7 7 6 10 10 82 Roosevelt _ 7 9 4 1 3 5 5 5 6 5 50 South Davis . _ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 South Sevier _ 4 6 4 4 3 3 3 6 3 1 37 Uintah _ _ — 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Weber _ _ 6 10 10 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 84 West Jordan _ 10 8 9 10 10 6 8 7 10 8 86 Burley _ 10 8 6 8 4 6 8 7 7 4 68 Franklin _ 10 6 9 8 8 10 9 9 10 9 88 Fremont _ _ _ 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 99 Idaho _ - _ _ 10 9 10 7 6 7 9 9 10 10 87 Minidoka . 8 7 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 4 50 Rigby - - - 7 10 6 4 6 5 9 8 9 6 70 Shelley _ _ . 10 7 10 9 9 7 10 9 9 10 90 Twin Falls . . . 9 9 10 6 7 6 8 7 8 8 78 Yellowstone . 7 10 7 6 5 8 8 10 10 8 79 Big Horn - - - 9 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 34 Los Angeles _ 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 8 10 10 96 Maricopa - - - 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 98 San Francisco - - - _ — 10 10 9 4 8 9 6 8 9 9 82 Snowflake . . 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 10 6 4 58 Woodruff _ - 7 8 10 10 6 6 7 10 7 8 79 California Mission _ _ 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 7 88 German-Austrian Mission _ 10 10 7 6 3 9 2 3 8 58 Western States Mission 10 10 7 6 10 9 9 7 3 71 Northwestern States Mission.. 10 10 8 5 6 8 9 8 10 10 84 Has the Church a Vision? The longer I live the more I am convinced that the Church for today and for the future is the Church of the Heavenly Vision. And I want to ask; Have we seen any¬ thing? * * * Have you ever "beheld His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth”? Are we still just going around exploring in the neighborhood of a Syrian grave, to see if we can reconstruct a civilization of two thousand years' ago? Or have we seen the Lord, and are our own lives trans¬ figured and transformed by the sight? For, for the days that are to come, the tremendous days of grave but glorious opportunity that are before us, I am confident in my own mind that the one thing that our land and the world is waiting for is the recovery of the vision of the glorious, living Christ for all mankind. And if there is any far-off resemblance of us to Him, and any sheen that reflects His glory, the world will see it and take knowledge of it and be convinced thereby. For the one uncon¬ querable thing today is still the nobility of prayer, the sovereignty of purity, and the glory of self-surrender, and the majesty of "the powers of the world to come.” — From The Christian World Pulpit, quoted in the Millennial Star.