Improvement Era
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1897 and 1970.
The Improvement Era was first published in 1897 as a replacement to The Contributor. Over the years, it was the official publishing organ for a variety of organizations within the LDS Church, including the Seventies, the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association, priesthood quorums, church schools, the Church Music Committee, and the Home Teaching Committee. It ceased publication in 1970 due to the implementation of the Priesthood Correlation Program
and was replaced by the New Era
and the Ensign.
, in sepia tone.
The Improvement Era was first published in 1897 as a replacement to The Contributor. Over the years, it was the official publishing organ for a variety of organizations within the LDS Church, including the Seventies, the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association, priesthood quorums, church schools, the Church Music Committee, and the Home Teaching Committee. It ceased publication in 1970 due to the implementation of the Priesthood Correlation Program
Priesthood Correlation Program
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Priesthood Correlation Program is a program designed to provide a systematic approach to maintain consistency in its ordinances, doctrines, organizations, meetings, materials, and other programs and activities...
and was replaced by the New Era
New Era (magazine)
New Era is an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First published in January 1971 along with the Ensign and the Friend, the New Era's intended audience has always been the youth of the Church...
and the Ensign.
Notable articles
The February 1968 issue included the first publication of images of the Joseph Smith PapyriJoseph Smith Papyri
The Joseph Smith Papyri are eleven Egyptian papyrus fragments which were once owned by Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism...
, in sepia tone.
See also
- Elaine A. CannonElaine A. CannonElaine Anderson Cannon was the eighth general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1978 to 1984. Cannon has been a writer and an editor and is the author of over 50 books.-Biography:...
- Ardyth KennellyArdyth KennellyArdyth Kennelly was a female American novelist noted for her love- and romance-themed publications in the 1940s and 1950s.-Life:...
- Young Woman's JournalYoung Woman's JournalYoung Woman's Journal was an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1929. It was an official periodical of the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association, then the LDS Church's organization for adolescent females.Young Woman's Journal was founded...
- List of Latter Day Saint periodicals
External links
- Improvement Era : HTML format, 1897–1955 (subscription required for full access)
- The Improvement Era at the Mormon Literature Database, Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...