Item Detail
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30593
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1
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1
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English
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Contributor
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Encyclopedia of Mormonism, v. 1
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New York, NY
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Macmillan
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320
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"Edited and published independently by Junius F. wells, the founder of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (Ymmia; renamed young men in 1977), the Contributor (1879-1896) proposed "to represent the Mutual Improvement Associations, and to furnish a publication of peculiar interest to their members and to the mature youth of our people" ("Salutation," p. 12). One of its purposes was to encourage and foster the development of literary talents among the young men and young women in the Church. It contained articles on such subjects as travel, philosophy, history, biography, and gospel topics. There were also letters from the General Authorities, conference reports, lesson outlines for the youth weekly meetings, hymns, fiction, and a little poetry." [author]