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5581 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 26, 1876, par. 5
… many times. I hope to have the work done, or nearly completed, in four weeks. If it is thought best for us to remain here this summer and you feel all right about …
5582 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 28, 1876, par. 4
… help of God. Watch unto prayer were the words Jesus gave to His disciples, most applicable to Christians now. Dear children, take time to pray and nothing will …
5583 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 31a, 1876, par. 3
… , leaving us behind. We then went to Brother O’Brien’s and waited till next morning. This was the most distressing day to us we have passed for [a] long time. We were …
5584 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 31a, 1876, par. 5
I find when the entire burden of labor rests on your Father and myself, we do not find time and have not strength to write even letters. But Brother Smith will join us in Iowa so that we shall be better able to write we hope.
5585 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 32, 1876, par. 4
… chambers of the soul. The Lord has indeed encouraged our hearts and strengthened us for our great work. We do believe fruit will abound to the glory of God as …
5586 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 34, 1876, par. 7
… course of a week. But there are so many things to do and to think of, you need not be surprised if we do not furnish matter for [the] paper. Father at one time was fearfully …
5587 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 35, 1876, par. 18
… a time now in this period of this world’s history for us to be employed in serving ourselves, caring for self with an intensity that is worthy of a better cause …
5588 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 35, 1876, par. 19
… exalt us to a seat at the right hand of the Majesty of heaven. Shall we grow feeble in spiritual power for want of exercise? Shall we go day after day without a …
5589 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 36, 1876, par. 11
… your time. Those who long to do good, will find plenty of opportunities close at hand. Christ calls for young men to carry the work of truth forward, but first …
5590 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 37, 1876, par. 8
We are too near the close of time to become careless of the precious light which heaven has sent us. But history of the children of Israel is being repeated by our people in the gratification of the appetites.
5591 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 45, 1876, par. 5
… all used our best judgment and think we had better remain here till December and complete this edition. Meanwhile, we can help the Signs of the Times as much …
5592 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 46, 1876, par. 3
… present time. They all look up to us as father and mother. There is nothing that they would not do for us to help us if they could. We hate to tear away, but we must …
5593 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 48, 1876, par. 9
… now. Time is short, the perils of the last days are upon us, and the little children will be largely swept off before this. If men and women who can work for God would …
5594 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 52, 1876, par. 8
… from time to time, and the apparent success you have had, has built you up in your own self-righteousness. Allowing you to labor as you have been permitted to …
5595 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 52, 1876, par. 11
… because of your wicked course! If only it had stopped there—but it did not. You felt for a little time the evil of your course, but not as fully as you should [as to …
5596 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 52, 1876, par. 37
… many times warned and you have so many times disregarded the light and gone directly contrary to the special light Heaven has sent you that you set darkness …
5597 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 53, 1876, par. 22
… your usefulness. You idle away much precious time upon unimportant things while things of great importance are neglected. If you would grow in the knowledge …
5598 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 53, 1876, par. 32
… knowledge of the truth you would now be an able workman in this important time. You could have been a polished instrument in the hands of God to be used to His …
5599 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 53, 1876, par. 36
… some time to the study of the Scriptures you will have greater moral power. God has given you good machinery in your body to be put to use, not to rust with inaction …
5600 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882), Lt 53, 1876, par. 51
Economize your moments by studying the Word, in earnest prayer, in faithful labor by firesides, and in physical, useful labor, and we shall not hear this complaining of ill health and nervous prostration. You will not have time to think of yourself.