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Show --17-- cornpany and vvhere he had a right to be. I stood in no fear from his associations wit~ others, because I knew t~eir purity of life. It is needless for me to say an;y thing in regard to the life and character of President Heber C. Kimball . He lives in the hearts of the people called Le.tter-d.ay Sainst, a,nd .his acts ar~d V!Orks are known abroad . As timepassed on he seemed to appreciate more than ever his wives and growing children. His last words to me were that he had been agreea.bly ctisa:ppointed in my course of life, had appreciated my example as a wife and as a mother ; that none had excelled me in the home life. Wherever my lot had been cast, there he had fonnd. a place of peace and rest. rrLet me now thank yon kindly,rr he said, Hfor every v1ord , for every act of ;your life and when I am gone, which will not be but a short tiue, you shall be blessed and find friends.u He went on to say that if he never spoke to me again I might rest assured that I had his most sanguine good feelings; his unbounded love and esteem. And nwhat can you tell Joseph when you meet hirn.? Cannot :you say that I have been kind to you as it was possible to be under the circumstancesr I knov: you can anfL am cor=-.fident you will be as a mediator between me and Joseph artd never enjoy any blessing you would not w·ish Heber to share.rr These words were more precious to me tl.tan gold, as they were his last, vri th the ad.di tion of ni leave my :peace and blessing with you. May the peace of Heber ever abicle in your habitation." I do not 1;en these facts thirik:ing that others did not share equally in _· _ is esteem, as every woman carves her own niche irl her husband 1 s affections. |
