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Show 64 Richie will be well in the morning! I asked him, Why? He said for Pa is going to pray for him tonight. He always believes that if he asks the Lord for anything it is sure to be granted him. I feel so thankful for this! And 0 I pray that I may ever have knowledge and wisdom to teach my children true principle-to bring them up in the fear and love of the Lord. Tuesday March 19th Last month has brought some changes. Some days happy --some days sad. Health reigns supreme in our home and I feel I should not complain, but feel that God is ever kind and merciful and that I should strive to be a true and faithful saint. About four weeks ago my brother George and my sister Anna Eliza came to the City and were sealed in the bonds of holy matrimony- How the years flit by. It seems so short a time since they were prattling children left without a mother and dependent upon my care. Now they have grown to man and womanhood and have taken upon themselves the responsibilities of wedded life, a life that has many cares, many sorrows. 0 I pray that they may be blessed with knowledge and wisdom and have thy spirit to enable them to carry out thy purposes here upon the earth that they may do good and assist in the upbuilding of thy Kingdom. April Salt Lake City Milford has been to Cottonwood at a meeting-just returned this evening. Have been sick for a week. Have endured great pain and suffering both in body and mind, for my little girl has also been sick.21 What with my anxiety for her and my physical debility I fear I have been many times impatient and in my weakness been unwise. But I regret it! 0 1 wish I had been more patient. For I realize that I must overcome these frailties of my nature, must have perfect control over myself if I will ever have power to control my children. 0 Father in Heaven restore my babe to perfect health-bless my little boys with meek and humble spirits and give me Thy Spirit that I may be a faithful Saint, a true wife and a devoted mother for Jesus' sake amen. May 1st Sister Freeze took me out for a ride. I felt quite weak before I started as I have a little girl three weeks old, but the fresh air and the beautiful appearance of the city-for all nature is bedecked in her fairest robes-seemed to inspire and revive me with new life and strength. Most fervently do I thank my Father in Heaven that he has so blessed me that I have so near recovered |