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Show 1897 JOlUI BUS!-ll.:.t\.N DIA RY I h'..l.ve not ·words to express my feelin gs to you . -6- vour r.eohew A.D.Rhod es. Lehi City, Feb . 19, 1897 Dear J nc le. "!!e heard of the death of your son '."Tickliff. It is very hard when some . 1::e G,T ieve over i t & say why is it of those so dear t o us are t aken av:av • I sanepreat or will helo y ou to .,his the nill of our ores.tor? I know thq Your niece, Lydia Rhodes. beH this great sorrow. Draper, Ma rch 1, 1897 J_ohn Bushman c-: vrife Dear Brother and Sister • .It was not until yesterds.y that I received tn.e very sad ne :rs of the death of your beloved son. I t:1i r t 2: CB.n almost fully r e alize your feelings in having to oart \'rith a dutiful son for a limited time. But it mikes us feel :rcuch be tter when vre knovr that the de 9arted one is fully ore?s.red to meet their maker having u erf ormed their duties while here on the earth to the 'best of their a b ility. 1 From what I knoi:r & h.::.ve l ea rned about him , there is no doubt as to the heavenly r.ome treat :srour l'iea:"feR±Y s _o irit is n ovr enjoying and very likely would not ta:s. a up hi s body had he the o ri vi lege. Hoping +:he c omfortin g il:.fluence of th <c Eo ly Spirit vrill comfort you 9.nd family i n your uereavem ent, for I knovr it is the only ? lace 'Ne c ,t n appeal, is t o the Lord to he a l the wound , in our hearts, for our greq,test ho1e i~ in the here3.fter . From your Brother and Sister Wm. C. & Jane '~ llen .:y Dear Aunt and G'nc le : Beaver, Feb. 29, 1897 11r. and Ii,~rs. J. Bushman St. Jose~h, Arizona • I :re9.d in the ~k:vrs t od:,.y o f your s a d berea ver:1ent. Full well Iknow that words seem weak & I lon g for s ome other means of showing my symp r.thy. nut Se who note s the sp?, rr ow ' s Li ll v! ill r er.1.enber thee, & s-geet it is to me to '-:novr that it i s to Him that I k nc ·! you look & receive the stren gth that SU')rJorts you . I h:ive o ften t h ought vrhg_t a blessin g it is that we c:1nnot read our fl1ure . : 7ow rr.3.ny of us would have the heart to be har? Y at all? But he who h~, s arrs.in s ed t '.l is f or our t;o od rules i:!". all things, and there will c rme a d'.l.y v:he n we 'Hill understan d all. Yre see only in part no-:r , the:,. we sh·-. 11 ':~ .o·r a s '.'re a re knov,n . Yfe shall underst ·i.nd more ful ly 111 the , ur oo s ·,s o ' our I:ake r. J.!y f<1 ith and Love are v1ii.h you . Nellie E. '.l'horras ' i r • |
