, 1877-09-20
THE MORMON EPISTLE.
Text Of the Letter Written by the
Twelve Apostles.
"The Lord CondeMends 10 Rt5eal 10 Them What
Steps Tley Should Take"

We publish to4lay tho full text Of the cpistlo
issued to the Mormon pcuplc BY the twelve
APOSTLES and counselors OF tho Church of Lat
tcr-Day Saints.
EPlsTLR or THE TWELVE APOSTLES AND couN-
sELoms TO THE CHURCH or JESUS CHRIST or
LATTHH-pAY sAtNrs IN ALL TILE WORLD.
BELoysp sA1sTs: \ ting of mourning has
found sadness that VIC address this cpistlc lnto
yul. Dur lDclovetl brother, gutde, mud coun-
se]or, nur' prophet, tccr. and reyclatuF. FresI-
dent Brigham Young, has been tnken from our
midst by death. Surrounded by his family and
friends, and IT. hts uwn house and In tho city Of
which, undcr tue Lord, he was tho founder. hts
spirit peacefully pasacd from this mortal exist
enee Into that atate Of rest prepared for
perscsutetl. especially OF 'ato Sears, hls
life. liz has not been called ny tho Lord to
dta martyrs death; yet hts entire He has
deal If Ii haa been tho good pleasure Of tho
Lori u require 1t Of him. tlt has sllrunk from
nu issue. and kas been willing to risk liberty
and life at tho call Of duty, even when hfs
frieuds trentblcl tor hts safety.
BRIGHAM YoUNG's DEVOTION,
At ripo old age, In tho quiet of his own
home, he tlas passed to Ills rest. This 10 cnR-
snla.ton to ia who survive HIN. Nothing TINT
lcys las toucllctl the heart. Of the ,saints like
this sad event. Tic nut only flas been tho Frcsi-
dent Of tAu Church, but II father to the people.
Their wslsare md prosperity, their preservation
holy and pure, has alwavs tccn the ppter'n.1st
thought anu desire Of hls heart. ln Ills lows for
anl devotion to tho work Ut uOd he lils
never waycrcd. DurIug, the thlrty.thtcc
ycars that ho has presided over thy Church,
KNEES have never trcmblc1, Ills hands hive
mover sllook; l,c has noyer taitcrcd or quailcu.
However threatening tho surroundings or pros
pccts may hare been, he has mover been dis
mayed, tut at those times hc has exhibited such
ecrche confidence aud faith aud uttered such
words Ut encouragement as tn comfort md sns-
t4tn a1i tho peop1c, nm! to call lorth their love
ami a.iMltatior. The Lort. tlnwevcr, not only
with great wisdom. His cuunsels, whtu obeyeI,
iaVe t,ccn Attended with salvation, Atil Al uh
organizer anl administrator hs has no superior.
Of this tho people u the eatlro Churcl, aro his
sy @ ssttssats ems a' ~ The a3 aeent e. Terrto.es, i
arc his monuments. Tic always iah the cou,l-
scl Of ths Lord, and nono ever sought it from
hin III vain.
yoreu Of tic Lord in being permitted to five III
tlis uispcnsutlou. and iu having bveil lei BY Two
such n!cn ~ the Prophets joscph and Brigham.
Of JUAepl, ttiu prophet aild seer Of tue LuEu, 1t
has been truthful'y satd that as III. death no
optncnt Ut the principles Of Ills and tne saliva
tfon Ut man It, this wnrl, for the spa"e OF Tins
IN which l!s wis Oh eartl, slan my other l1au
has proyei lItl,self worthy TO ,bo Ill successor.
nnlaljIu's suCcKs.FuE LAnoHs.
Ills lalwrs the Lord jlas crowned with remark
abs success, hls words hu has nonorcd and ful-
Tiled, anI tl,osc who lave ubeyeI his counsel llu
has h(e4sg,i aDj upheld The tluIa will yct CONS
when hia Presidency over tho Church u Jrails
Christ uf Latlgt-Juy Saints will be pnAtcd to
n. III, e1nxh Ut wonderful cycnte, In tho Droyt.
dencc Of thc Lord, howsyrr, hc Lns been
takru .ttu, us, Great etfurts In PRAYER have
hren ma.lr. md cunstaDt otlnIinistratiuu of thc
llNsucI ordtuai,ee for tic SIX 10 stil kecp Lllu
hrrc' h,,t tha Lord Gas t,rierri t,therwtse. IVA
.nass l.src arxaowir.lge that il Is tls Lord 10
s w. Is hi & s usa Of
ihc.c eilts manifest. the sare aud supervision
n,casSm+s ara ali ti,e iii of i;ti md Iii cn,a.,
ato iroin linn. Tne PROPHETS Joscph smith
st, i;ri,i,,,n Y,nr hnvt hnrts' and nav ars. In
IT, H. 1snds q. oi liz "s,r,,ncn.. IN .inI ill.,
wnrk. % an.i 20 aro We. Wo hsys Tic % SAME p.,u.
a s.ras ~ tb,s tnr t;,,s s"s y, ,rri"f a,,l
i.I.. a,n ,,,oa - th pro,"t risa,n h NH
Isw uuup heariax % Of III IT.. cruel mast,nlSn Of ta
r1,.,,a,s i"*.nh .,,a frx,u she Lrva =, tns
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