Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10
An Interesting Letter.

!. The eubl,irmg lester from Elder
John ~. whitaker, addressed o. the
iO',.h Quorum ~ sovcp;y. Will ho per.
used with Interest:
20 Appleton st., Everett. Mass.
Nov s5th. isgS.
10 tho Council aud Membership Of the
10Th Quorum OF Seventies, Sugar
ward. Salt Lake Co., utah'
Dear Brcthrcn.--On returning from
IN. northern part ~ che New England
conference, / was very much pleased 10
read the second letter from you since
my departure. aud I need not hny u
Ilycn ne much pleasure 60 hear that
al are wei. II YOU really knew 20"
little one hears ~ home Affairs, ubuu.
quorum and other matters you could
then better appreciate the value Of
ruch tidingH. outside OF what my tam-
ily acqunlnt m" with. Utah ana her pcu-
pie seem hidden 80 Tar nh general ur-
fairs go, / must make one exception 10
this Htatumcnt-hr Thumns Aston
who huH given me more news Than any
other pcrl1n besides from my own hon
cred circle. They say absence makes
one forgotten. 10 that nH y may,
am not one to complain over conditions
1 cannot well change. ! presume my
brethren at home are busy, which 10
some extent at least may be- assigned
as an excuse FOR not wrnng. When
any VI NY hl'Ahl'h nav Wv lfl' anu
inclination, few words would be uf
interest. Brother Alma Ash who wrote
on behalf of the Council ANA quorum,
states that there seems 90 be- a lack OF
interest among the members of The
Quorum. both In attending meetings
aud In the study ~ the rcrptures. II
you could see the condition OF many
Elders who come into the field, UMPIRE
pared. lacking faHh. afraid To make a
move because of inability and HenHi-
BILE of 3 ldon opportunities lost. In
sunday rcho0l, y. N. a. and quorum
meeilnpr. and II you Were sensible OF
the need OF qualified Elders to carry on
the work IN Now England. | believe
there IL NO member OF our quorum. but
wha. would faithfully apply every spare
moment. Improve every opportunity
and seek the Lord In mighty prayer to
aid In qualifying such one Tor the
preaching ~ Gods word. when you are
told that Elders are being sent from
here into western Pennsylvania, Nlr-
giuia aud other places where the "cul-
turo" In not ~ great, that they might
reach a clafa they cannot here, and
when ~ added % this fact the thought
thng they have a. house up" for sew
ernl months qualifying themselves and
praying a. know II this IL tho true Cos
pei. you VIII readily understand how
ittle progress can, under such circum-
MluntrNt De HlhIts iHNNNf Nlif hlf EAhl
brethren, but being negligent when they
should have been faithful, they Iiow
,oe their great mistake too late 10 cor
rect. Every moment IL golden, Every
fpuOrtunlty such as our brethren have
IA quorum meetings, should be sought
M a means Of Improvement that they
may be the more useful, sec moro Of
Tho beauties 0f the Gospel, advance
nearer 10 the throne OF grace, ana be-
come better qualified Tor devoted work
here. and salvation hereafter No one
else can be Justly blamed for our neg
lect. no other person VIII be charged
with our own carelessness and neglect:
INT i'm the great day NJ Judgment we
viii then keenly feel what we have lost
by Incidence, idloness, lack " Interest
and insensihlc of duty neglected II Il
were possible for me 10 say word OF
encouragement 10 my brethren at home
whereby they would seek with all their
might 10 make members of our quorum
n,ninently successful. ana promote their
nNn advancement, ! should rrieem II "A
prlvuore. Let me way. AZ your humble
servnnk ono 0f the weakest Of Coda
servants. attend faithfully your quorum
meetlngl esptcally; be prepared To-
Ilscusa the leHrnns assigned support
YOUR brethren, the presidents whom |
have learned 20 love ana know they
earnestly desire your welfare, your pro-
gross IN heavenly things, your eteinnl
exaltation. De one. be forglving, be