The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
DOUBTS HER SINCERITY.
The Elder Is Puzzled by His Wife
Alice's Anguish.

chihuahua City. Mexico. March %, 1901.
Ny Darling Alices-Still must call you
by that title, for to my heart YOU arc
stil apd must ever remain. the same.
Your letter pains me beyond expression.
Alice, my wife while ! was Win you
last month, over and over again ana you
ten me TO take this step. over and over
again YOU made me promise TO tell you
all did and all | felt. Then IN your very
first letter YOU throw me In doubt as 10
whether you were in earnest IN "hhl you
said or whether you are in earnest now.
Can Il br that you were ana are IN earn
est in both INSTANCES? Again, IN your
letter I see the spiritual woman VINO mas
overcome mere sense and who stands In
doubt as to her future course In her new
environments. Thus l suppose the spirit
which liz passing through from state 70
statc views both heaven and earth with
"a, comprchensve glance. Both Deckon,
and It halts upon the verge, | nave talked
uitb many " no reached the verge ana re-
turned and never yet knew one OF 'hon'
Who was not flllcd with regret
No, Alice; YOU can never be unseXeu
The woman in you is very strong. so
stronr that YOU VIII carry your sex INTO
e'e' ''N' SHOWS HER DOUBT.
Again. Alice dear, YOU say mat u ls
oniS through Emma that you can love.
H. l,lss Is your kiss, and her embrace Is
vonr embrace Were this said without the
iasi sentence being added II would nave
for ali that you doubt my love for you
Rut / swear not one atom OF the love |
eayc YOU has gone To her. 1ou GO NOT
Snow my heart II you say SO 1t might
~ trun n said of a Gentle. but IL can
uoyor ~ he true when said OF a Latter-day
saint You cannot measure u SAINT py
tbn standard OF the Gcntilcs, for tho rea-
son that there is no comparison. no STAN
ARD in common by which they can De
measured - ,t. ,,,o,.nonor
,.nn now that you are alone and have no
80 IN lean upon, arc merely pictures
coniured up from your past You won
mai victory once. you can WIN II aEa!n.
Alice dear. do not try 10 tEnt tnis pdNtIy n :
ainnc There are many Mothers In Israel
n!ol,' .,'i havc been through the fight and left
vi tbosc feelings behind them. Go to
S%a,hor ~ p and tell her all. She VIII
nt,,o Won strength. Would to God that
I we're with you now; then oil would Do
"e'' VIEWS IN REVERSE.
can YOU not see Alice. my wife. that
| ,nI, arc viewing this situation from the
yyeverso sIdc OF the shIcldi Think mo-
rScnt. did ] not love you would write
thus TO you? | have never told you an
| fnte OF my self and pure, trusting Siri
i" 4. In Tour hands Shall the glorious Ideal
| sbe has built up of your character be
| ciouded? Shall the statue be snattcreo
| imst as ts full and radiant beauty was
| S.bout TO be unveiled? Alice. ! need not
D.ait your answer to this. ] know my
Innr ono so we'll that l have her answer
Now FATHER BELL CONSENTS
In my last / told you that | would put
! tho question to Mr. Bell. that la ask his
consent to making Emma my plural wife
| S,bIs 7 have done Al first he dcmurrcC
over the legality OF the marriage, but AZ
| Iost became convinced that the Govern
mrnt OF Mexico did not question the le'
eallty; and so he gave his consent