The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
THANKS GOD FOR TWO.
Alice, His Lily, and Emma, His Rose,
Equally Dear.

My Dear Alice Yesterday afternoon |
arrived in chihuahua and was driven at
once to the house Mr. Bell and iamily
winter When my carriage. driven py
pcon. came up the drive the entire fam
ily was on the piazza So to we Wels4me come ma me,
clasped both my hands In hers. giving
me- a royal welcome to Mexico. Mr. BelI
seemed very pleased to see me- ana
pressed my hand with a Soou, nearly
American grasp. Mrs. IIell aud the
younger children were also very walm III
After dinner which was awaiting my
arrival Emma and | took a drive around
the city and a short distance into the
country She had planned this drive so
that We could be alone together,
EMMA BELLS FEELINGS.
When l was home, Alice, YOU made me
promise that ] would be careful To find
out the true state of Emmos feelings
told YOU then that 1T was my uty to
do so for if she was only acting under
strong religious excitement, and bound
herself as plural wife without due COW
sideration, she would be dong an In.
Justice not only to herself, but TO YOU
and me us well. Hence ] investigated.
flndIng that The weeks which had elapsed
since / last visited with her n New YORK
had not changed her I'm any plrucIlal,
except TO make her love all the stronger.
She is very tender and very S2lrltuai,
Alice She says sne knows that IN Glc
minds OF the Gentiles ahe VIII not DC
considered a wife, yet that She loves me
and the divine truths OF the gospel aad
is ready to bear all for her love ana her
You requested me 20 tell her OF the
struggle YOU passed through when you
first thought of giving you: huSnand 70
another This l have done She hsld %
that Won were an angel ana that she
would do her best to follow your G-ner-
Gus example In all things
THANKED GOD FOR THE TWO
Last night in my prayers / thanked
snirltuai women-Alice. my lily. and
/ find. dear, that it will yet be &c, some m
time before the r50Hrb aotuS5 WTtk T Bell St is the
owner OF the land, the Government here
| requires that a concession 10 colonlzc De
orai trips to Mexico City upon Mr.. Bell
| uuIt, and [ may also have TO go there
| before negotiations are competed; IN
| that event, which is more .i'an III hrIfs
| Enlna shall accompany me as my orios
FATHER BELL DRIFTS.
have one thing else to tell you. sweet
b,art. and II is one which cannot quite
settle to my full satisfaction; EInn,'i Ini
| Sots that since she embraced tho gosPel
her father has been Investigating the the
doc,rines himself She also says that she
- conf1dcnt that he VIII enter the KING
dom. This mGTn.mg morning. I hrS ofIoirs II 'oS and at
| rc,SStb he broachei the subject of re-
;icion. He did so by asking me II L
| thought IL would EtiT out 9O',r tn, amcs
| tion staggered me, and | gave hlm a
| scotch answer-that Is. by asking an
| other auestlon-which was, ere you SdS- Ill
ansu,sr was not quito satisfactory. as ne
! replied In effect. that ne BEL, Ied 1T IN ,lo -
aq much as in any chOrch, oIlJ ina. ~ -. 3.
| suuposcd II WAS ire right thiTE TO De Il
/ cLiS,rcb member In some way
OF course. l did rot discourage MN, as as
he opened the way o,sS rGSSnr9'n5 n5rnnt my % heIp
,S-,,ksnc that it Is the god oI gold ne "
tcy'iorrshin,ng 49, instead OF the Father VINO
| appeared unto our dlVlne fIoPll'' 'o9'f''
HE DOESN'T KNOW.
You Will infer from the last paraSr9Pn bf Pn
that Mr.. Bell is not yet aware OF tn,, tnH
SSe is about TO take. This. dear, is inc
| ruth Before his departure Tor tnt Sapi Ipm
| 80 CIV next week | intend that ne shail
| E,op. fhe truth thereby putting his laltttI
To- the test l have. no fear, hoWeTgr', ,Sa U,
MS answer as ne is 50 bound UP IN the
| Colonization company, financially tht' hc
conmot we'll retracc his steps =,
| c1''i ho,,o not vet seen President 1Nans oil
pc Wexlcan stake OF Zion. but VIII MAKE
W W 20 soon as Mr.. Bell leaves for the
PIE While there l shall consult win
tbc president regarding plural narrIas. s.s 6
In this republic, and as to the oest s steYYE aYYl
~ ~ lake so as to not arouse the tnIk ,hIt
of those opposed to our faith, FOR 'n,s m
ond or '" IL ls best that Emma go win m, me
a,1onr our pcople ns my Vic ana sh'i
rnHhs Aitce love / think ] have glvcr
,.oI "vcrything I'm detail TO date. ane
have kept my PrO,n'sT prom now ,S'l as In the ole
doVs before Emma came into our ~ nVeS: Iss.o
NJ darling brave, strons ,,t,Ie Mary
Tan TWO shall always be In my tnougnt55 Is
BY day and by night, nlg,, forcyer roSe you O'''
and Will love you ooth ioieS' 'oRsoN.
Your loving husband.
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