Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-05-24
BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS IN
SPIRED BY MOTHERS DAY


Mrs G. Welker OF Georgetown, re-
ceived the following letter which was
written to her on Mothers Day, May
IL, by her son, Carson, who is a.
member of B company, Saith ma
chine gun battalion at Camp Lewis:
My Darling Mother:-You are
aware Of the fact that May 18th is
Mothers Day, and in view of that
fact am going to write you letter.
In doing 50 l fully realize how mad
equate words are to make fully
known the thoughts which arise in
the bosom Of one who has a dear
mother, and know that even at the
commencement of this theme l shall
fall far short Of the things / would
like to say.
It has been said God could not be
with US always, so he made mothers"
Whoever 1t was that constructed
that thought was certainly more than
an average man, for in expressing
that truth he has In a few words
made known the one great theme
which. IL fully realized by the whole
of the populace Of this earth, would
give the mothers the divine standing
which they, and they alone, are EMIT
led to.
One thought expressed in the Latter
Day song, "Oh My Father, Thou That
Dwellest in That High and Glorious
Sphere" has often appealed to me as
being more than the ordinary of I'm
spired songs. That particular part is:
Truth is reason, truth eternal, tells
me I've a mother there" and the
next verse contains these words:
when leave this frail existence,
when i lay this mortal by, Father,
Mother, may / meet you, In your
royal courts on hight" From that
source we may trace the history of
mothers down to the present day,
and in so doing discover the reason
why they are held amongst the world
of real men, as the highest and purest
OF all creation. When the world was
organized and the Lord placed man
kind upon the earth to glorify and In
crease their kind, He gave unto them
laws which were good for advance
ment. Making man prominently the
master of creation, He gave unto him
OnlO ehCu
other thou shalt cleave." Man being
the stronger of the two was given di-
vine charge Of the woman to protect
and love and cherish. In marking
the paths that man was to follow 1t
was such that men and women to-
gether were to bear the offspring for
the making of a home for the Spirits
who were waiting birth into this
world. Woman's place was by far
the most undesirable, and since thru
patience they have obeyed those laws
they have a right to the reverence OF
humanity.
Every boy who is an enlistee in the
army learns in very short time to
appreciate his mother. When one Is
deprived Of the comforts of a real
home and especially of the associa-
tiOn of the gentler sex, and must
make a home of this life as best the
circumstances permit. there is always
a dim tender longing for those whom
he left at home.
For my own part believe that I
am az fortunate in having been
blessed with q mother who, from
early womanhood, learned and cher
ished the laws which go to make life
worth living. have not had q
chance before now to know the real
value OF mother. When ! was in
Australia, things were very different.
Out there had the companionship
of those who thought and did as 1
was hidden to do. There was O
mixed class to labor with, and many
diveFting principles which made one
always look to the highest ideals.
Then, too. when / was on my mission,
| was much younger than / am now
and life to me was only a dim spec
ulation compared to the realistic OF
II now as / am permitted to see 1t.
Then / loved and adored my mother
as a child loves and adores. / could
not see the many sacrifices you had
made for me, and for my brothers
and sisters. thot that your kind,
and gentle nature was only a natural
thing for mothers. and did not see
that it was really a thing foreign to
the general run OF woman kind. /
knew, however, that your kindness
toward al people wa sseldom equal
ed by any one else / had known, but
that also seemed to me to be Just q
part of the generousness of those
people known as mothers. Now,
however, as / look back upon the
past and recall the many incidents
which have reminded me of your un-
firing, unceasing efforts to make
things comfortable for the home OF
your family. and have endeavored to
shed the sunshine of your love
amongst the different members OF the
family, realize that God was merci-
full to US in giving US such an one
for mother.
The Lord spoke to jeremiah, say
ing, Before thou earnest forth from
the Heavens l knew you, and sancti-
fed yOu and arHa fuad -. = -..-l -
unto the nations" I believe that as
the Heavenly Father knew Jeremiah.
and understood what his traits az
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