American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-03-18


once" am sure We all feel our weak
ness In preaching of our Gospel or
Love and Salvation and He will bless
us with Joy and the satisfaction OF
our devotedness of duty. And az !
said. am going to search out the
life Of such man as was st. vnlent-
Inc and find that essence Of truth
which mnde him live In the hearts OF
devouted men and women.
There IL mo- news to tell you, that 10
the reason got side tracked ON a bit
Of spirituality. And do you know
feel deeply and pitifully sorry for the
people Of this city. Moreso this city
because this IL the hardest place
ever had to labor In
The Savior gave his greatest Com
|mandment To the people "that they
should love their God with all their
heart and understanding. and their
neighbor as their self''. And he
gives thcm TO understand that In
keeping this one law they will nat
urally keep oil other commandments.
Then the Apostle John gives the
people this understanding that "1f
IA man loveth not his brother whom
he hath seen, how can no love God
whom he hath not SEEM. He thai
ioveth not knowcth not God; for God
lis Love"
These Commandments are all from |
divine source and are the very funda-
lmentals Of religion, But regardless
of these teachings men have grown
wanting In this principal. and we are
persecuted In every way that the
wicked people Of the earth can devise.
Isn't II peculiar, but most OF the
! suffering Of the church comes from
I"they who nrs supposed TO be the
Itrueot and strongest believers. The
Christians in the Meridian Of time
were hnrassed by the Jews and they
went 30 far M to Kill John the Bap-
. tist, the Savior: Stephen. Barnabas;
. James. Andrew and numerous others.
Then when Constantine made Chris.
: tianity the ruling element then the
. "Christians" turned upon the Jews
!. md their sufferinrs are too numer-
y Gus and heartrending TO mention.
4. And now In this cnIiwhtened age
/. the world 10 exhibiting their "Chris-
. ltianity" bv continual persecution up-
y lon the church and psople am 40
]. proud To represent. Regardless OF
. Christs teachings or Love. they hste
|" rs and IN every possible way they
y seek our destruction.
- realize how weak my words are
!. but 7 know you will understand
= what 7 menn. NV ewes are filled
= with tears cs think how we have
~ been treated and my heart goes ou'
70 IN sympathy to the many noble Sointi
here IN the world who are sncrific.
=, ing all the happiness Of this life FOL
- that eternal 10Y which comes thru
- the Gospel. =,
20 Some day. and not fsr Into the fut
y Y. urc there IA cominC that dav Of re
~ lckoning and thank God Wa have tn
'I sssurence OF pecce and place wher
" we will be secure from the intrusion
~ OF the wicked. This 10 the first tim
N have written you like thio on
~ perhaps you wonder what IL %
"a matter.
~ stratsd out to write my expsr
II, ence. but there 10 not q least deaiI
N. within me 20 do that. ] am inst I
= full Of the Gospel and can think .
II. nothing else. II Il raining hard GU
a.. side---It has boon this way for day
=, and we can do but little tracing
~ I have done my best 10 get q
.S work going but all 10 In vain a
~ my attempts scsm futile.
Perhaps you thinkS my letter II
are sign Of announcement, and 10 o d
cse gree you are right.
lily Now Just think, we have hi
ally Lula Loveiand Shepherd hero prsacl
ling on the Menace of Morlnonisn
no and now we've had another woms
Gu who II wnging the same war again
us, and Il just impossible 10 &
Ano aIone. last night wc listened 70
% fellow preach and II seemed like
.ne just couldn't holm giving us q 70
~ words imtjittered by the fnlsehoc
~ they bote TO his conRregation.
haven't been able to sell book
M IN Mormon in the past two weeb
w" 80 Well. let us praise the Lord that '
"a nre alive cnd not wearv IN we'll d
ing for the Savior said. "If The wor
my hate Won. We know that II hated Z
!. ~ before II hated you-- have chos
M YOU out Of the world. therefore Z
! "A world hateth you. remember the wo
~ that 7 said unto you. the servant
IN. mt grester than his lord. " n
lars have rersecuted me. thew VIII oil
he,r rersecute you: n they have kent '
sn". saving. thew wifi keep yours also. r
Wa all these things will they do unto y
list; for my names SAKE. becn"se VI
Foly know not him fhnt sent me"
, TO ] must close for nv letter rs rs'
way or LONG, but Won VIII De rIad
,dli- know that ' am well ana strong
luse the Faith. NV every effort - Tor q
OF cause Of Righteousness ana the Ia
Rag win ne with me IN nv Iabors
hing Praying that Won are oil, we'll q
'rity tennv eud rrsiertIv waiting for
love tir,e when shalt be nmnpe Won
arks enjoy the love and affection viii
with Ia 40 dear 20 me, am
gels.
and Your son
, ... q, ~. co.,
nove ana oe'o'e' "'''''' 49,
am Irving L. Pratt Jr.
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