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mfr Oyes t t i tA r a f t 7 JOSHUA J ME a i TnT t it itc itt f t c t t 1 q vow c tt t 1 i f fr r V l t tt l 1 t r its e Z N I M a e r s sm r TJ I I fl r rH i H m v C a 3 2 T rr Ts 0 rr i 1 5 i f In the Tight light of or these th solemn facts and in the spirit of charity and goodwill exemplified and en enjoined enjoined enjoined joined by our blessed Redeemer we send Mad forth to the Saints Sainta and to all the world a hear hur hearty hurty hearty ty and kindly Christmas C greet Inet greeting greetIng ing ingLet 1 Let no one suppose that Mor Aloe is i here heel to tomake tomake tomake make war upon men or upon creeds governments and institutions institutions that men mil revere It sustains law order ordet liberty and truth the world over The Saints are friends not enemies to mankind That we have a message mes moa message sage to deliver we know and God being beine our helper we will deliver it come life lile or death come weal or 01 woe weal 1 But we w purpose e doing this in the spirit of peace pace in the spirit of patience and brotherly love Ion forgiving our re r turning good for evil elI oppressing no man for refusing to listen to our testimony nor ridiculing what he holds sacred cred however false falc or foolish it may appear to us ua The liberty of conscience is il and we stand ready to defend II 11 men in the exercise of cf this sacred God right We may be he abused and aad slandered for exercising exer i ing in this tit right ourselves but heaven en forbid that we should ever deny it to others I Despite the hu nu human h numan u uman man weakness that all men pos possess posH possess sess H and which prompts prompt them to retaliate when they feel them then themselves themselves selves l wronged we will endeavor with the help of the Lord 10 to I fol follow follow low His divine injunction When Wh men revile u you revile not again Our OW plain and simple duty i is l the preaching bin of the Gospel the gath gathering gathering ering erIna of scattered Israel the re redemption redemption of Zion and the salva salvation salvati tion ti of the living Ii na and the dead We have no warfare to wage against our fellowmen no wrongs that we I wish to avenge We leave that to Him who has hat said laid Vengeance is isMine isMine isMine Mine I will repay May He be merciful to those who misrepresent sent lent and bring trouble upon His Hi people This nil Gospel of the Kingdom was W teas preached aforetime as a wit witness ness It unto all nations nati In and it is isnow i isnow now being preached again for forthe forthe the tM last lut time and for a similar purpose The end foreseen and predicted d by the Savior that was to follow its ita promulgation in an ancient ancient ancient times tima came in the downfall of wickedness represented by the Jewish J Commonwealth which had rejected the Son of God and the message menage of salvation The greater grata end also alao foreseen and predicted by Him that will inevitably inevitably inevitably follow the rejection of the Gospel Goepel In modern times will come comein in im the destruction of wickedness throughout the world But these th issues i UN are all aU in the hands banda of the Lord He will do doHis doHis doHis His own work in His Hi own time and way Our mission is not to curse cunte but to bless not to punish or threaten but to persuade men mento mento mento to do right We Wc preach salvation not damnation and in this spirit we send forth this greeting echo echoing echoing ing inK and if possible emphasizing the salutation of the angels to the shepherds on the first great Christmas night Glory to God inthe in inthe inthe the highest highto and on earth peace good load will toward men JOSEPH F SMITH JOHN R WINDER ANTHON H LUND First Presidency s As fl iFS A t ai BW f |
