| Show WORDS OF A BROTHER following is a letter written by elder J W musser to his brothers barr W and frederick S musser in this city chattanooga tennessee july irth A lew few spare moments are due me and I 1 wish to devote them to a good cause a cause which ever is near my heart and is my so sou u s ambition seldom ever does a day pass that my thoughts do notman der home in anxiety for your future welfare your course in life and your devotion to the gospel of jesus christ you are endowed with the best beat parents on the earth and they have taught you and plead our cause as none but faithful I 1 parents can do the seeds of love and obedience have been planted in your hearts honesty and honor characterize all the teachings of your youths and god has reflected his blessings blessing s up upon on you you are clothed with the pie priesthood st an honor to be envied by the great men men of the nation today kings rulers presidents none of them can claim the boon given vou you are living in the midst of zion environed by influences conducive to good training and intellectual moral and spiritual development yuu you have sunday schools that outstrip those oi of the world in all particulars you have your associations that are tar superior to any 1 have yet seen out of utah your priesthood meetings reading societies and faith promoting exercises are such as only latter day saints enjoy it is the ambition of father and mother and those ot our brothers and sisters who have already grown up to maturity that you and th tha e rest of the children constantly develio cevelo deve loo P I 1 in true man and womanhood and honor hona C your god and your parents I 1 feel as aa though I 1 would willingly give twenty years of my life could I 1 see my brothers brothe and sisters fill the measure ot of their eg ere Z aaion pass from this ephe sphere of existence into the celestial glory I 1 have no fear of you boys not seeking to 1 be good and true to your callings rut I 1 there are so many temptations surround 3 ing you now what was once a ZO zion to us has many of the temptations 0 of a I 1 babylon and greater exertions must be 1 I put forth if you would remain faithful I 1 you are surrounded by many evil in s fluentes fluen ces satan will try and tempt YOU I 1 in ways that will require great wisdom 1 and strength on your part to detect he I 1 will murder your innocence it if possible t consign you to utter rum ruin it he can the key to your deliverance is thi lionor honor the priesthood of god with those who preside over you and by all means ob obey and honor and love your parents if you will do this satan will have no power ovet you but bat the angel of light will shape your destiny each day it 3 you are ace in doubt or in trouble do dc as I 1 I 1 have successfully done on many 4 occa 1 go to your closets and ask god for light wisdom and power yott will get you ask for in righteous ness I 1 want to impress the fact upon youe bour minas that soon you will noih aoth b be called into the foreign missionary field you are now missionaries naTies but your laboss labors be extended I 1 want will you to io con cona sider the fact that before YOU vou your elder eider brothers have fulfilled honorable missions and that our dear father has spent scent A some seven years in the world battling batt linz against error and today while saw gray hairs enfeeble enle eble his frame he works bard in the interests of zion our mothers are missionaries working in the temple tor for the salvation of the human lamite who have died and almost become for gotten and working at home train trainer ift the young minds of the children which god has blessed them with no greater calling can be given a cie devoted voted mother than that ot of modeling the character ot her children but I 1 say our parents have and are performing faithful mis missions mission S in in their order our br othera have ad dod their strength to the work and you yon will be called upon to carry the banner of truth among those less favored who we are in darkness spiritually and in many m kp stances intellectually for this grand achievement and undertaking der taking 1 would have you prepare yourselves develop eaith seek for wisdom work for intelligence and atall at all times honor your callings in the church of god many missionaries who come into the world have never applied them selves at home as you I 1 hope are now doing they are not prepared to perform their duties and become discouraged frequently and go home in fla els honor you should study good books take up the book of Mo mormon ripon and learn a little each day learn something each day the successful ful financier saves something each day be it only one cent ceat for you know the vast ocean is made up lip of tiny streams that play down the mountain side the successful philosopher learns a little each each day and by the constant storing away of knowledge be comes a mighty power among the children of men 1 I feel an interest in your welfare more than ordinary I 1 want to live to be associations in our immortal worthy y of your state were I 1 unsuccessful in the die performance ot of my labors here I 1 would d dishonor my parents and you my ky brothers and sisters would have cause to be ashamed of me I 1 love my brothers and sisters and therefore want to work in honor to them I 1 want them to be proud ot of me and me of them I 1 am busy and must close my work keeps me busy I 1 am happy and contented I 1 know the prayers of loved ones does at home are daily offered for me I 1 hope you my dear brothers will grasp the situation and put forth every effort in the direction of righteousness you we are entitled to pleasure but only engage in m in innocent nogent pleasure and do all possible to snake make our sisters happy and contested contented may the lord ever be with you JOSEPH W |
