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Show THE DESERET NEWS. 32 taste in your mental mout:-- and will lead you up to other and higher things. Read, too, your own books; do you understand all the principles of your own blessed faith? Perhaps not. Take up the doctrines in the Compendium, and with the aid of your husband or your elder children form a small class to read, discuss, and study these beautiful prinIf you cannot go to meeting, ciples. dont stultify yourself by starving out every bit of the good spirit, but have your meetings at home. Dont deceive yourself by thinking that God will forgive you for neglecting every bit of your spiritual nature, because you have so many temporal blessings, for you will find Moderate V the time to study and to keep the spirit alive in you, if you will ask His help and guidance. Therefore, my beloved, in this our season of reflection and resolve, turn these things over in your mind, and resolve quietly, oh so quietly,- for the devils ears are as sharp as those earthly ones into which you feel inclined to pour out your good resolutions for the future; therefore, without one loud word to a living soul, just ask God to this very help you, then begin day, and find a few moments in which to put in operation your plan for In one year from today, if you are not a better, wiser, and far happier woman for this act, I shall I Giiristinas Carol. acknowledge that I am neither a prophet nor the daughter of a prophet. One more wordDont be discouraged if you find that a day now and then, or even the majority of days, slip by without your good resolution having been acted upon; every effort you make, even every thought you think, and every wish for improvement that crosses you mind is strengthening to you, and if you wiil only not be discouraged at failure, you will finally succeed. Do you remember our childish verse, If at first you dont It is as true succeed, try, try again? and helpful as it was then. Try, fail, try again, succeed, fail, and still try again; so will the victory be won. God speed you! j t - Words and Music by E. Stephens. : j |