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Show o Letter From Aaron ft II red Ilurbank, Docombor 21. Qishou 8. I. Xloodwln, Counselors and all tho saints In'the wnrd nt homo: As It Is nenrlng Christmas tlmo It ilso brings to my mind that tho yoar of 1920 Is Just about to a close, and I wnnt to extend to tho good pooplo nt homo tho senson groatlngs. Hoforo long tho books will bo closed, tho rocord made, and sealed of tho deeds, and nets, wo havo committed com-mitted the past twelvo months. Tho futuro Is before us as a clean whlto page, although uncertain ns It may bo, tho deeds wo do nro tho acts wo commit, wo do thorn ono by one, but I think wo will answer for thorn two by two. If wo want that pago In tho futuro whlto wo should all live so that wo will not nsk Clod to blot this thing or that out, if wo do wo hnvo mado the blots ourselves. Though tho Lord gives us tho bread if advorlty, and tho wntor of affliction, yot shall not tho toachor bo removed Into tho corner any moro, but thine ojos shall seo tho tBachor. I havo 3ono through somo of this, but I do not wnnt to bo loft without the toachor, least I fnll when I nm nlono. And tlilno -enrs shall hoar a word bo-iilnd bo-iilnd thee, snylng, "Tills Is tho way, walk yo in It, when yo turn to tho right hand, nnd when yo turn to tho loft.' This my brothorn and slstors Is tho testimony I havo "gained since I loft you. My companion nnd I nro traveling through tho country In n Ford car, wo oat, sleep, preach and pray In It, op whpro night ovor takoa ub, go to tho small towns llko Lohl for two wooks thon up tho highway trading "very homo ob wo como to It. Joromlnh 1C-1C soya, "Aftor Ho tho Lord hns sent forth his labors and thoy llsh thorn out, ho will sond forth his hunters, nnd thoy shall hunt thorn from ovory mountain, and from ovory hill, nnd out of tho holes In tho rocks " 1 guoss wo nro tho first to do that work In a Ford. It Is a wondorful way to do mis-Bionary mis-Bionary work, yestordny wo woro 10 iiiIIob from horo eating dlnnor with n ndy thnt never saw n "Mormon" bo-foro bo-foro In hor life. Wo had dlnnor nnd supper nnd stayed nil night, had breakfast and whon wo loft sho gave us throo bottlo of fruit with a wol-como wol-como back any tlmo. Wo hold a cottago meotlng In Ilrothor Androw Jacobs' homo Saturday Satur-day night. Ho ran tho plcklo station nt Lohl yenrs ago. Ho Is working on an ollvo farm of 2000 ocros, tho largest larg-est In tho world. Wo had a nlco tlmo together. I want to do all tho good I can bo-causo bo-causo tho tlmo is not long at long-pst. long-pst. but if I havo not don0 nny good In tho world today I havo failed in-uood. in-uood. Wo noed missionaries, old men. young men. young women nnd old ZnTZ' m th0? rofuso 80nd thom nny way. It will mako mon nnd womon out of thorn In tho mission field. Wo havo thom In this mission from 18 to 79 of 'ruth ''' "" Work,nB for thQ "Proaa May tho Lord bloss you all and I again wish you nil n Merry Christmas and a Hnppy Now Yenr. This cornea from tho heart, nnd from tho land of forn'l m,d 'l0Wrt' Bou,hern Coll-tfl.DEH Coll-tfl.DEH AARON ALLRED. |