Show it aaa thanksgiving pretty custom to devote one jay in the year to thanksgiving to god for ilia mercies and 1 to us another day set apart for tins purpose has dawned and the inhabitants of utah with the remainder of nation arill meet today in their homes and houses of worship to render thanks and devotion to an alloise creator for blessings bestowed in the year past wo have much to bo thankful for all that wo havo and arc wo owe to alie tender watch caro of our god we enjoy beaco liberty and alio rights of flee mon we have abundance in the land our are bright health and happiness have surrounded us the streams and valley homes are biesh with the breath of freedom the sons of thrift and industry is chanted on every breeze we have bomea and friends and a thousand coir for t let be grateful and thank god for it all not forgetting alia poor the homeless the friendless the wan derel and the stranger within our gates |