California, June 3, 1886.
DEAR FRIENDS:--I hope your list of workers in the
vineyard have reported success so frequently that mine has not been missed. I have
been working as all must every day and hour, wherever they are, but not in the
wide field I would choose if it were mine to make choice. As I am not mine own,
I accept all as the ordering of my never erring--Master. My dear parents are
becoming feeble with age, and have been sick, lingering along and gaining
strength slowly, till now they are able to go around, but cannot be left alone long.
I am losing none of my interest, but watch the opportunities, and have used
with care the precious "FOODS." I am intending to gather them in, to
use again as soon as possible. Most of them were given to persons I met at
different times, who seemed to be ready for the feast and were going to various
parts. With this explanation, you will understand why my apparent success is
small, and yet I am needing a fresh
supply. I found a Swede who is a constant student of the Word. He comes around
once a week with fish. The first time he came I gave him a Swedish TOWER, and
next time he said he found it taught Bible doctrines all through, and I gave
him a FOOD and some English TOWERS.
Yesterday a physician's wife came here for the first
time, and she said at once, and boldly, she had come to see what there was in
the strange doctrine we taught, and she left with the promise to come often,
and said she thought she was ready for the truth as never before, and would
make it her study. She took my very last FOOD and two TOWERS.
As soon as I can leave home I want to go to Sacramento
to work as you have suggested. So please send me what is necessary, that I may
be prepared to improve time on short notice, and I shall be grateful.
I have no better way to give you an idea of how little
time I've had than to say it took me three days to read the last precious
TOWER, when usually I "literally devour" it almost without stopping,
after which I leisurely re-read and turn to all the references.
I had hoped that by examining the subjects carefully
with my parents, they would be ready to "keep the feast" as commanded
with me, but they could not see that it was an anniversary, and I
kept it again alone, and yet not alone. One fully
consecrated need never feel lonely. I knew the ones and twos would be
remembered by the loved ones in congregated capacity.
I am so anxious to contribute to the Tract Fund, but
strange to say I have not a half-dollar, nor have I purchased an article of
that value for six months. Yet I am perfectly contented--yes, so happy. God bless
you. Good-bye.
I am trying to hold myself in readiness to go
especially with German TOWERS to San Francisco when the way is clear. I should have
no other business only to "to do good and communicate," and would not
be able to do much in short time without FOODS, TOWERS, etc. It only costs one
dollar to go to San Francisco, over one hundred miles. Opposition steamer on
now. I can rent a room and take meals at a restaurant cheap. May the Lord bless
you is my constant prayer. Your sister,
1 comment:
Unfortunately I can't help you with all of these requests. But I just wanted to tell you that I feel thrilled and a little bit envious when I see your serious and careful way of working. I wish there were a lot more like you researching and writing books about this topic.
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