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Letter to Heber C. Kimball and Brigham Young, 16 January 1839

 
might. What is man that the servent of God should fear him.  or the son of man that he should tremble at him. Neither  think strange, concerning the firy trials with which we are  tried as though some strange thing had hapened unto us.  Remember that all have ben pertakers of like afflictions.  Therefore rejoice in our afflictions by which you are perfected  and through which the captain of our salvation was perf ected also. Let your hearts and the hearts of all the saints  be comforted with you, and let them rejoice exceedingly  for great is our roward in heaven. for so percicuted the  wicked the prophets which were before us.
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 to all that choose to come to it.—  And if the churches in foren countries wish to come  let them do so.— Say to Br P[arley] P Pratt

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 that our feelings accord  with his. he is as we are, and we as he. may peace rest  upon him in life and in death.— Brethren pray for us,  and cease not. till our deliverance comes. which we hope  may come. we hope we say, for our famalies sake.—  Let the elders preach nothing but the first principles of  the Gospel. and let them publish our afflictions. the  injustice and cruelty thereof upon the house tops. Let  them write it and publish it in all the papers where they go.  charge them perticularly on this point—
Brethren we remain yours in hope of Eternal life
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  who were firs[t] appointed, to be the President of your  Quorum.—
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Letter to Heber C. Kimball and Brigham Young, 16 January 1839
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