for this is opening wide doors whereby much may be accom-
plished in a short time. Such things will help to ripen the
earth speedily and prepare it for the day of reaping and
leave the nations without excuse in the day of God's visitations
which are nigh the door.

I have felt from the commencement of my acquaint-
ance with you that you are one of the instruments the Lord
will make use of in presenting the principles of eternal
truth before this generation in such a way that they will
have no power to plead ignorance before the Lord whether they
receive or reject your testimony. And I pray the Lord to bless
you and to inspire your heart, nerve your spirit and fully
prepare you to magnify that station which you are destined
to fill before this generation; yes, brother Gibson as the Lord
lives you have a great work to perform in your day and
one too, that will not only cause your heart to rejoice in bearing
testimony of the word of God and the revelations of Jesus Christ and
the principles of life and salvation, but it will cause the hearts of tens
of thousands of the honest of your fellow men to rejoice and be made
glad because of the testimony which you will have power to bear
with your words and pen, it will also cause the ears of the
wicked to tingle and their hearts to be pierced with much sorrow
because of rejecting your testimony and the testimony of others of
the servants of God.

These things are true, they are the strong whisperings
of the holy spirit unto me, and if you are faithful not one
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for this is opening wide doors whereby much may be accomplished in a short time. Such things will help to ripen the earth speedily and prepare it for the day of reaping and leave the nations without excuse in the day of God's visitations which are nigh the door.

I have felt from the commencement of my acquaintance with you that you are one of the instruments the Lord will make use of in presenting the principles of eternal truth before this generation in such a way that they will have no power to plead ignorance before the Lord whether they receive or reject your testimony. And I pray the Lord to bless you and to inspire your heart, nerve your spirit and fully prepare you to magnify that station which you are destined to fill before this generation; yes, brother Gibson as the Lord lives you have a great work to perform in your day and one too, that will not only cause your heart to rejoice in bearing testimony of the word of God and the revelations of Jesus Christ and the principles of life and salvation, but it will cause the hearts of tens of thousands of the honest of your fellow men to rejoice and be made glad because of the testimony which you will have power to bear with your words and pen, it will also cause the ears of the wicked to tingle and their hearts to be pierced with much sorrow because of rejecting your testimony and the testimony of others of the servants of God.

These things are true, they are the strong whisperings of the holy spirit unto me, and if you are faithful not one jot