at home about the Gospel, and the Protestants will have no power over the
children to lead them astray. God has much good among all nations and
this he will consecrate for the upbuilding of His kingdom. We are all
His children and He has joy in good works and in the progress of His
children and the saints above all should be fully tolerant and observant,
and kind and good, always speaking the truth, do right, and above all,
be virtuous in thought and deed.

Of the young sisters of whom you write, we would say it is best not
to give them in marriage to any bust saints, if possible. Let them
rather wait the time of the Lord. Good men will be found in time. It is
not good for saints and sinners to be bound together. Be patient in
well-doing. These questions about the children and young sisters are
the same as we find among the saints in all lands where they are scatt-
ered, and they have to abide the Lord's time until they can be changed
in the proper way. We do not build school-houses nor support schools
only where the saints locally are able to do so; it is not in the line of
our work, but we sustain the laws and institutions of the country where
we go, and find that good results follow, for so the Lord has revealed
to us.

We hope and pray to God that a way may be opened, that a gathering
place for our people may be found somewhere in the promised land. For
as we are of Israel we feel the promises are unto us and we look forward
to the day when God will move upon the rulers in Turkey to set apart a
place for us to live, and there acknowledge us as a people and give us
liberal government and such privileges as insure peace and prosperity to
us and the nation. Do not despair, Latter-day Saints, were you in
countries ruled by some of the Christian potentates, you would not have
as much liberty as you now have, neither could our hopes be so bright for
the future. For priestcraft and sin and misrule are very great in many
nations, so much so that we cannot preach the Gospel there at all.

at home about the Gospel, and the Protestants will have no power over the children to lead them astray. God has much good among all nations and this he will consecrate for the upbuilding of His kingdom. We are all His children and He has joy in good works and in the progress of His children and the saints above all should be fully tolerant and observant, and kind and good, always speaking the truth, do right, and above all, be virtuous in thought and deed.

Of the young sisters of whom you write, we would say it is best not to give them in marriage to any but saints, if possible. Let them rather wait the time of the Lord. Good men will be found in time. It is not good for saints and sinners to be bound together. Be patient in well-doing. These questions about the children and young sisters are the same as we find among the saints in all lands where they are scattered, and they have to abide the Lord's time until they can be changed in the proper way. We do not build school-houses nor support schools only where the saints locally are able to do so; it is not in the line of our work, but we sustain the laws and institutions of the country where we go, and find that good results follow, for so the Lord has revealed to us.

We hope and pray to God that a way may be opened, that a gathering place for our people may be found somewhere in the promised land. For as we are of Israel we feel the promises are unto us and we look forward to the day when God will move upon the rulers in Turkey to set apart a place for us to live, and there acknowledge us as a people and give us liberal government and such privileges as insure peace and prosperity to us and the nation. Do not despair, Latter-day Saints, were you in countries ruled by some of the Christian potentates, you would not have as much liberty as you now have, neither could our hopes be so bright for the future. For priestcraft and sin and misrule are very great in many nations, so much so that we cannot preach the Gospel there at all.