；“with all your heart and with all your soul；” for “he doeth All things well。” Do not feel ashamed on my account； nor for one moment despair of the cause； or grow weary of well doing。 I bless God； I never felt stronger confidence in the certain and near approach of a bright Morning； and a glorious day； than I have felt； and do now feel； since my confinement here。
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I beseech you every one to make the bible your daily and nightly study； with a childlike honest； candid； teachable spirit： out of love and respect for your husband； and Father： and I beseech the God of my Fathers； to open all your eyes to a discovery of the truth。 You cannot imagine how much you may soon need the consolations of the Christian religion。
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Do not be vain； and thoughtless： but sober minded。 And let me entreat you all to love the whole remnant of our once great family：“with a pure heart fervently。” Try to build again： your broken walls； and to make the utmost of every stone that is left。 Nothing can so tend to make life a blessing as the consciousness that you love： and are beloved： and“love ye the stranger” still。 It is ground of the utmost fort to my mind： to know that so many of you as have had the opportunity； have given full proof of your fidelity to the great family of man。
Be faithful until death。 From the exercise of habitual love to man： it cannot be very hard： to learn to love his maker。 I must yet insert a reason for my firm belief in the Divine inspiration of the Bible： notwithstanding I am （perhaps naturally） skeptical：（certainly not； credulous。） I wish you all to consider it most thoroughly； when you read the blessed book； and see whether you can not discover such evidence yourselves。 It is the purity of heart； feeling， or motive： as well as word；