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C,od bleca ygu. tle lova you. llc rrc grateful to you lor yourgrert falth tn Ctrrlat, Hany of you have probably llvcd lhrough lhc dat'kcsttertod tn the htatory of thc uorld. Ttlos! of you uho rcad chtr lcLEer havcvttnessed the aecond comlng of Chrtat, the dry for uhtch uc havc long aualtcd.r'.l.Ihac a glorlous e:rpertence to llve tn the day vhen our lordr our Bcdeemer,the very Son o( Cod !s rctgnlng Pertontlly upon the earth. ,

gc csn lrragtne uhac Gcner,ol ConfcrcncG nutC bc 1tkc, Co hava thc.Savlor addreeg 3he people. Hy thdughra.cntcrEaln sueh quetttone aer vtllt,lrcre r Blll be uards and a tokcs ? lJtll thc tord hold area conf erenccr rndsolemn aaocmbller? llave thoae of you rerdtng thll larEer been vlatred by Htm?

lly heart and soul seem nlgh to be consurred at thc very thought, In 3rd llephtCtrapcer I7 che people looked "oteadfastly upon hln ag tI thcy r.rould ack htm totarry s lltcle tonger ulch ihem.rr 0h vhal a blecaed Sencratlon you are and musc,

be.: -- iy calltng ln ctre Church lr a urnte:: of tho Flrrt Quorun o[ thc

Seventy. ilhun the FtrsE quoruln of'Seventy tn thla dlepcneacton v68 orBanlzed, '

I vas prfvleged to be callcd lnto tt. Prcvloua to that tlrm I had lenred ar,second counseior ln the Prealding Bloh6prlc. The Gturch la organtrad ln r

. v'y chat menbcr6 of the Ptrrt Quorun o[ thc Eoventy rupcrlrltc tht trtss oI th'e

e6rrh under rhe dlrectton oI thc. Tvclva Aportlas, I eo the Exocutlve Adolnls-. rrator (the aupervleor) for Bhe louch Centrrl Arca o[ thc Unlrod SBrtar, Thta

area lncludes Arkansaa, laulclane, HlrrtsctPPl, Tcnnclaaor' Alrbrnr, Gaorgtr,Souch Corollna, ltorth Caro[1nr, rnd PtrEs o( Xanlucky, Hlarourlr'end Vlrglnlr.Thc remple ts 1n Bhe arca t rupcrvlac, l,lt'hlvc ln Chlr rrc!, la PrlaGnllyorganlzed, 44 aEakcr, i2 reglonar.end 9 qllllonr' '

Ttrcre lr a greal tetanlc thrurt, both by cncalct ol lha Grurch lronr

oEher rellglona and ipoctrccr uho arc ltllcd vlth llcrr d.c9cll, end lnatdlourevtls. Bu! Bhcy nor rl,l of thc hortr of Srtan ctn .cop thla' uork. l'lc arcseelng nodern-day bande of Cadlencon Robbero, I bcltevc He aro on the vcryrhrcshold o( grerc trlals. Tho darkcsB cloudr tn tho hlrtery ol'thc trorld rrlon the horlzon. They ere bclng drtven elth flercr ltllntc nlndr tn our '

dlrecBton. furthquakes, famlncr pGElllcncer. dtreaae, plagucr r.rtII roon be

upon us but ve trusl ln our God and Hc utll tPtrc us and Eake ur under htlvtngs

'Thc Atlantr Teu,plc la 'hc !lrlt tcorplc'1n Che South, I can ace

temples ln Ctrrrlott!r Columbla, Blrntnghrm, Jackaon, Narhvtllct qnd ln[oulslano and ArkansRs.

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llc nou havc rrrorc thon tl0r000 rninbcr!. o[ the C?rurch tn lhta lrce.t crn rcc ln my nlnda ayc BrGtE hoitr of convcrtr to excccd e ntllton mcmbcrstn thc Sout,h. lle utlt brptlac pcopl: ln thc tcnr of thourandr. Theae me nber!,trtdl,ttonrl Prolestrnt rnd Catlrollc :'Grrlrtlenr rrc bctng prcpercd rlghG nov.Uc utlt brpttzc rrplvotrlrt lcrdcrt rnd'lhclr lnflueneo ulli rcrch out. Hon-memberr utll urnt ro knov ebouB thlt Orurch. Tnrre pcopla vl,tl crll thcnlrrlonrrtcr and vL11 dcalrc to bl trughi. Ttrc nlrttonrrler ul11 bc teachtni tterge g,roupt trom cerly oornlng unltl latc el ntght. Ent,trc congrcBatlonr vlllrccrpt lhlr metr!gr. Tcn ttncc ttnt ol lhourrndr vtll bc baptlzed lnco thc 'lordtt trut Church. I knou thlt thc rplrlt c[ thc tord tt broodtn3 ovrr thcSouCh. You uho aro readtnS thlr lcEBcr..rG s.tBnec:eo to lly rrords.

And ahould thts lcttcr coltt to tha rltenllon o[ our lard r,rho larelgnlng perlon6lly upon tha earthr I havc thcrc uordc. Dear-Jecur, I lovc you.You arc rort praclous and de.r !o hc. Hy lltc hat bean cosrd,Btcd to Thy sork.I havc tovcd you end de(ended you vlth ell sI haart. I uould gLvc aty ltfc, forfouo You mcan GveryEhlng to la! rnd ury fenlly, Tlranke for.enruerlng ao nanyof ,y prsyGr!. ttanke for thc nagnttlclGnE, ttonetccnt', fhcnkr lor ycur lot'eand conpegrtoc. You hnou my hcart rnd you knon that' I' lova you.'- f hava' trlcdro prova uorthy rE 6n crpcclel sttnerr of you.. Thank you for the holy call tose:ve. ss onc oi fty Generel Auchorlllct. Poa'stbly tre utll havc had an tntcrvter.rss t later r.rlll have passcd f rom thle llfe. If ao, thcn I can tllL you : .personally thac I adore you rnd I tttll tlorshlp lpu for tlme and aII erernlty I

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