Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 74: December 19, 1912 May the Lord bless you, my friends, and comfort your hearts. Bless your souls, What is lacking? What do they need to com fort them? A noble father, a noble mother, both Of whom have been devoted all their lives to the cause Of Zion and Of truth; both Of whom have fought the good fight' and kept the faith, 'and have set an example before them that is worthy of the imitation of all men, in all ages Of the world. There is no death here; we do not feel the influence Of death, but freedom from the sorrows and pains and anguish Of this mortal career, with the absolute (assurance that we shall meet again, that we shall know them as they are, that they will not change into something else, but they will be themselves, and that is the point in Mormonism. It teaches us that. The Bible teaches it and the Book of Mormon teaches it. Not a hair Of the head shall be lost. Read the Book Of Mormon and see what it says. The Book Of Mormon teaches it, and those who believe in Mormonism believe in the gospel Of Jesus Christ, and they must accept these things. And why should we not have joy in the contemplation Of meeting our loved ones when we shall have finished this course. When I came to the home Of Brother West, I thought to myself, What a glorious meeting there has been on the other side. Franklin has been waiting for his companion, with [others that have passed before. Only a few days ago it was my privilege to be at the funeral of Henry P. Richards, the youngest brother Of Franklin D. Richards. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.