Determined to Keep the Commandments
By Mary June
Bro. Smith: I feel to praise God for what he has done for me, in permitting me to hear the Third Angel's Message. I want to live soberly and watch unto prayer, knowing that the end of all things is at hand. I want to be ever reconciled to the holy will of God and keep constantly in my mind the words uttered by holy lips in Gethsemane, “not my will but thine be done.” It is about six months since I embraced the present truth; and it is as dear to me as it was at first. The holy Sabbath is truly my delight; and although every earthly friend forsakes me, I feel determined to keep the commandments while I live. Your unworthy sister, striving to overcome. Burlington, Mich., Dec. 31st, 1857.