God’s Kin

746 IMPROVEMENT ERA tion that hedge in this pathway, let us still persevere in the struggle upward. For when we have gained the goal for which we are striving; when we are resting within' the portals of that glorious mansion where we shall find peace and happiness, joy and delight, the contrast between the toilsome journey and the peaceful rest* will make us doubly appreciate the kindness of him who has prepared it for us. Let us, then, v/hen we meet trials and persecutions, in the course of our lives, endure them philosophically, remembering how the Saints endured trial when they were expelled from Missouri. GOD'S KIN. There is no summit you may not attain, No purpose which you may not yet achieve. If you will wait serenely and believe Each seeming loss is but a step to'rd gain. Between the mountain-tops lie vale and plain; Let nothing make you question doubt or grieve; Give only good, and good alone receive; And as you welcome joy, so welcome pain. That which you most desire awaits your word; Throw wide the door and bid it enter in. Speak, and the strong vibrations shall be stirred; Speak, and above earth's loud, unmeaning din Your silent declarations shall be heard. All things are possible to God's own kin. Ella Wheeler Wilcox.