let us, dear sisters, increase our love and service

"We in these latter days, are a specially prepared people. The merely natural mind would not, and could not, do the things we are called upon to do. By faith we overcome many a hill of difficulty, and endure what the natural mind would not brook even for a moment. We are by faith able to humble ourselves as little children, that by child-like obedience to Christ's commands we may enter into his kingdom and share his joy. Let us, dear sisters, all of us -- young, middle-aged, and elderly-- strive together to make [this month] which we have just entered, the best of our lives, by the increased heartiness and steadfastness of our love and service in the truth. May we be found ready when the Messiah returns."