f God, and had a soul that should live
forever, I found, that in working out this salvation, I had something
great to live for. To do this was the great object of my life. By and
by I married, and then, as my family increased and began to grow up
around me, I found I had another object for which to live--to help its
members along in the way to heaven, as well as to work for their comfort
here.

"Then, after a while, the missionary gave me the charge of a class. We
were to meet, and talk together about our souls, and God's love for us,
and to do all we could to help each other to the better land. To do my
duty as the leader was a great and an important work. While attending
to these duties, I found I had another object for which to live. These
three things,--my own soul's salvation; the salvation of my family; to
do all I can to help and encourage the members of my class to be true
and faithful to Him,--are uppermost in my heart.

"I am thankful for your confidence in me, in asking me to be your chief.
I know it is a great honour; but I see it will have many
responsibilities, and, that whoever has the position, will have to
attend to many other things than those which I have set my mind upon.
So you must appoint some one else; for, with those three things I cannot
let anything else interfere. I thank you, my brothers, and love you
all."

Noble, disinterested Big Tom! As I listened to him while he thus
talked, I was prouder of him than ever; and I thanked God for the
conversion of such men from paganism to Christianity, and for the
development in their hearts and lives of such noble qualities and
virtues.

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