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We ask you to forgive us that we cannot write much because of the rumors that keep us from visiting well-meaning and zealous pilgrims for God. We received your letter on May 28; We thank you for your kind disposition and attention to our request for the B girls, N. and A. They are then sent under your maternal protection; We ask you to place them in a cell, where you will consider, being guided by the spirit of like-mindedness, so that you can bear each other’s burdens; For God’s sake, accept this burden imposed by us: and we do this out of a desire for their salvation. May the Lord God help you arrange them for good edification and reward you for this with His mercy. N. N. asked us to entrust her with the care of R.’s mother, and we ask you for this, hand them over to her, and do not grieve us for such an order: we ourselves are involuntary. - They ask. Most venerable mother of K–ya A. in the Lord! Heeding your scripture regarding weakness... we must rely on the will of God; but one must go to church, trusting in one’s eyes to guard and accuse; a painful wound does not heal so quickly, but with the help of God, and through our diligence and will, it is erased; Having no more time to write, with the desire for your salvation we abide your unworthy pilgrims, the great sinners I.L. and I.M. Most Honorable Mother V.! And to our writing, please accept at least a short answer: we thank you for your acceptance - out of our rudeness, but out of desire for your correction and salvation - reproof. We hope that you will try, by delving more and more into your conscience, to impartially correct your morality and obtain the peace of spirit that the humble enjoy (Matthew 11:29). As we wish for you, we remain your unworthy pilgrims, many-sinful hierosch. L. and Hierom. M. Most Honorable N.N. in the Lord! You can more easily bear each other’s burdens when humility is added, seeing only your own sins and weaknesses, and not those of others. But we ask you, immediately bear our infirmities, for we are the culprits of their transition from V-y; I have no time to write anymore. We remain wishing you health and salvation, unworthy pilgrims, many sinners I.L. and I.M. June 9, 1839. You might be interested in: