To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her Children, from the Officer of the Church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned to know the Truth.

We love you for the sake of that Truth which is always in our hearts; yes, and it will be ours for ever.

Blessing, mercy, and peace will be ours--the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father's Son--in a life of truth and love.

And now, I pray you, Lady--not as though I were writing a new command for you; no, it is the command which we had from the first--Let us love one another.

And this is love--to live in obedience to the Father's commands. This is the Command as you learned from the first, to live in a spirit of love.