God alone and the desire of His glory - nothing else matters.

Let us never lose courage or despair of God's mercy. We have only to humble ourselves before God in order to obtain grace to become all that we ought to be.

Let us bear our cross and leave it to God to determine the length and the weight.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.

Learn to let others do their share of the work. Things may be done less well, but you will have more peace of soul and health of body. And what temporal interest should we not sacrifice in order to gain these blessings?

For a long time a very strong and deep attraction has drawn me to missionary life.

I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away the thought of the Indians and in my ambition I fly to the Rockies.