Having resolved to go with their young and noble friend for a short distance, the Chief Magi of Persia set out with the caravan with the intention on their part to return to their home the same night. Although originally they had the intention of pursuing their journey by the light of the full moon, on coming to a spring of water at the close of the day, the parties composing the caravan changed their purpose and resolved to encamp for the night. This change produced a desire in Hafed and his brethren to encamp with the caravan overnight, for they were loath to part with the beloved youth!
That night they engaged in praise with heavenly priests and a heavenly congregation.
They saw and conversed also with spirits who had been translated from earth for many generations back. This is what you so often desired to see on earth. It is to you a foretaste of that good time, which will yet come to bless mankind.
After engaging in the worship of the great Creator, they embraced their beloved young Lord and Master—they parted from him in tears, and he went on his way.
Hafed's sorrow was deep, for he knew he would never again see him in mortal form. Think of me, a born Prince of Persia and Chief of the Magi, who could stand uncovered before the King and Princes of Persia, bowing myself low in the dust before Jesus. Time went on, and Hafed learned from letters and otherwise of the public ministry of their beloved Nazarene. He had been going from place to place, teaching the people and doing many marvellous works, but notwithstanding his gracious words and works, he was despised by his bigoted countrymen.
Those favoured men would not listen to his words of truth.
He must become one of the many martyrs whose blood had been shed by these blinded Jews. And at length news came to Hafed of his cruel and shameful death, and how he had revived and appeared to many of his followers. Many of Hafed's fellow Persians were made sorrowful and went mourning in sackcloth and ashes for they knew that one who was endowed with the fullness of the great Spirit was gone.
But Hafed was consoled by the thought that now he would see him—no longer confined to the mortal body, the man, the spirit would be often near to him.

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