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to how we were to labor and teach effectively. Thus light was given
that helped us to understand the scriptures in regard to Christ, His
mission, and His priesthood. A line of truth extending from that time
to the time when we shall enter the city of God, was made plain to me,
and I gave to others the instruction that the Lord had given me.
During this whole time I could not understand the reasoning of the
brethren. My mind was locked, as it were, and I could not comprehend
the meaning of the scriptures we were studying. This was one of the
greatest sorrows of my life. I was in this condition of mind until all the
principal points of our faith were made clear to our minds, in harmony
with the Word of God. The brethren knew that when not in vision, I
could not understand these matters, and they accepted as light direct
from heaven the revelations given.
For two or three years my mind continued to be locked to an
understanding of the Scriptures. In the course of our labors, my
husband and I visited Father Andrews, [
See note on page 206.
] who
was suffering intensely with inflammatory rheumatism. We prayed for
him. I laid my hands on his head, and said, “Father Andrews, the Lord
Jesus maketh thee whole.” He was healed instantly. He got up, and
walked about the room, praising God, and saying, “I never saw it on
this wise before. Angels of God are in this room.” The glory of the
Lord was revealed. Light seemed to shine all through the house, and
an angel’s hand was laid upon my head. From that time to this I have
been able to understand the Word of God.
What influence is it would lead men at this stage of our history to
work in an underhand, powerful way to tear down the foundation of
our faith—the foundation that was laid at the beginning of our work by
prayerful study of the Word and by revelation? Upon this foundation
we have been building for the past fifty years. Do you wonder that
when I see the beginning of a work that would remove some of the
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pillars of our faith, I have something to say? I must obey the command,
“Meet it!”...
I must bear the messages of warning that God gives me to bear,
and then leave with the Lord the results. I must now present the matter
in all its bearings; for the people of God must not be despoiled.
We are God’s commandment-keeping people. For the past fifty
years every phase of heresy has been brought to bear upon us, to
becloud our minds regarding the teaching of the Word—especially