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A Young Adult’s Encounter with Ellen White ... on Wellness
I grew up vegetarian, but still didn’t always make healthy choices.
Although my family always ate healthfully, I grabbed at any chance I
could get to sneak in desserts and snacks. However, I took a class on
Daniel in academy and was required to read Ellen White’s counsels
on diet, rest, exercise, and health, in order to better understand
Daniel’s example.
I began to realize that even though I was a vegetarian I wasn’t
living up to the information I knew about healthful living. I cut out
dairy products, refined foods, and most sugar. I soon felt like a new
person and could remember what I studied much better. I also began
a regular exercise program, tried to get more sleep, and drank more
water. I am still continually astonished at how seldom I get sick,
how much more energy I have, and how much more efficiently I
study in comparison to the previous years of my life.
Another aspect of mental wellness that Ellen White has brought
to my attention is trusting in God. I am a chronic worrier, and doubts
and fears used to dominate my thoughts and prayers. However,
God continues to change my heart slowly and imperceptibly, often
through Ellen White’s writings. She reminds me that my trust is
in the Omnipotent One, who longs to give me peace and wants me
to know how much He cares about every detail of my life. One of
my favorite quotes is from
In Heavenly Places
: “Educate yourself
to have unlimited confidence in God.
I long to do that day by
day, and throughout my whole life, as the most integral part of my
wellness.
Rel, age 21
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A Young Adult’s Encounter with Ellen White ... on Wellness
I have worked as a counselor or boys’ director at a Seventh-day
Adventist youth camp for the past four summers. I am continually
searching for the perfect materials to use in my worship thoughts
with campers each night. The Bible and Ellen White’s writings have
been my staples. I use those same writings extensively for wisdom
