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of August. [
Mrs. White reached her Healdsburg home December 30,
1883, having been absent nearly five months.
]
“I desire the love of Jesus as I never desired it before. I see reason
to praise God for His goodness, His preserving care, and for the sweet
peace, joy, and courage He gave me on this journey. I started out by
faith, and not by sight; and I have seen the hand of God in every day’s
labor, and daily His praise has been in my heart and on my lips. His
Spirit has helped my infirmities in so marked a manner that I cannot
fear to commit myself to His keeping. I have the perfect assurance of
His love. He has heard and answered my prayers, and I will praise
Him.”
The Review and Herald, February 5, 1884
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