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become acquainted with their neighbors. Tell them the story of the gift
of these books for the support of our institutions, and tell of your own
interest in seeking to place them in the hands of acquaintances and
friends. Tell the story to the wealthy. Men, women, and children can
engage in this work. We have yet to learn of persons who, after reading
the books, have expressed unfavorable opinions regarding them.
Golden opportunities for missionary labor are offered to those who
will take hold of this work, and rich blessings will come to the people
who purchase the books and study their teachings.
The sale of the book Ministry of Healing will bring in means for
the help of our health institutions and for the aid of those sick ones who
could not, unaided, get the benefits of sanitarium treatments. Now let
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those of our people who wish to help our schools and sanitariums unite
in the work of circulating these books as far and as fast as possible.
As the Lord’s missionaries we may take a special interest in this work
and help to get the precious light before the people.
Those who engage in this work should first give themselves unre-
servedly to God. They should place themselves where they can learn
of Christ and follow His example. Angels are commissioned to go
forth with those who take up this work in true humility.—
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Wisdom of God in The Ministry of Healing—The book Ministry
of Healing may do the same work for our sanitariums and health
institutions that Christ’s Object Lessons has done for our schools. This
book contains the wisdom of the Great Physician. To me it has been
a precious privilege to donate my work on these books to the cause
of God. In the future there should be well-planned and persevering
efforts made to increase their sale.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:71
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Success Gained in Selling Experience—He [God] has given His
people an opportunity to take to their friends and neighbors and to
strangers a book containing the precious lessons of Christ. As those
who have never tried to sell books have thought of going out with this
book, a dread has come into their hearts. But the Lord has led and
guided them as His little children. He has taught old and young, men
and women, how to give the light of truth to those who know it not.
And the purchasers have been blessed. Their hearts have been
softened as they have listened to the story of the self-denying effort
to free our schools from debt. By the sale of this book many sermons