An unsanctified wife is the greatest curse that a minister can have. Those servants of God that have been and are still so unhappily situated as to have this withering influence at home, should double their prayers and their watchfulness, take a firm, decided stand, and let not this darkness press them down. They should cleave closer to God, be firm and decided, rule well their own house, and live so that they can have the approbation of God and the watchcare of the angels. But if they yield to the wishes of their unconsecrated companions, the frown of God is brought upon the dwelling. The ark of God cannot abide in the house, because they countenance and uphold them in their wrongs.—Testimonies For The Church 1:138, 139 (1856). {Ev 677.4}

En hustru, der ikke er helliggjort, er den største forbandelse, en (678) prædikant kan have. De Guds tjenere, der har været eller endnu er så ulykkeligt stillede, at de har denne lammende indflydelse i hjemmet, bør fordoble deres bønner og deres årvågenhed, indtage et fast, bestemt standpunkt og ikke lade dette mørke nedtrykke dem. De bør klynge sig nærmere til Gud, være faste og bestemte, styre deres eget hus vel og leve sådan, at de kan have Guds velbehag og englenes beskyttelse. Men dersom de føjer sig efter deres uomvendte hustruers ønsker, falder Guds mishag over deres bolig. Guds ark kan ikke forblive i huset, fordi de støtter dem og holder dem oppe i deres urigtige færd .— Vidnesbyrd for menigheden bind 1, side 138, 139. (1856)