In a college where so many youth are associated, imitating the customs of the world in this respect would turn the thoughts in a channel that would hinder them in their pursuit of knowledge and in their interest in religious things. The infatuation on the part of both young men and women in thus placing the affections upon each other during school days shows a lack of good judgment. As in your own case, blind impulse controls reason and judgment. Under this bewitching delusion the momentous responsibility felt by every sincere Christian is laid aside, spirituality dies, and the judgment and eternity lose their awful significance.—Testimonies for the Church 5:110 (1882). {1MCP 303.3}

På et college hvor så mange er samlede og efterligner verdens skikke, vil vende tankerne i en retning, der hæmmer deres jagt efter kundskaber og deres interesser for religiøse ting. Forgabelsen fra både de unge mænd og kvinders side viser manglende dømmekraft, når de har en sådan hengivenhed til hinanden under skoleopholdet. Ligesom i dit tilfælde, styrer blinde impulser fornuften og dømmekraften. Under dette fortryllende bedrag lægges det store ansvar, enhver oprigtig kristen har, til side; og dør åndeligt og dømmekraften og evigheden mister deres vældige betydning. - vidnesbyrd 5 110 (1882).