Faith and Presumption—Some have professed to have great faith in God and to have special gifts and special answers to their prayers, although the evidence was lacking. They mistook presumption for faith. The prayer of faith is never lost; but to claim that it will be always answered in the very way and for the particular thing we have expected is presumption.—Testimonies for the Church 1:231 (1861). {2MCP 534.1}

Tro og formastelse — Nogle har bekendt at have en stor tro på Gud og have særlige gaver og særlige svar på deres bønner, selv om deres vidnesbyrd svigtede. De tog fejl af forudsætningen for tro. Troens bøn er aldrig gået fortabt; men at påstå at den altid vil blive besvaret på netop den måde og for den særlige ting vi har ventet på, er dristighed. — Vidnesbyrd for menigheden 1:231 (1861).