Right Exercise of Will Resists Disease—I have been shown that many who are apparently feeble and are ever complaining are not so badly off as they imagine themselves to be. Some of these have a powerful will, which, exercised in the right direction, would be a potent means of controlling the imagination and thus resisting disease. But it is too frequently the case that the will is exercised in a wrong direction and stubbornly refuses to yield to reason. That will has settled the matter; invalids they are, and the attention due to invalids they will have, irrespective of the judgment of others.—Testimonies for the Church 2:524 (1870). {2MCP 689.3}

Viljens rette øvelse forhindrer sygdom — Jeg er blevet vist at mange som er tilsyneladende svage og beklager sig altid, er ikke så dårlige som de bilder sig. Nogle af disse har en kraftfuld vilje, der ville, hvis den brugt i den rigtige retning, være et stærkt middel til at styre indbildningen og således modvirke sygdom. Men det er for ofte tilfældet at viljen bruges i en forkert retning og hårdnakket afviser at give en (690) årsag. Den vilje har afgjort sagen; invalider er de og opmærksomhed for invalider vil de altså have, uanset andres bedømmelse. — Vidnesbyrd for menigheden 2:524 (1870).