The Spring of All Actions—Your will is the spring of all your actions. This will, that forms so important a factor in the character of man, was at the Fall given into the control of Satan; and he has ever since been working in man to will and to do of his own pleasure, but to the utter ruin and misery of man. {2MCP 685.3}

Udspringet for alle handlinger — Din vilje er kilden til alle dine handlinger. Denne vilje, der udgør så vigtig en faktor i menneskets karakter, blev ved syndefaldet underlagt Satans kontrol og han har lige siden den gang arbejdet med menneskene for at få dem til at ville og virke efter sit behag men til menneskets ruin og elendighed.