Recent Memory Passes Fast—He who has grown old in the service of God may find his mind a blank in regard to the things that are happening about him, and recent transactions may soon pass from his memory; but his mind is all awake to the scenes and transactions of his childhood. Oh, that the youth may realize how important it is to keep the mind guarded, pure and clean, from corrupting thoughts and to preserve the soul from all debasing practices, for the purity or impurity of youth is reflected upon old age.—The Youth’s Instructor, October 25, 1894. (Sons and Daughters of God, 78.) {2MCP 748.2}

Ny hukommelse forsvinder hurtigt — Den, som er blevet gammel i tjenesten for Gud, opdager måske, at hans hjerne ikke er i stand til at opfatte, hvad der sker omkring ham; og hvad der nyligt er sket, forsvinder snart fra hans erindring, men hans hukommelse er helt vågen over for begivenheder og oplevelser i hans barndom. Gid dog de unge kunne forstå, hvor vigtigt det er at bevare sindet rent og purt og vogte det for urene tanker, og bevare sjælen fra nedværdigende vaner; thi renhed eller urenhed i ungdommen afspejler sig i alderdommens dage. — The Youth’s Instructor, 25. oktober, 1894. (Guds sønner og døtre, 12. marts.)