I was shown that God designed to raise my husband up gradually; that we must exercise strong faith, for in every effort we should be fiercely buffeted by Satan; that we must look away from outward appearance, and believe. Three times a day we went alone before God, and engaged in earnest prayer for the recovery of his health. Frequently one of us would be prostrated by the power of God. The Lord graciously heard our earnest cries, and my husband began to recover. For many months our prayers ascended to heaven three times a day for health to do the will of God. These seasons of prayer were very precious. We were brought into a sacred nearness to God, and had sweet communion with Him. I cannot better state my feelings at this time than they are expressed in the following extracts from a letter I wrote to Sister Howland: {1T 98.1}

Jeg blev vist, at Gud havde til hensigt gradvist at helbrede min mand; at vi måtte udøve stærk tro, for i enhver bestræbelse ville vi blive voldsomt angrebet af Satan; at vi måtte se væk fra det ydre og tro. Tre gange om dagen gik vi alene til Gud og bad inderligt om, at han måtte blive rask. Ofte blev en af os udmattet af Guds kraft. Herren hørte nådigt vore alvorlige råb, og min mand begyndte at blive rask. I mange måneder steg vore bønner tre gange om dagen op til himmelen om sundhed til at gøre Guds vilje. Disse bønnestunder var meget dyrebare. Vi blev bragt ind i en hellig nærhed til Gud og havde lifligt samvær med ham. Jeg kan ikke udtrykke mine følelser, som jeg havde på det tidspunkt, bedre, end de blev udtrykt i følgende uddrag fra et brev, jeg skrev til søster Howland: