I listened to these new ideas with an intense and painful interest. When alone with my mother, I inquired if she really believed that the soul was not immortal. Her reply was that she feared we had been in error on that subject as well as upon some others. {1T 39.2}

Jeg lyttede til disse nye ideer med en intens og smertende interesse. Da jeg var alene med min mor, spurgte jeg hende, om hun virkelig troede, at sjælen ikke var udødelig. Hendes svar var, at hun frygtede, at vi havde taget fejl i dette spørgsmål lige så vel som i nogle andre.