One of the family before mentioned as being opposed to the manifestations of the power of God upon me, on this occasion stated his belief that I was under an excitement which he thought it my duty to resist, but instead of doing so, he thought I encouraged it as a mark of God’s favor. His doubts and opposition did not affect me at this time, for I seemed shut in with the Lord, and lifted above all outward influence; but he had scarcely stopped speaking when a strong man, a devoted and humble Christian, was struck down before his eyes by the power of God, and the room was filled with the Holy Spirit. {1T 46.1}

Én fra den tidligere nævnte familie, som modsatte sig Guds magts tilkendegivelser på mig, gav ved denne lejlighed udtryk for sin tro på, at jeg befandt mig i en sindsbevægelse, som han mente, at det var min pligt at modstå, men i stedet for at gøre dette mente han, at jeg fremmede det som et tegn på Guds gunst. Hans tvivl og modstand havde ingen virkning på mig denne gang, for jeg syntes at være indesluttet med Herren og løftet over al ydre påvirkning; men han var næppe færdig med at tale, da en stærk mand, en hengiven og ydmyg kristen, blev ramt af Guds magt for hans øjne, og rummet blev fyldt med Helligånden.