We believe without a doubt that Christ is soon coming. This is not a fable to us; it is a reality. We have no doubt, neither have we had a doubt for years, that the doctrines we hold today are present truth, and that we are nearing the judgment. We are preparing to meet Him who, escorted by a retinue of holy angels, is to appear in the clouds of heaven to give the faithful and the just the finishing touch of immortality. When He comes He is not to cleanse us of our sins, to remove from us the defects in our characters, or to cure us of the infirmities of our tempers and dispositions. If wrought for us at all, this work will all be accomplished before that time. When the Lord comes, those who are holy will be holy still. Those who have preserved their bodies and spirits in holiness, in sanctification and honor, will then receive the finishing touch of immortality. But those who are unjust, unsanctified, and filthy will remain so forever. No work will then be done for them to remove their defects and give them holy characters. The Refiner does not then sit to pursue His refining process and remove their sins and their corruption. This is all to be done in these hours of probation. It is now that this work is to be accomplished for us. {2T 355.1}

[B's opførsel i sin egen familie blev vist mig. Han har været hård og herskesyg. Han tog imod helsereformen under bror C's virksomhed og begge blev meget yderliggående. Da B ikke har et afbalanceret sind, gjorde han ofte store fejl og følgerne af hans handlinger kan tiden aldrig udslette. I nogle bøger fandt han støtte for sit radikale syn og så begyndte han at gennemføre de strenge reformidéer som han havde fået fra bror C. Begge forlangte at alle andre skulle samle sig om den fane som de havde hejst. B forlangte at hans familie blidt skulle underkaste sig hans strenge regler. Men han selv kunne ikke styre sine dyriske tilbøjeligheder. Han levede ikke selv efter sine strenge idealer og han undertvang ikke sit legeme. Havde han tilegnet sig større kundskaber om helsereformens grundlæggende principper, ville han have forstået at hans kone ikke var i en sådan sundhedstilstand at hun kunne få friske børn. Han lod sig lede af sine ubeherskede lidenskaber uden at ræsonnere fra årsag til virkning.