I saw that the father had not taken the course that a father should. God is not pleased with his position. Another has stolen the father’s heart from the blood of his blood and bone of his bone. Brother G, you have been very deficient in discernment. As the head of the house, you should have taken your position and not permitted things to go as they have gone. You have seen that things were not right and have sometimes felt anxious, but fear of displeasing your present wife and making unhappy discord in your family has led you to remain silent when you should have spoken. You are not clear in the matter. Your children have no mother to plead for them, to shelter them from censure by her judicious words. {2T 58.1}

Jeg så at faderen ikke gjorde det som en far skal. Gud er ikke tilfreds med hans stilling. Andre har stjålet faderens hjerte fra blodet af hans blod og ben af hans ben. Bror G, din skarpsindighed har været meget mangelfuld. Som hjemmets overhoved, burde du have taget et standpunkt og ikke ladet tingene gå som de har gjort. Du har set at tingene ikke var rigtige og har nogen gange været bekymret, men frygten for at mishage din nuværende hustru og lave en ulykkelig strid i din familie har ledt dig til tavshed hvor du burde tale. Du er ikke afklaret i den sag. Dine børn har ingen mor som kan tale for deres sag, som med kloge ord kan beskytte dem fra kritik.