You and your wife might have saved yourselves many ill turns and been more cheerful and happy had you sought your ease less and combined physical labor with your study. Your muscles were made for use, not to be inactive. God gave to Adam and Eve in Eden all that their wants required; yet their heavenly Father knew that they needed employment in order to retain their happiness. If you, Brother R, would exercise your muscles in laboring with your hands some portion of each day, combining labor with study, your mind would be better balanced, your thoughts would be of a purer and more elevated character, and your sleep would be more natural and healthful. Your head would be less confused and stupid because of a congested brain. Your thoughts upon sacred truth would be clearer, and your moral powers more vigorous. You do not love labor; but it is for your good to have more physical exercise daily; for it will quicken the sluggish blood to healthful activity, and will carry you above discontent and infirmities. {3T 235.1}

Du og din hustru kunne have sparet jer selv for mange slemme ture og været lykkeligere og gladere hvis I havde søgt noget mindre efter magelighed og kombineret fysisk arbejde med jeres studier. Dine muskler er til for at bruges, ikke for at være passive. Gud gav Adam og Eva i Eden alt hvad de manglede; alligevel var deres himmelske Far klar over at de havde brug for arbejde for at forblive lykkelige. Hvis du, bror R, vil bruge dine muskler og arbejde med hænderne hver dag, kombinere arbejde med studium, vil dit sind komme i bedre balance, dine tanker vil blive af en renere og mere ophøjet karakter og din søvn vil blive mere naturlig og sund. Din omtågethed og dorskhed som følge af overfyldt hjerne vil blive mindre. Dine tanker over den hellige sandhed vil blive klarere og dine moralske kræfter mere livlige. Du holder ikke af at arbejde; men det er for dit gode at udøve mere fysisk aktivitet daglig; for det vil opildne det træge blod til sund aktivitet og vil hæve dig over misfornøjelser og sygdomme.