The Lord gave you a testimony that your wife was a hindrance to you in your labors and that you should not have her accompany you unless you had the most positive evidence that she was a converted woman, transformed by the renewing of her mind. You then felt that you had an excuse to plead for a home; you made this testimony your excuse and worked accordingly, although you had no need of a home of your own. Your wife had duties to do to her parents which she had neglected all her life. If she had taken up this long-neglected duty with a cheerful spirit she would not now be left captive to Satan to do his will and to corrupt her heart and soul in his service. {3T 230.2}

Herren gav dig det vidnesbyrd at din hustru var en hindring for dig i dit arbejde og at du ikke skulle ledsage hende medmindre du havde det tydeligste bevis for at hun var en omvendt kvinde, forvandlet ved sindets fornyelse. Du følte da at du havde et påskud for at bede for et hjem; du gjorde dette vidnesbyrd til en undskyldning og arbejdede derefter, selv om du ikke havde brug for dit eget hjem. Din hustru havde pligter at gøre for sine forældre som hun havde forsømt hele sit liv. Hvis hun havde taget denne længe forsømte pligt op med gælde ville hun nu ikke være i Satans greb og gøres hans vilje og fordærve hendes hjerte og sjæl til hans tjeneste.