The elder daughters may assist in the education of the younger members of the family. Here is an excellent opportunity for you, kindly, diligently, and having the fear of the Lord before you, to teach those less advanced than yourself. You may gain the affections of those you try to help. You may here have one of the best of schools in which to exercise the Christian graces. You do not love children. In fact, you do not love anything which requires steady, earnest, persevering effort. You do not love steady application. You love change and variety, and are constantly seeking to find something that will please yourself and give you happiness. You need self-education, and you can obtain this better now than at any future time. You have almost every change to make in your life, and may God help you to take hold of the work without delay. Only the pure, the good, and the holy will dwell with Christ when He cometh into His kingdom. {3T 337.3}

De ældre døtre må hjælpe til i opdragelsen af de yngre medlemmer af familien. Her er en strålende anledninger for dig, til at venligt, ihærdigt og med frygt for Herren for dig, at belære dem der er mindre fremme end dig selv. Du kan vinde deres tillid som du prøver at hjælpe. Du har her en af de beste skoler, hvor de kristne nådegaver kan bruges. Du holder ikke af børn. I virkeligheden holder du ikke af noget som kræver stadige, alvorlige og udholdende anstrengelser. Du holder ikke af stadig flid. Du holder af forandringer og søger hele tiden at finde noget der vil behage dig selv og give dig lykke. Du behøver selvopdragelse og du kan bedre få den nu end senere. Du har næsten enhver chance for at forbedre dit liv og måtte Gud hjælpe dig til at tage fat i (338) arbejdet uden tøven. Kun det rene, det gode og det hellige vil dvæle sammen med Kristus når han kommer ind til sit rige.