I was shown that while Brother B was at Battle Creek he was weak in moral power. He had not been seeking to cling to God and preserve his soul in purity of thought and action, and he was left to follow his own mind and to receive impressions that were detrimental to his spiritual interest. He met those who perverted the truth and was led by them to believe things that were untrue; and as he had opened the door to the enemy and received him as an angel of light, he was readily overcome by temptation. {3T 437.1}

Jeg fik vist at da bror B var i Battle Creek havde en svag moral. Han havde forsøgt at klynge sig til Gud og beskytte sin sjæl i tankers og handlingers renhed og han var overladt til at følge sin egen forstand og få indtryk der var skadelig for hans åndelige interesse. Han mødte nogle som forvrængede sandheden og blev ledt af dem til at tro ting som var usande; og idet han havde åbnet døren for fjenden og modtog ham som en lysets engel, var han klar til at blive overvundet af fristelser.