Chapter 2—Unity of the Church - Dear Brethren, As all the different members of the human system unite to form the entire body, and each performs its office in obedience to the intelligence that governs the whole, so the members of the church of Christ should be united in one symmetrical body, subject to the sanctified intelligence of the whole. {4T 16.1}

(16) [Kære brødre! Ligesom alle de forskellige lemmer i den menneskelige organisme forener sig og danner hele legemet og hvert af dem udfører sin gerning i lydighed mod den intelligens, der behersker det hele, således bør medlemmerne i Kristi menighed være forenede i et symmetrisk legeme, underlagt helhedens hellige intelligens.