I was glad to hear Elder Haskell present before the people the necessity of placing reading matter in private families, especially the three volumes of Spirit of Prophecy and the four volumes of Testimonies. These could be read aloud during the long winter evenings by some member of the family, so that all the family might be instructed. I then spoke of the necessity of parents’ properly educating and disciplining their children. The greatest evidence of the power of Christianity that can be presented to the world is a well-ordered, well-disciplined family. This will recommend the truth as nothing else can, for it is a living witness of its practical power upon the heart. {4T 304.3}

Jeg var glad for at høre ældre Haskell fortælle folk nødvendigheden af at give familierne læsestof, især de tre bind af profetiens ånd og de fire bind af Vidnesbyrdene. Dette kunne læses højt under de lange vinteraftener af nogle familiemedlemmer, så at hele familien kunne blive undervist. Jeg talte så om nødvendigheden af at forældre opdragede og oplærte deres børn ordentligt. Det største bevis på kristenhedens kraft verden kan se er en velordnet og veldisciplineret familie. En sådan vil anbefale sandheden mere end andre kan, for den er et levende vidne på sin praktiske magt over hjertet.