It was not God’s purpose that His people should be crowded into cities, huddled together in terraces and tenements. In the beginning He placed our first parents in a garden amidst the beautiful sights and attractive sounds of nature, and these sights and sounds He desires men to rejoice in today. The more nearly we come into harmony with God’s original plan, the more favorable will be our position for the recovery and the preservation of health. {7T 87.2}

[Det var ikke Guds plan, at hans folk skulle stimle til byerne og klumpe sig sammen i rækkehuse og udlejningsejendomme. I begyndelsen satte han vore første forældre i en have midt i alt det smukke i naturen, som var en fryd for øjet og øret og disse ting ønsker han, at menneskene også i dag skal glæde sig over.] Jo nærmere vi kommer i harmoni med Guds oprindelige plan, jo gunstigere vil vor stilling være for at genvinde og bevare sundheden. [Herren kommer 13.maj]