I saw that God would work for the salvation of His people: that this misguided man would soon manifest himself, so that all the honest in heart would see that he was not actuated by a right spirit, and that his career would soon close. Soon afterward the snare was broken, and he had but little more influence over the brethren. He denounced the visions as being of the devil, and continued to follow his impressions, until his mind was deranged and his friends were obliged to confine him. At last he made a rope of some of his bed clothing, with which he hanged himself, and his followers were brought to realize the fallacy of his teachings. {LS 86.4}

Jeg så at Gud ville arbejde for Sit folks frelse: at denne vildledte mand snart ville (87) sig selv, at alle de oprigtige af hjertet kan se at han ikke af den helt rigtige ånd, og at hans løbebane snart ville afslutte. Umiddelbart efter blev snaren brudt, og han havde kun lidt indflydelse over brødrene. Han angav synerne, som værende fra djævelen, og fortsatte med at følge sine indskydelser, indtil hans sind var forvirret og hans venner var nød til at spærre ham inde. Til sidst lavede han et reb af sit sengetøj, som han hang sig selv med, og hans efterfølgere indså falskneriet i hans lære.