Comforting Assurances . Those were days of sadness. I looked upon my three little boys, soon, as I feared, to be left fatherless, and thoughts like these forced themselves upon me: My husband will die of overwork in the cause of present truth; and who realizes what he has suffered? Who knows the burdens he has for years borne, the extreme care which has crushed his spirits and ruined his health, bringing him to an untimely grave, leaving his family destitute and dependent? I often asked myself the question: Does God have no care for these things? Does He pass them by unnoticed? I was comforted to know that there is One who judgeth righteously, and that every sacrifice, every self-denial, and every pang of anguish endured for His sake, is faithfully chronicled in heaven, and will bring its reward. The day of the Lord will declare and bring to light things that are not yet made manifest. {LS 157.2}

Trøstende forvisninger
Dette var skrækkelige dage. Jeg så på mine tre små drenge, snart frygtede jeg, at de blev efterladt faderløse og tanker som disse tvang sig selv over mig: Min mand dør af overarbejde i den nærværende sandheds sag; og hvem ser hvad han har lidt, de byrder som han i årevis har båret, den enorme omhu, som har knust hans humør og ødelagt hans helbred, bragt ham før tiden til graven og forlader sin familie nødlidende og afhængig? Jeg har ofte spurgt: Har Gud nogen bekymring for disse ting? Lader han dem gå ubemærket forbi? Jeg blev trøstet i forvisningen om at der er én som dømmer retfærdigt og at ethvert offer, enhver selvfornægtelse og enhver pinene smerte tålt for hans sag, er nøjagtig optegnet i himlen og vil give dets belønning. Herrens dag vil kundgøre og bringe ting til lys der endnu ikke er vist.