I was shown that God designed to raise my husband up gradually; that we must exercise strong faith, for in every effort we should be fiercely buffeted by Satan; that we must look away from outward appearances, and believe. Three times a day we went alone before God, and engaged in earnest prayer for the recovery of his health. The Lord graciously heard our earnest cries, and my husband began to recover. I cannot better state my feelings at this time than they are expressed in the following extracts from a letter I wrote to Sister Howland: {LS 158.1}

(158) Jeg fik vist at Gud havde bestemt at gradvis oprejse min mand; så vi måtte udøve stærk tro, for i enhver bestræbelse ville vi blive voldsomt stødt af Satan; så vi måtte se væk fra vort ydre udseende og tro. Tre gange om dagen gik vi alene til Gud og vi indlod os i bøn for hans helbreds bedring. Herre hørte nådigt vore alvorlige råb, og min mand begyndte at blive bedre. Jeg kan ikke forklare mine følelser bedre nu end de var udtrykt i de følgende uddrag fra et brev jeg skrev til søster Howland: