He thus shows them that he could not, when with them, address them as those who had an experience in spiritual life and the mystery of godliness. However wise they might have been in the worldly knowledge, they were but babes in the knowledge of Christ; and it was his work to instruct them in the rudiments, the very alphabet, of Christian faith and doctrine. It was his part to sow the seed, which another must water. It was the business of those who followed him, to carry forward the work from the point where he had left it, and to give spiritual light and knowledge in due season, as the church were able to bear.{LP 123.2}

Han viste dem at han ikke, medens han var hos dem, tale til dem, som dem der fik en erfaring i åndeligt liv og gudsfrygtens mysterium. Uanset hvor kloge de kunne have været på verdslig kundskab, var de kun små børn i Kristus-kundskaben, og det var hans arbejde at undervise dem i den kristne tros og læres afsæt og grundsætninger. Det var hans del at så de frø, som anden skulle vande. Dem som fulgte ham, var det deres opgave at videreføre værket fra det punkt hvor han havde forladt det, og give åndeligt lys og kundskab i rette tid, eftersom hvad menigheden kunne bære.