God desires all who believe in him to feel the necessity of improvement. Every intrusted faculty is to be improved. Not one is to be neglected. As God's husbandry and building, man is under his supervision in every sense of the word; and the better he becomes acquainted with his Maker, the more sacred will his life become in his estimation. He will not place tobacco in his mouth, knowing that it defiles God's temple. He will not drink wine or liquor, knowing that, like tobacco, it degrades the whole being.

Gud ønsker, at enhver, som tror på ham, skal føle nødvendigheden af en forbedring. Enhver betroet evne bør udvikles. Ikke én må forsømmes. Som Guds ager og Guds bygning er mennesket under hans tilsyn i ordets fulde betydning; og jo bedre det lærer sin skaber at kende, des bedre vil det forstå, at livet er helligt. Han vil ikke putte tobak i sin mund, vidende at det forurener Herrens tempel. Han vil ikke putte tobak i sin mund, vidende at det forurener Guds tempel. Han vil ikke drikke vin eller spiritus, vidende at det ligesom tobak, degenerer hele kroppen.