Ellen White’s Letter a Message From God—You ask if the Lord gave me that letter to give to you. I say he did. That Holy God of Israel will not serve with your sins. That message was given of God. If you have had, since that message was given, a new sense of what constitutes sin, if you have become truly converted, a child of God in place of being a transgressor of his law, then there is no one who will be more pleased than myself.—Letter 95, 1893. (3SM 79.1) MC VC

Truthfulness of Testimonies Publicly Acknowledged—I spoke to the people [in Bloomfield, California] in the forenoon in regard to the necessity of having the defects in their characters removed, that they may stand before the Son of God blameless when he shall appear. There was deep feeling in the meeting. I addressed several personally, pointing out the wrongs I had been shown in their cases. They all responded and many with weeping confessed their sins and the truthfulness of the testimony.—Letter 7, 1873. (3SM 79.2) MC VC

Interpreted in Light of Preconceived Positions—There are many who interpret that which I write in the light of their own preconceived opinions. You know what this means. A division in understanding and diverse opinions is the sure result. (3SM 79.3) MC VC

How to write in a way to be understood by those to whom I address important matter, is a problem I cannot solve. But I will endeavor to write much less. Owing to the influence of mind upon mind, those who misunderstand can lead others to misunderstand, by the interpretation they place upon the subjects from my pen. One understands them as he thinks they should be, in accordance with his ideas. Another puts his construction upon the written matter, and confusion is the sure result.—Letter 96, 1899. (3SM 79.4) MC VC