Life sketches of ellen g. white

"The speaker's mind then turned to those blessed
exhortations of the apostles in reference to the relation
which the members of the body of Christ should sustain one
to another, and their bearing, words, and actions toward
one another. We were pointed to such passages as these: 'Be
at peace among yourselves;' 'be kindly affectioned one to
another;' 'be kind;' 'be courteous;' 'speak the same
thing;' 'be perfectly joined together in the same mind and
in the same judgment;' 'speak not evil one of another;'
'live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with
you.'" p. 255, Para. 3, [LS15].
Personal Reflections -- Regarding her journey westward, en
route to California, and her reflections while tarrying a
few weeks at her summer retreat in the Rocky Mountains,
Mrs. White wrote: p. 255, Para. 4, [LS15].
"August 22, in company with my daughters, Emma and Mary
White, I left Battle Creek for the West, hoping to receive
benefit from a change of climate. Though still suffering
from the effects of a severe attack of malarial fever, as
well as from the shock of my husband's death, I endured the
journey better than I had expected. We reached Boulder,
Colo., on Thursday, August 25, and on the following Sunday
left that place by private carriage for our home in the
mountains. p. 255, Para. 5, [LS15].
"From our cottage I could look out upon a forest of young
pines, so fresh and fragrant that the air was perfumed with
their spicy odor. In former years, my husband and myself
made this grove our sanctuary. Among these mountains we
often bowed together in worship and supplication. All
around me were the places which had been thus hallowed; and
as I gazed upon them, I could recall many instances in
which we there received direct and remarkable answers to
prayer. . . . p. 256, Para. 1, [LS15].
"How near we seemed to God, as in the clear moonlight we
bowed upon some lonely mountain side to ask for needed
blessings at His hand! What faith and confidence were ours!
God's purposes of love and mercy seemed more fully
revealed, and we felt the assurance that our sins and
errors were pardoned. Upon such occasions I have seen my
husband's countenance lighted up with a radiance that
seemed reflected from the throne of God, as in changed
voice he praised the Lord for the rich blessings of His