Life sketches of ellen g. white

"We went the whole length of the grounds we were
cultivating. We then returned, conversing as we walked
along; and I saw that the vines we had passed were bearing
fruit. Said my husband, 'The fruit is ready to be
gathered.' p. 361, Para. 1, [LS15].
"As I came to another path, I exclaimed: 'Look, look at
the beautiful berries. We need not wait until tomorrow for
them.' As I gathered the fruit, I said: 'I thought these
plants were inferior, and hardly worth the trouble of
putting into the ground. I never looked for such an
abundant yield.' p. 361, Para. 2, [LS15].
"My husband said: 'Ellen, do you remember when we first
entered the field in Michigan, and traveled in a wagon to
the different localities to meet with the humble companies
who were observing the Sabbath,-- how forbidding the
prospect was? In the heat of summer our sleepingroom was
often the kitchen, where the cooking had been done through
the day, and we could not sleep. Do you remember how, in
one instance, we lost our way, and when we could find no
water, you fainted? With a borrowed ax we cut our way
through the forest until we came to a log shanty, where we
were given some bread and milk and a lodging for the night.
We prayed and sang with the family, and in the morning left
them one of our pamphlets. p. 361, Para. 3, [LS15].
"'We were greatly troubled over this circumstance. Our
guide knew the way, and that we should get lost was
something we could not understand. Years afterward, at a
campmeeting, we were introduced to several persons who told
us their story. That visit made, as we thought, by mistake,
that book we left, was seed sown. Twenty in all were
converted by what we supposed was a mistake. This was the
work of the Lord, that light might be given to those who
desired to know the truth.' p. 361, Para. 4, [LS15].
"My husband continued: 'Ellen, you are on missionary
ground. You are to sow in hope and faith, and you will not
be disappointed. One soul is worth more than all that was
paid for this land, and already you have sheaves to bring
to the Master. The work commenced in other new fields,--in
Rochester, N. Y., in Michigan, in Oakland, in San
Francisco, and in the European fields,--was quite as
unpromising as the work in this field. But the work you do
in faith and hope will bring you into fellowship with
Christ and His faithful servants. It must be carried on in