“The preparations of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the spirits. Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established. ...” Proverbs 16:1

“Considering the opposition that the message meet at Minneapolis in 1888 and after, years later the following warning was sent: “If the power of Satan can come into the very temple of God, and manipulate things as he pleases, the time of preparation will be prolonged.” 9 Manuscript Releases 212.1