Ellen G. White

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contributing factors in the progeny and advancement of Seventh-Day Adventism. Filled with divine revelations and victory over unearthly obstacles, Ellen G. White's messages and testimonies gave rise to a form of Christianity which refocused upon prophetic truths and ministry. In the Weakest of the Weak, a timeline of Ellen White is given which delineates her humble upbringings, divine revelations, and writings to the Church.
Born on November 26, 1827 in a village north of Gorham, Michigan, two girls were born to Robert and Eurince Harmon—Elizabeth and Ellen. A few years later, the Harmon family moved to Portland, Michigan where Robert Harmon continued farming in efforts to support his family. At this time, Ellen Harmon, nine years old, attended Brackett Street School. Unfortunately, this would be the first obstacle for which she would face. While attending Brackett School, Ellen White was struck by a stone thrown by a fellow student. This resulted in Ellen suffering both a broken nose a coma which persisted for three weeks. Upon awakening, she came to realize that the incident had resulted in noticeable facial changes, persistent hand tremors, and an inability to retain information which regrettably led her to abandon school. Her solace at the time came from her trips to woods of Deering Oak Park where she spent her time observing nature.
In 1840, William Miller came to Portland and presented a series of lectures vividly explaining the second coming of Christ. Through the convicting messages of Miller, Ellen Harmon and 11 others were converted to Methodism. However, due to the conflicting teachings of Miller with the beliefs of the Church, Ellen and her family were soon expelled from the Church in September of 1843. Nevertheless, ...

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... White was not always an Adventist and, even as a Millerite, did not observe the seventh-day Sabbath at first. She stated that the Sabbath was not worth focusing on in terms of the other Ten Commandments and thus did not worship on Saturday. It wasn't until 1846 that she became converted Seventh-Day worship as this decision was made through in-depth Bible studies with her husband James White. This cleared up a misunderstanding and gave me a new concept on Ellen G. White as I had always envisioned her as one who always knew the way.
The other insight that I gained from this video was the majority of Ellen White’s visions were used to supplement Bible study. Never once were her visions given in order to supersede reading the Bible. Also, her visions also had a comforting tone within them as they were used in some cases to motivate the pioneers and others to action.

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