Foreword

These stories of Ellen G. White, my grandmother, are true. The accounts of the visions have been verified by hundreds of reliable witnesses, some of whom have left written reports of the events and circumstances accompanying them. Detail and conversation are based on Mrs. White’s personal correspondence and diary records, upon her own stories and those of her son, William Clarence White, who was my father, and upon information gleaned from her relatives and friends. Some items are based upon my 33 years of intimate acquaintance with my grandmother.SMG 10.1

E.M.R.

1. Life at Grandma’s House 11 2. Task for a Teen-ager 21 3. The Joke That Failed 29 4. The Handsome Young Preacher 35 5. The Captain Was Convinced 40 6. A Storm at Sea 45 7. Visions in Strange Places 52 8. “James, Have We Come to This?” 59 9. The Publishing Work in a Carpetbag 66 10. Battling the Enemy 73 11. A Home for the Publishing Work 80 12. John Changes His Mind 87 13. The Train Wreck 93 14. “Willie’s Drowned!” 100 15. The First “White House” 106 16. What Happened at a Funeral 112 17. A Dangerous Crossing on Ice 118 18. The Preacher Was a Thief 126 19. Seven Little Sisleys 132 20. Ellen Brought Him Back 138 21. Miracle at a Camp Meeting 145 22. The Twelve Who Couldn’t Wait 152 23. Ellen’s Surprise 159 24. “Where Is the Other Man?” 165 25. The Secret Sign 171 26. Who Made the Furrow? 178 27. Twenty-three Miles to a Doctor 185 28. Testimony to a Young Girl 192