General and Personal Testimonies

Personal testimonies and testimonies of a general character were borne by Mrs. White. Many of these personal testimonies are included in her published books. Some of them dealt with particular matters in the personal life or home of the individual, and were not included in the collection of Testimonies for the Church.TOJ 65.5

Often the correction administered was received, and brought forth fruit unto righteousness. Some of the instruction given in this way was rejected.TOJ 66.1

The same as the writings of some of the prophets of old were excluded from the Sacred Canon, so, evidently, the servant of the Lord was given wisdom as to what personal testimonies to include and what to exclude from her printed writings. She gave personal supervision to the preparation of her books; and in her long ministry, with a competent corps of secretaries who assisted her, she was able to select from her manuscripts those documents which, in the wisdom given her of the Lord, she felt were of general application and best fitted and designed for general circulation.TOJ 66.2