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Ellen Gould White über: "In which year did Ellen White receive the health message?"
Answer
Ellen White received the comprehensive vision for health reform on June 6, 1863, in the home of Brother A. Hilliard in Otsego, Michigan. This revelation came immediately after the organization of the General Conference in May of that year and laid the foundations for the principles of a healthy lifestyle. From that time onward, she began to teach the important connection between nutrition, physical health, and spiritual well-being.
The memorable vision in Otsego
“It was in the home of Brother A. Hilliard in Otsego, Michigan, on June 6, 1863, that the great theme of health reform was revealed to me in a vision. [...] I did not know that such works existed until September 1863, when my husband saw them advertised in a magazine in Boston, Mass., [...]”
Connection with the church organization
“Immediately after the final steps in church organization, which were marked by the organization of the General Conference in May 1863, the memorable vision in Otsego followed in June, when Mrs. White received a display of the principles of what was called ‘health reform’...”
Long-term teaching activity from 1863
“In her talks and writings from 1863 onward, she frequently discussed the importance of nutrition and proper nutrient intake. Her counsel, as preserved in pamphlets and books, in the community’s magazines, and in personal testimonies, has exerted a strong influence on the dietary habits of Seventh‑day Adventists...”
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Original Sources (English)
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