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1201 Counsels for the Church, p. 113.6 (Ellen Gould White)

… her character? Does he recognize his obligations to her? Is he mindful of her wishes and happiness? If he does not respect the honor his mother, will he manifest …

1202 Counsels for the Church, p. 114.1 (Ellen Gould White)

Let a young woman accept as a life companion only one who possesses pure, manly traits of character, one who is diligent, aspiring, and honest, one who loves and fears God.

1203 Counsels for the Church, p. 114.5 (Ellen Gould White)

True love is a high and holy principle, altogether different in character from that love which is awakened by impulse, and which suddenly dies when severely tested.

1204 Counsels for the Church, p. 117.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the character of the children from their earliest years that they will be pure and noble and will be attracted to the good and true. Like attracts like; like …

1205 Counsels for the Church, p. 121.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… moral character, but the fact that he or she has not answered to the claims of God and has neglected so great salvation is sufficient reason why such a union …

1206 Counsels for the Church, p. 123.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… the character of the one with whom you intend to unite, do not think that the engagement makes it a positive necessity for you to take upon yourself the marriage …

1207 Counsels for the Church, p. 125.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… husband's character and give it completeness—fulfill God's purpose for them.

1208 Counsels for the Church, p. 126.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of character, as a child learns lessons in school. In this, the first year of your married life, let there be no chapters that will mar your future happiness.

1209 Counsels for the Church, p. 129.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… other's character as it was impossible to learn it in their previous association. This is a most critical period in their experience. The happiness and usefulness …

1210 Counsels for the Church, p. 130.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… of character in husband or wife, he will try to cause the alienation of those who have united their interests in a solemn covenant before God. In the marriage …

1211 Counsels for the Church, p. 132.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of character. The Lord Jesus will be your light, your strength, your crown of rejoicing, because you yield your will to His will. Testimonies for the Church 7 …

1212 Counsels for the Church, p. 134.6 (Ellen Gould White)

… their character even more readily than he can the character of the parents.

1213 Counsels for the Church, p. 135.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… , sensual character that will lead to the destruction of their own bodies and bring upon their wives debility and disease. They will not indulge in the gratification …

1214 Counsels for the Church, p. 138.6 (Ellen Gould White)

… moral, character of her offspring. Nor is this all. She can, by habit, accustom herself to cheerful thinking, and thus encourage a happy state of mind and cast …

1215 Counsels for the Church, p. 139.7 (Ellen Gould White)

But if the mother unswervingly adheres to right principles, if she is temperate and self-denying, if she is kind, gentle, and unselfish, she may give her child these same precious traits of character.

1216 Counsels for the Church, p. 140.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of character she wishes to see developed in them she must cultivate in herself.

1217 Counsels for the Church, p. 140.6 (Ellen Gould White)

The character also of the child is more or less affected by the nature of the nourishment received from the mother. How important then that the mother, while …

1218 Counsels for the Church, p. 141.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… the character of her children in their childhood. She can teach them to control the appetite, or she can teach them to indulge the appetite and become gluttons …

1219 Counsels for the Church, p. 143.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… children's characters, that they may be fitted for the higher, immortal life. An angel could not ask for a higher mission; for in doing this work she is doing …

1220 Counsels for the Church, p. 143.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… their characters after the divine Model, the recording angel writes her name as one of the greatest missionaries in the world. God does not see things as man's …