The following are all the quotes I found in reading thru all the Youth Instructor articles by Ellen White. The articles start on August 1, 1852, and end on June 9, 1914. AI has told me there are 470 articles in this collection, accounting for the fact that it took me 8 months to read them all! They are in order from most recent to oldest.

As you can quickly gather from reading these, the things that struck me most were how little things are important to God, how we must “be” good, how the Israelite nation was cut off at the cross, and how Christ knew his mission from a little child.

Youth Instructor

God wants us to be good and to do good. YI April 28, 1908

God does not stand toward the sinner as an executor of the sentence against transgression YI November 13, 1906

The people of God will enter into no controversy with the world over this matter (Sunday) YI July 12, 1904

Make right eating and right drinking a part of your religion. Thus you place yourselves where God can enable you to distinguish between right and wrong. YI January 1, 1903

There is nothing so offensive to God, or so dangerous to the soul, as pride and self-sufficiency. YI June 5, 1902

Idleness is sin. YI January 31, 1901

The entire chapter (Isaiah 53) should be committed to memory. YI December 20, 1900

Being good and doing good are indispensable to the perfection of character. YI October 25, 1900

When upon the cross Christ cried out, “It is finished!” and the veil of the temple was rent in twain, the Holy Watcher declared that the Jewish people had rejected him YI June 7, 1900

The crown of thorns encircling his brow was the symbol of his anointing as the great High Priest. YI February 8, 1900

His last hope for the Jewish nation was gone. Nothing could avert her doom. YI February 1, 1900

Strength of character consists of two things—power of will and power of self-control. YI December 7, 1899

The faithful servant, who invests his talent in the cause of God, who uses his money to the glory of God, will receive the commendation, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant; … enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” What will be this joy of the Lord?—It will be the joy of seeing souls saved in the kingdom of God. YI November 23, 1899

The reason we do so little in winning souls to Christ is that we have so little of Christ in us. YI November 2, 1899

From the time of this decision (to end Christ’s life), the protection of God was withdrawn from the Jewish nation. The restraint of his Holy Spirit was removed. YI May 25, 1899

Though not favorable to Christ, the Sadducees had not been so full of malignity toward him as were the Pharisees. YI May 11, 1899

By shedding Jesus’ blood the Jewish people were about to divorce themselves from heaven. YI April 27, 1899

This psalm (66) and portions of the sixty-eighth and seventy-second psalms were often sung by Christ. YI September 8, 1898

Death is looked upon by Christ as sleep,—silence, darkness, sleep. YI August 4, 1898

According to the teaching of the Scriptures, it dishonors God to address ministers as “reverend.” YI July 7, 1898

The student should place himself in school, if he can, through his own exertions, pay his way as he goes. He should study one year, and then work out for himself the problem of what constitutes true education. YI March 31, 1898, par. 2 – YI March 31, 1898

From eternity there was a complete unity between the Father and the Son. They were two, yet little short of being identical; two in individuality, yet one in spirit, and heart, and character. YI December 16, 1897

When the human will co-operates with the will of God, it becomes omnipotent, and the worker can make opportunities. YI June 24, 1897

Great truth can be brought into little things; practical religion must be carried into the lowly duties of daily life. And in the performance of these duties, you are forming characters that will stand the test of the Judgment. Then, in whatever position you may be placed, whatever your duties may be, do them nobly and faithfully, realizing that all heaven is beholding your work. YI January 28, 1897

It is the duty of those who are slow in their movements to improve in this respect. The Lord has said, “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.” YI January 28, 1897

There is great danger in indifference upon this subject; no folly is so subtle as thoughtlessness and levity. YI October 8, 1896

In the parable, the foolish virgins are represented as begging for oil, and failing to receive it at their request. This is symbolic of those who have not prepared themselves by developing a character to stand in a time of crisis. It is as if they should go to their neighbors and say, Give me your character, or I shall be lost. YI January 16, 1896

Those who cherish that which is right, who work out God’s plan though it be in a narrow sphere of action, and who do right because it is right, will find wider fields of usefulness. YI January 2, 1896

Failing to convince him that he ought to look upon human tradition as sacred, they came to Joseph and Mary, and complained that Jesus was taking a wrong course in regard to their customs and traditions. YI December 5, 1895

The Lord does not propose to save us in companies. YI October 17, 1895

The Jewish nation who rejected Christ committed the unpardonable sin, YI August 8, 1895

The working out of the principle of love is true sanctification. YI November 8, 1894

I am lost in Adam, but restored in Christ. YI November 8, 1894

God requires that every man, woman, and youth should perfect a Christian character. The command is, “Be ye holy; for I am holy.” YI January 25, 1894

Reproof must come to the wrong-doer, and those who are faithful ministers of God will have to deal with men in a close way if they are faithful to their charge… But every minister is under the responsibility of reproving and correcting the erring. If he shunned this duty, the blood of souls would be upon his garments. YI December 14, 1893

God destroys no man; but after a time the wicked are given up to the destruction they have wrought for themselves. YI November 30, 1893

Books from the pens of infidels should have no place in the libraries of those who would serve God. YI November 23, 1893, par. 4 – YI November 23, 1893

To argue with persons who are established in infidel principles, is of no avail; for as fast as you overthrow one point, Satan suggests to them another criticism. YI November 23, 1893

Christ respectfully lay back the censure, saying, “How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?” Mary knew that Christ did not refer to Joseph. In this assertion, he made it manifest that he did not recognize Joseph as his father, but claimed God as his Father; and for the first time he spoke to them of the mission which he came on earth to fulfil. YI July 13, 1893

The parents of Jesus went up every year to Jerusalem to keep the feast of the passover. ” YI July 13, 1893

Unless the truth of God is received in the heart and carried out in practical life, it is not truth to the one to whom it has been presented, but only a delusion. YI June 22, 1893

Do not be slack; for the habit will grow upon you, and be made manifest not only in your outward affairs, but in your spiritual life. YI September 29, 1892

There is hope for us only as we come under the Abrahamic covenant, which is the covenant of grace by faith in Christ Jesus. The gospel preached to Abraham, through which he had hope, was the same gospel that is preached to us today, through which we have hope. YI September 22, 1892

The pure and holy garments are not prepared to be put on by any one after he has entered the gate of the city. All who enter will have on the robe of Christ’s righteousness YI August 18, 1886

Notwithstanding the sacred mission of Christ, his exalted relationship with God, of which he was fully aware YI February 1, 1873, par. 5

But Ellen (not White) kept the only Sabbath the Lord ever gave to man—the seventh day—and because her mortal career ended upon the first day of the week it was no token of her Heavenly Father’s displeasure YI April 1, 1859

God has shown me in vision the withering effects of this unprofitable reading. YI June 1, 1856

The following are all quotes I read in the above periodicals of Ellen White. They are in backwards order here, with Present Truth on the bottom, Sabbath School Worker in the middle, and The Southern Watchman on top. They are either unusual statements, very deep statements, very famous statements, statements that go contrary to commonly-held SDA beliefs today, or just things that seemed interesting to me. The most interesting to me here is the one about the Bible writers didn’t even understand sometimes what they were writing, as it was the Holy Spirit’s words.

I would love to hear your comments, and hope that these quotes will be a blessing to you. 🙂

The Southern Watchman

Under the New Testament no less is required than was required under the Old Testament. Let no one take up with the delusion, so pleasant to the human heart, that God will accept of sincerity, no matter what may be the faith or how imperfect the life. God requires of his children perfect obedience. SW March 1, 1909

Wherever the power of intellect, authority, or force is used, and love is not manifestly present, resistance is aroused in those whom we wish to reach. SW July 28, 1908

Some time ago, when we were passing through Oswego, N.Y., we saw two stern officers guarding two men who were chained together and carried in their hands large leaden balls. We did not come to the conclusion that they had been keeping the laws of the state of New York, but that they had been breaking them, and that they could not walk at liberty because they were transgressors of the law. We were trying to live in harmony with all the laws of the state of New York and with the law of God, and we were walking at liberty; we were not under the bondage of the law. If we live in harmony with the life of Christ, and with the law of which his life was a living example, we are not, we cannot be, under the bondage of the law. SW December 4, 1906

It would be a scene well-pleasing to God and angels, would his professed followers in this generation unite, as did Israel of old, in a solemn covenant to “observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes.” SW June 7, 1904

The solemn services of the day of atonement were performed at the time appointed,—on the tenth day of the seventh month,—according to the command of God. SW May 31, 1904

Harmony and union existing among men of varied dispositions is the strongest witness that can be borne that God has sent his Son into the world to save sinners. SW February 2, 1904

But how often, when seated at the meal-table, the members of the family pass round a dish of criticism, fault-finding, and scandal. SW January 19, 1904

The best help that ministers can give the members of our churches is not sermonizing, but planning work for them. SW June 12, 1902

You will need to illustrate to many of the colored people with cheap pictures. This will be a necessity. If they had been educated to read, then the illustrations would not be necessary. SW April 24, 1902

He who refuses to impart to others that which he has received, will at last find that he has nothing to give. SW October 9, 1901

It would be well to print this chapter (1 Corinthians 13) in small type in every paper issued by our presses. SW January 1, 1901

Sabbath School Worker

In the word of God everything is made plain in proportion as it is of vital importance. SSW April 1, 1893

The Lord has never explained to humanity how the soul is impressed by the Spirit of God, affecting the mind and heart of the believer, or how the Spirit puts words into the mouth of the Lord’s messengers to give to his people. The prophets, who were especially enlightened by the Spirit of God, often could not understand the meaning of the words they wrote upon the paper, or explain the significance of what they uttered when the Spirit caused them to speak, SSW August 1, 1892

Why should not the Seventh-day Adventist and Seventh-day Baptist harmonize? Why not co-operate? Why not unite in the work and become one without compromising any principle of truth, and without damage to any interest worth preserving? Both are in defense of the law of God SSW October 1, 1886

The Present Truth

Many are in darkness, and know not the cause. They are not at peace with God, they are not one with Christ, nor in unity with one another. They seem to think they are at liberty to act out the natural feelings of the heart. Words and actions testify that they do not desire to be in union with those who do not exactly meet their minds, even among believers. Now all who entertain these ideas and cherish these feelings need to be converted. PrT January 12, 1893, par. 7

It will take all to buy the field.” PT April 1, 1850, par. 9

After nearly 3 decades in Japan spanning 35 years, I’m ready to go where the people are more open to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe I’ve had a good impact for Jesus on some people, especially children, But my church ended the English volunteering every Tuesday when the corona bug hit in 2020, and now I’m just kind of earning money and sending it abroad to help spread the gospel. As long as the jpy was strong, that seemed to be a good thing, but for 2 years now the jpy has been very weak, prompting me to rethink where I’m supposed to be to give the most glory to Jesus.

Right now, that appears to be Madagascar, but not sure if they will be able to get me a visa or not. Please pray that if it is God’s will, that the visa will come thru quickly.

Always keep your eyes up on Jesus!