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7 It is the accompaniment of the Holy Spirit of God that prepares workers, both men and women, to become pastors of the flock of God. –Ellen G. White, 1901 Church Founder Ellen Gould Harmon (Mrs. James) White: 1827 to 1915 Ordained minister 1884 to 1915 It is difficult to believe that a woman who spoke effectively before audiences of 5,000 (From Ellen G. White et al., Life Sketches of Ellen G. White (Mountain View, California, 1915), 221-22.) to 20,000(“White, Ellen Gould (Harmon),” Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, Commentary Reference Series, vol. 10 (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association), 1410.) could earlier have been terrified at the thought of giving her testimony in the presence of 10 or 20 people. However, that was the experience of the woman who with her husband was cofounder of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, (Ibid., 1406.) Ellen Harmon White. A sensitive child, troubled about religion, Ellen struggled against fears of being unsaved. As a teenager she experienced a dream that left her in agony, sure that the Holy Spirit had departed from her. Then, soon afterward, she dreamed that she saw Jesus; and this dream gave her hope. With the hope came a strong sense of responsibility to share the love, peace, and understanding that God had given to her. The early 1840s were the time of the Advent Movement, when the return of Christ was thought to be imminent. Ellen attended an advent meeting, as she had done often before. For the first time, when opportunity was given for Christ’s followers to share their testimony, Ellen was able to stand up and speak before the others present. She made no preparation beforehand but freely shared her experience of God’s reaching out to her in love. Soon the Harmon family, including Ellen, were dropped from membership in their Methodist church because of involvement in the Advent Movement. While this was disappointing to the Harmons, it meant that Ellen’s full energies were thrown with the Advent believers. After the great disappointment of 1844, when Jesus did not return to earth as expected, Ellen Harmon experienced her first vision, showing the spiritual journey of the Advent people and their ultimate union with Christ in heaven. About a week later, in

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