1. God’s call of an individual to the prophetic office does not remedy all of that person’s shortcomings. His background and education remain unaltered. God makes the best possible use of what there is to work with. APAY 349.1
2. Ellen White’s early writings reveal the same strength and clarity as do the later ones, but she used other persons to help her with the mechanics of spelling, punctuation, and grammar in preparing manuscripts for publication. APAY 349.2
3. Those who assisted her in no way altered the thought of her expression, and made only minor changes necessary for mechanical accuracy. APAY 349.3
4. All matter on which her literary assistants had done any work was returned to Mrs. White for her reading and approval. APAY 349.4
5. Mrs. White explained fully the work of her assistants, including that of her son, W. C. White. APAY 349.5