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The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not.

Ellen G. White

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Ellen G. White
Age: 87 †
Born: 1827
Born: November 26
Died: 1915
Died: July 16
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Theologian
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Gorham
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Ellen Gould Harmon
Ellen Gould White
Mother
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Countenance
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