Based on Ellen White's writings, here are things we can do on the Sabbath: 1. Worship and Spiritual Activities: - Attend worship services and study God's word. - Spend time in prayer, meditation, and singing praises. - Teach children about God, using nature and the Bible. 2. Enjoy Nature and Family: - Take walks in nature, appreciating God's creation. - Have spiritual conversations with family, especially children, about God's works. 3. Acts of Mercy and Necessity: - Care for the sick and suffering. - Help those in need and relieve suffering. 4. Rest and Simplicity: - Rest from regular work and business. - Eat simple meals and avoid heavy eating to keep the mind clear for spiritual things. 5. Preparation and Reverence: - Prepare for the Sabbath on Friday so that secular work and distractions are set aside. - Avoid worldly conversations, business matters, and secular activities. 6. Service: - Engage in service to others, both in the home and church. - Share spiritual encouragement and help others grow in faith. Summary: The Sabbath is to be a day of rest, worship, spiritual growth, family togetherness, acts of mercy, and enjoying God's creation. It is not a day for secular work, business, or worldly pleasure, but for drawing closer to God and blessing others. References: - White, E. G. (1903). Education, p. 251.1. - White, E. G. (1900). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, pp. 353.4, 355.3, 359.1, 359.2, 360.1, 361.3, 361.5, 362.1. - White, E. G. (1870). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 2, p. 584.2, 702.1. - White, E. G. (1890). Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 307.3. - White, E. G. (1896). Steps to Jesus, p. 74.2. - White, E. G. (1877). Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. 1, p. 226.1. - White, E. G. (1878). The Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. 3, p. 254.1. - White, E. G. (1898). The Desire of Ages, p. 207.2. - White, E. G. (1892). Gospel Workers (1892), p. 207. If you would like specific quotations or more details from any of these sources, just let me know!

Certainly! Here are specific quotations from Ellen White's writings about things we can do on the Sabbath: 1. **Enjoying Nature and Teaching Children:** - “We can walk out with them in the open air; we can sit with them in the groves and in the bright sunshine, and give their restless minds something to feed upon by conversing with them upon the works of God, and can inspire them with love and reverence by calling their attention to the beautiful objects in nature.” (2T 584.2) - “Happy the father and mother who can teach their children God's written word with illustrations from the open pages of the book of nature; who can gather under the green trees, in the fresh, pure air, to study the word and to sing the praise of the Father above.” (Ed 251.1) 2. **Worship and Spiritual Activities:** - “On this day He will in a special manner bless all who consecrate themselves to His service.” (6T 361.5) - “The demands upon God are even greater upon the Sabbath than upon other days. His people then leave their usual employment, and spend the time in meditation and worship.” (DA 207.2) - “All through the week we are to have the Sabbath in mind and be making preparation to keep it according to the commandment. We are not merely to observe the Sabbath as a legal matter. We are to understand its spiritual bearing upon all the transactions of life.” (6T 353.4) 3. **Acts of Mercy and Necessity:** - “God has given men six days wherein to labor, and He requires that their own work be done in the six working days. Acts of necessity and mercy are permitted on the Sabbath, the sick and suffering are at all times to be cared for; but unnecessary labor is to be strictly avoided.” (PP 307.3) - “The sick and suffering require care and attention upon the Sabbath, as well as upon the other six days of the week; and it may be necessary for their comfort to prepare warm food and drinks upon the Sabbath. In such instances, it is no violation of the fourth commandment to make them as comfortable as possible. The great Lawgiver is a God of compassion, as well as of justice.” (1SP 226.1) 4. **Rest and Simplicity:** - “The Sabbath of the Lord is a day of rest from labor; and the diet upon that day should be more simple, and partaken of in less quantities, than upon the six laboring days, because we do not have that exercise upon the Sabbath that we have upon the other days of the week.” (1SP 226.1) - “Heaven's work never ceases, and we should never rest from doing good. Our own work the law forbids us to do on the rest day of the Lord. The toil for a livelihood must cease; no labor for worldly pleasure or profit is lawful upon that day. But the Sabbath is not to be spent in useless inactivity. As God ceased from His labor of creating, and rested upon the Sabbath, so we are to rest. He bids us lay aside our daily occupations, and devote those sacred hours to healthful rest, to worship, and to holy deeds.” (SJ 74.2) 5. **Preparation and Reverence:** - “On Friday let the preparation for the Sabbath be completed. See that all the clothing is in readiness and that all the cooking is done. Let the boots be blacked and the baths be taken. It is possible to do this. If you make it a rule you can do it. The Sabbath is not to be given to the repairing of garments, to the cooking of food, to pleasure seeking, or to any other worldly employment. Before the setting of the sun let all secular work be laid aside and all secular papers be put out of sight.” (6T 355.3) 6. **Service:** - “Both in the home and in the church a spirit of service is to be manifested. He who gave us six days for our temporal work has blessed and sanctified the seventh day and set it apart for Himself. On this day He will in a special manner bless all who consecrate themselves to His service.” (6T 361.5) 7. **Avoiding Worldly Activities:** - “We should not do ourselves, nor suffer our children to do any manner of our own work for a livelihood, or anything which could have been done on the six working days. ... God requires not only that we refrain from physical labor upon the Sabbath, but that the mind be disciplined to dwell upon sacred themes. By conversing upon worldly things, or by engaging in light and trifling conversation, we virtually transgress the fourth commandment.” (GW92 207; 2T 702.1) If you need more quotations or details on a specific aspect, let me know! **References:** - White, E. G. (1871). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 2, p. 584.2. - White, E. G. (1903). Education, p. 251.1. - White, E. G. (1900). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, pp. 353.4, 355.3, 361.5. - White, E. G. (1898). The Desire of Ages, p. 207.2. - White, E. G. (1890). Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 307.3. - White, E. G. (1870). The Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. 1, p. 226.1. - White, E. G. (1896). Steps to Jesus, p. 74.2. - White, E. G. (1892). Gospel Workers (1892), p. 207. - White, E. G. (1871). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 2, p. 702.1.