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Ellen White did not directly address the specific question of marital intimacy on the Sabbath in the provided documents. The excerpts that mention both marriage and the Sabbath focus on their divine origin and sacred nature, but do not provide explicit counsel on this particular aspect of married life. The documents do establish that both marriage and the Sabbath are divine institutions given by God at creation. Ellen White wrote that "In the beginning when the Sabbath law was given, the marriage law was also given. It was then that God bestowed on man His two great gifts,—the Sabbath as a day of rest, and woman as a help-meet" (BEcho August 28, 1899, par. 4). This parallel establishment shows that both institutions are sacred and ordained by God. Regarding Sabbath observance, the documents emphasize that the day is to be kept "pure and holy" (MM 215.2) and that God's command is clear: "In it, thou shalt not do any work" (MM 215.2). The focus in these writings is on avoiding secular business, commercial activity, and "own pleasure" that would detract from the sacred nature of the day. However, the provided documents do not contain specific instruction about the appropriateness or inappropriateness of marital intimacy on the Sabbath. This appears to be a topic where Ellen White either did not write explicitly, or such writings are not included in the documents available here. Without clear, direct counsel from her on this specific question, I cannot provide a definitive answer based on these sources. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White teach about proper Sabbath observance and activities? • How did Ellen White counsel married couples regarding their relationship and duties to one another? • What principles did she give for understanding what constitutes appropriate Sabbath keeping? --- 📚 **55 passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Sex+with+spouse+on+sabbath)