- March 12th, 1995 – Sunday. Quito, Ecuador …” Tonight Elder Norris started telling us an experience he had with the Sons of Perdition. A little girl was possessed by 6 demons and was talking with their voices. They had a baptism where Satan did all that he could to impede it. I won’t go into details just write a few parts. The demons talked with the missionaries. The demons said that they knew each and every one of the missionaries. They knew them from the grand council in heaven. They said a few things that made some missionaries mad, and what they said they could have only said if they knew them. The demons couldn’t leave with the power of the Priesthood that these Elders had because the sister of the girl possessed, She was playing the Ouija board and making contracts with Satan. Well, the Elders had a lot more scary experiences, even to the point where twice Elder Constantine was almost stabbed (by a knife & screwdriver) by the sister who was playing the Ouija board.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
- March 12th, 1995 – Sunday. Quito, Ecuador …” Satan and his angels blind us, confuse us, and give us a feeling of emptiness. The air around us feels dry and creepy, and Satan tries to give you feelings of comfort. Bologna! The Spirit on the other hand is the opposite. A feeling of surety, of comfort, and of love. When you’re in a room, you don’t feel alone but you have no worries or confusion.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
- March 12th, 1995 – Sunday. Quito, Ecuador …” I need to focus 100% on my mission on earth. It’s so urgent. I’ve had a few experiences that I now realize were Satan. At Ricks College, more at the time when I had sent in my papers for the mission, I would take a lot of naps. Baseball would tire me out. During these naps, I would have horrible dreams, with me fighting Satan (himself) in my dreams. He was such an ugly figure and screamed and looked like a Beast. I would try to wake up from my sleep, but at times couldn’t. I would be awake mentally, but I just couldn’t open my eyes or talk. It was as if someone was holding my tongue. I would try calling Leroy or Jeremy Bowman but I just couldn’t. When I finally would wake up I would be so tired I would fall right back to sleep and repeat the whole pattern. At the time I had these same “Evil” feelings around me but I ignored them. Now I know that it was Satan. He is for real, and didn’t want me on my mission.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
- March 12th, 1995 – Sunday. Quito, Ecuador …” If I’m going to have an encounter with Satan, I need to be prepared. The spiritual war is still going on. When we sin, Satan wins that battle, when we decide not to, and we find the escape route (1 Corinthians 10:13) then the Lord (us) we win the battle. Satan won’t win the war, that’s a given. It’s up to us individually to win these battles. These battles don’t affect the Lord or his “victory” he will have over Satan, but rather these battles are for the salvation of each person. We need to win these battles, and save ourselves so we’re on the Lord’s side.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
- “December 11th, 1994 – Sunday – 5:30pm. Puyo Ecuador…Wow. today in the chapel I’ve never felt like this before. Man, the spirit was not there. People were arguing, teaching false doctrine, and being noisy, rowdy, etc. After church, members were asking if the meeting could be cut from 3 to 2 hours. They were arguing over an activity. Man, I realized how hard Satan is working on Puyo. I think that today’s dedication in Pelileo had to do with it. Satan’s angels saw they couldn’t be this chapel in Pelileo so they all came here to Puyo.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
- “There are two influences in the world today and have been from the beginning. One is an influence that is constructive, that radiates happiness, and that builds character. The other influence is one that destroys, turns men into demons, tears down, and discourages. We are all susceptible to both. The one comes from our Heavenly Father and the other comes from the source of evil that has been in the world from the beginning seeking to bring about the destruction of the human family.” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, 2010, Page 9
- “A man once said to me—or remarked in a place where I happened to be—“Why these people here seem to think I am full of the devil, but I am not.” And I said to him, “My brother, did you ever know anybody that was full of the devil and knew it?” That is one of the tricks of the devil: To get possession of you and keep you from knowing it. And that is one of our difficulties.” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, 2010, Page 11
- 2 Nephi 24:12…How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! Art thou cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations!