However, before his death, he often told visitors with tears in his eyes, “Those years of serving Jehovah as a pioneer were the happiest years of my life. ”
Draugiem, kas neilgi pirms viņa nāves ieradās viņu apraudzīt, Ernests ar asarām acīs mēdza teikt: ” Gadi, kurus es aizvadīju, kalpojot par pionieri, bija laimīgākie gadi manā mūžā. ”