The Girl Who Wrote It Down Before She Understood

On February 7, 1837, sixteen-year-old Florence Nightingale sat in her family's parlor in Hampshire, England, and heard what she could only describe as the voice of God. She wrote it in her diary that very evening — four short words: "God spoke to me." But she had no idea what He was asking. Her wealthy family expected her to marry well and manage a fine household.…