When her father died, she lived to the home of Lieutenant Colonel Jørgen Meding at Toten in Oppland, where she was influenced by the pietistic movement within Lutheranism.
In 1737, she was visited by the Danish theologian Gert Hansen, who had been influenced by the teachings of John Hus and the Hussites revival.
When Gert Hansen was arrested for not having submitted his passport to the police after his arrival, she arranged a demonstration at the town hall.
Her religious activity are commonly considered to have contributed to restrictions on freedom of religion in both Norway and Denmark.
King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway issued a Royal Decree (the Conventicle Act) on January 13, 1741, which forbade future religious gatherings without the consent of Church parish priests.