Before coming into Christian Science, I suffered from constant colds, children's diseases, sore throat, earache, accidents, and a sense of grief at being bereft of a father; also from self-pity at being the youngest member of the family. All these have been quickly and finally healed in Science, and I rejoice in the fact. During an epidemic of measles at boarding school I was perfectly protected by the aid of a practitioner. I have been healed of reliance on drugs and medicine, and of the desire for cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, through the study of Christian Science.
I came to Christian Science seeking the truth about Jesus' teachings, and needless to say I found it. When a member of a Protestant Sunday school, I asked my teacher why Christians did not obey the command of Jesus to heal the sick. She could not answer this, and I said, "Well, the Christian Scientists do." So I left that Sunday school and started attending the Christian Science Sunday School. For the patient and loving guidance which I received there, and which enabled me to solve problems of education, friendship, and supply, I can never be too thankful. Christian Science has been a wonderful help in school and college, a protection against fear and accident, an ever present help in times of grief, and a great harmonizing influence in my life. Joy has grown in my thought, and my sense of gratitude constantly improves.
For all the generous help I have received from practitioners, and for the many blessings that have come to me, among which I count the privileges of class instruction and membership in The Mother Church, I am deeply grateful.
