It was my privilege to attend the Christian Science Sunday School from the time I was a small child. I am glad that my parents saw the wisdom of regular attendance. Although I felt then that I did not understand all that was taught, I realized later that as a result of what I learned there I experienced a great sense of freedom from fear and was never even tempted to smoke or drink. When I was nineteen I began the faithful study of the Lesson-Sermons, and Christian Science soon became clear and logical to me. Happiness replaced unhappiness in my experience. A sense of freshness replaced constant fatigue, so that I was able to carry a heavy university schedule with less than my usual amount of sleep. An inferiority complex vanished when my Sunday School teacher showed me that I must respect myself because I was in reality God's image and likeness. During this time it was also a wonderful experience to take part in the activities of the Christian Science Organization at the university.
The next year, I joined The Mother Church and a branch church, and two years later had the inspiring experience of class instruction from a consecrated teacher, a blessing for which I never cease to be grateful.
At the time my mother passed on, grief was completely destroyed when I sang this passage from one of the hymns in the (Christian Science Hymnal No. 51):
