When Christian Science was first presented to me and a copy of the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, was sent to me, I had no inclination to study it. Not until some years later did I decide to read the book through. Then I realized almost immediately that here was something for which I had been searching for many years. Two or three days after commencing to study, I received the first of three instantaneous healings, all of which took place within twelve months.
One day I sprained my ankle very badly; this condition had been a recurrent trouble over a number of years and usually took some time to overcome. At first I clung to some nearby railings in great pain. Then I said to myself, "Well, I suppose that if Christian Science is true, I ought to be able to do something about this."
Immediately this thought came: "You cannot take pain into the presence of God." The healing was instantaneous. All pain and lameness left me, and I remember walking down the street rejoicing and saying to myself, "Why, this thing really works!"
