When I was a small girl, a relative spoke to my parents of Christian Science. Although they did not accept Science, the talk made a deep impression on me. Later when I was grown and married, I saw the King James Bible and the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, on a friend's table. I looked at them and immediately knew that Christian Science was the religion I wanted. The next Sunday I went to a Church of Christ, Scientist, and soon enrolled our three children in the Sunday School. I also began to study the weekly Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly.
Six months after beginning the study of Science I suddenly became ill. We were on vacation in a hotel. My husband called for a doctor, who decided that I had a sudden attack of kidney pelvis inflammation. A diet and several medical treatments were prescribed. I had had this condition before. After the doctor left, I knew I would rely on Christian Science. At my request, my husband asked a local Christian Science practitioner to help me through prayer. He explained that I would rely completely on Christian Science for healing. The practitioner agreed to take the case, and the doctor was told of my decision.
I felt happy to be able to prove for myself that Christian Science is the truth. I made an effort to sit up in bed and sing. In Science and Health I read (p.390): "When the first symptoms of disease appear, dispute the testimony of the material senses with divine Science. Let your higher sense of justice destroy the false process of mortal opinions which you name law, and then you will not be confined to a sick-room nor laid upon a bed of suffering in payment of the last farthing, the last penalty demanded by error." These sentences led me to a more spiritualized way of reasoning. Especially helpful was the allegory on pages 430-442.
