The teachings of Christian Science have enabled me to place a greater value on understanding immortal Life and its purpose; on divine Love and its redemptive mission. Science has also answered the many questions that puzzled me as a teenager, especially these two: "What is life?" and "Where do I fit into this continuing process of circumstances and situations?" The answers did not all come at once, but as soon as I resolved to seek them by turning to God through Christian Science, it was as if the same angel that spoke to Daniel centuries ago was present speaking to me, saying (Dan. 10: 12), "Fear not, . . . for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words."
For many years I attended a Christian Science Sunday School, and I knew within me that only through obedience to the rules of Science and an understanding of God would life's mysteries be explained. Through the ensuing years, the study of Science has gradually opened chinks to let in spiritual light for me. It has revealed the truth of being, giving me answers to my questions in ways I could understand and cherish within my heart. Science really established what I believed but was not absolutely sure of.
After I'd married and moved away from home, I began to attend a local branch Church of Christ, Scientist. I felt I was really making progress. The genuine love and encouragement of the church members enveloped me. This was sufficient to stir me to make my own discovery of this Science. I was welcomed into membership of the branch church, and I also joined The Mother Church and took class instruction in Christian Science—all within three years.
