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"Will you sign my application for membership?" Does your heart leap at the opportunity to help someone apply for membership in The Mother Church? In the Manual of The Mother Church, Mary Baker Eddy gives every member this privilege: "Only members of The Mother Church are qualified to approve for membership individuals who are known to them to be Christians, and faithful, loyal students of the textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( Art. VI, Sect.

"Taking Church whenever I go" "I see more that one cannot really separate Church from life, or Church from the job one does or from the family, that Church is really a state of being within my own consciousness. I'm quite active in the high school where our son is going.

Those who've been praying and healing with Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures for decades, as well as those just beginning to make their .

"I've had a wonderful healing through prayer, but I can't write up a testimony because three members of The Mother Church didn't witness it—right?" Don't jump to conclusions! It is important that testifiers provide verification from three people who have firsthand experience confirming a healing. So, whenever possible, do provide their verifications for our records.

Annual Meeting 1993 "The fact remains, that the textbook of Christian Science is transforming the universe. " Miscellaneous Writings, p.

The Journal is in a very real way a "distribution center" for healing ideas and contributions. Subscribing and sharing, one reader can literally help to feed another.

If you're interested in serving as a contact in an area where there is no branch church activity, we would be happy to hear from you. Contacts volunteer their time to correspond and talk with those newly interested in Christian Science.

If you've moved, give us a call! It's easy for members of The Mother Church to update their member records by phone. Whenever you have a change of address, remember to let the Clerk's Office know by calling: 1 (800) 288-7155, ext.

Mother Church membership—a global healing ministry All around the world, people are discovering the spiritual power and joy of membership in The Mother Church. One member wrote us: " I was always searching for a church [that] really meant what [it said].

We welcome readers to submit convincing testimonies of Christian Science healing for publication. These accounts should be concise and persuasive, demonstrating clearly that Christian Science heals.