Testimonies of Healing

People sometimes wonder how children are given proper care in the homes of Christian Scientists. I grew up in such a home and have raised four children of my own in accord with its teachings.

My father's mother turned to Christian Science at a time of family tragedy and physical need. She was healed and became one of the first students of Science in the Wyoming area.

In 1949, when I was a young mother of three, we moved to a farming community. The nearest Christian Science church was one hundred miles away.

I have been a student of Christian Science for more than fifty years and have had many convincing proofs of its efficacy when it has been understood and rightly applied. When Science was first presented to me, I gladly accepted it because it was what I had been seeking for many years.

In my over twenty years as a college and university student, faculty member, and now college president, I have been able to conquer many apparently insurmountable obstacles through the application of the teachings of Christ Jesus as seen in the light of Christian Science. This testimony is written to express my gratitude for these proofs and the accompanying spiritual growth as well as to encourage others in their efforts to better their education.

I have had many healings through an understanding of God. Some problems have been more challenging to overcome, but I have always been blessed by relying firmly on spiritual truth until thought has been enlightened and the bodily condition has yielded as a natural result.

Recently a problem was solved in my life that, in a tangible way, helped reaffirm for me God's control of our lives. Being a lifelong Christian Scientist, I have seen the effects of the application of this teaching in outstanding ways.

The guidance and love of my mother, Sunday School teachers, and Christian Science practitioners provided a firm spiritual foundation to build on while I was growing up. But it was not until I had reached adulthood and had children of my own that I truly realized Christian Science is not a religion one inherits; it is the means to expressing Life fully, which can be progressively demonstrated through individual effort.

A Christian Science practitioner introduced this system of healing to my parents with a simple request: "Tonight take your Bible and study the Lord's Prayer and the ninety-first Psalm. " At the time, my father had been told by several company doctors that he would never walk again.

The following is a practitioner-patient dialogue that addresses a subject of growing concern to society. The increasing incidence of venereal disease is a major social problem, a challenge that calls for a radical solution—a spiritual answer.