Inasmuch as my mother was a...

Inasmuch as my mother was a student of Christian Science before I was born, I was blessed by an early training that was in accord with its teachings, and I enjoyed the privilege of attending the Christian Science Sunday School. I experienced the healing power of God many times.

However, while still in my teens I entered a profession which necessitated traveling. Eventually, I realized I had been estranged from the pure teachings of Christian Science. I had acquired the habits of social drinking and smoking and embraced many worldly opinions. I also began to experience limitations and discords in my experience.

One day in 1947, while under the care of a psychiatrist and in a desperate situation mentally and physically, I asked God for help in my extremity. Some words of Mrs. Eddy's from Science and Health came to my consciousness, and I was led to get out my copy of the book. I began to read it straight through and to attend the services of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist.

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