At intervals during my school days, and up to the time...

Nelle A. Bullard

At intervals during my school days, and up to the time of my marriage, Christian Science had been favorably brought to my notice. I did not think seriously of it, however, until I had reached a point in my life when it seemed as if I had nowhere to turn for a solution to my problems.

At this time I was visiting in my brother's home. His wife has received a wonderful healing through Christian Science and was studying it. Through curiosity I found myself reading Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy and the various pieces of literature which were at hand in the home. My sister-in-law knew I was reaching out for something beyond myself, and that my need was great, so one day she told me that she knew there was help for me in Christian Science if I felt that I could turn to it wholeheartedly. She spoke with such conviction that I began to read more diligently and from an unprejudiced standpoint. Almost at once I began to experience a sense of peace I had never known before, for I had found a logical religion.

I was absorbed for a time in this study. Then one day my thought returned to the physical difficulty which had assumed such large proportions, and I was led to go and talk to a practitioner. I shall never forget the change that took place in my consciousness that day. As I walked from the practitioner's office I felt as though I was entering upon a new existence, as indeed I was. My desire was to begin at once a systematic study of that which held out such hope. The practitioner had told me that the best way to learn more of Christian Science was to begin the daily study of the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly. I have always been grateful for having had the importance and value of the Lesson pointed out to me when I first began to study Science. The ills which had seemed so distressing faded from my experience, and I was hardly conscious of their departure.

This turning from the darkness of fear, worry, and ill-health occurred twenty years ago. There have been severe trials and many lessons to learn, but always, when the need has been the greatest, I have found divine Love very near. It has been like a journey, as one of our hymns says, "from mist and shadow into Truth's clear day." The journey is far from complete, but the pathway lies ahead, and there is much joy and happiness to anticipate.

I had Christian Science treatment when my two daughters, now grown up, were born, and no physician was present. Both of these experiences were indeed proofs of the efficacy of Science. I had gone through a very serious ordeal of childbirth before knowing of Christian Science, and the child had been stillborn. Having endured, in this experience and while under medical treatment, serious complications and after-effects, I was able to realize, after the simple and happy experience I had when relying on Christian Science, what a wonderful blessing had been mine. It was all the more wonderful, for I had been told that I could not have children, because of the previous experience. Needless to say, the girls were taught to know and love the truth, and they have a workable understanding gained through their own study.

One beautiful healing, among many, was that of my younger daughter, who had pneumonia when she was a baby of about two months. One night we realized the seriousness of the child's condition, and a practitioner was called. It seemed impossible for her to live through the night. The next morning, about ten o'clock, I became so conscious of divine Love's presence that I knew the healing had taken place and felt as though a heavy cloud had been lifted. By evening the child was normal. I often wonder how parents manage without Christian Science, and I can never be grateful enough for the blessings which have been ours.

God has meant much to me through the years, and as I recount my blessings a peace unspeakable comes to me and I long for the whole of humanity to share it. My heart is filled, as I think of our beloved Leader, facing, as the only Christian Scientist, the hatred of the world, that we might have this priceless gift. I am very grateful for the privilege of serving in the Christian Science Society in this small town, and also for the blessing of class instruction.

(Mrs.) Nelle A. Bullard, Buffalo, Wyoming.

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