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IN MY EARLY YEARS it
was difficult for me to accept the message
of being redeemed by the blood of Jesus. I
was constantly on a quest for truth. I
searched in many libraries for books that
might give me what I wanted and needed. On
the radio, Preston Bradley in Chicago came
the nearest to imparting the truth I was
seeking.
In 1925 I went to the
Chicago Institute of Research and Diagnosis
on Diversey Parkway for a complete physical
examination. One appointment was with the
co-owner, Dr. William Sadler, for a
psychological test. He asked me many
questions regarding my thoughts and
desires. The question about religious
beliefs was, “Do you believe in a Creator?”
The conversation led to truth. I mentioned
that I would like to be closed in a room to
read and read until I found the truth I was
looking for. I remember the doctor’s face as
I said this. He seemed to have a satisfied
spark in his eyes and he nodded his head up
and down. Not long after that I received a
note in the mail inviting me to attend a
Sunday meeting called the Forum at the
Sadler home.
One Sunday I persuaded my
husband to attend a meeting with me to see
what it was about. As we ascended the stairs
of the building at 533 Diversey Parkway, my
husband made the remark, “You will never get
me down here again.” We were greeted by Dr.
Lena Sadler, the doctor’s wife, who said,
“These beings told us to build the
scaffolding; they would do the rest.”
When the meeting opened we
were fortunate to hear Paper 1, “The
Universal Father.” I was astounded. Never
had I realized that we could be told so much
about God. All the following week I was
remembering little snatches of what I had
heard about our heavenly Father, his love
and mercy. I had found what I had been
searching for.
The following Sunday my
husband Roy was preparing to go to the
meeting with no thought of what he had said
the week before about never going again. Our
lives were changed from that time on. And,
for over sixty years, I have endeavored to
be a faithful disseminator of the Urantia
teachings. |
