A Day That Changed Her Life

A YOUNG woman from Arizona, U.S.A., said that she had been a churchgoer but had become disillusioned with religion. She finally told God in prayer: “I’m not going to any more churches. I’m going to live my life the best I know how, and I will try to be a good person.”

The woman explained what happened later: “My aunt telephoned and said that she would be in the area to attend a special assembly day of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She asked whether she and my cousins could spend the night at my apartment. And she asked: ‘Would you like to go with us?’ I remember my reply: ‘Why not? I have nothing better to do.’ My interest in religion was nearly dead.

“I was always told to be cautious of Jehovah’s Witnesses. So during the assembly, I remember being very observant. Yet, there was no mystery regarding what was being said about God’s original purpose to have a paradise earth and that God’s purpose hadn’t changed. I sat there with this warm feeling as I observed families sitting together and displaying such a spirit of unity. I bowed my head and quietly asked God: ‘Is this the truth? Is this what I’ve been searching for?’

“As I left that day, I watched people hugging and kissing good-​bye with smiles that lit up the place. I could see in their faces that there wasn’t a doubt in their mind or heart about their belief and about who Jehovah is and what he has done for them. From that day on, I started to attend the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and haven’t stopped since. The following special assembly day, in 1988, I publicly symbolized my dedication to Jehovah by water baptism and became a part of this beautiful family.”

If you would like to learn more about the beliefs and activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses, please contact them at their local Kingdom Hall, or write to the address nearest you listed on page 5.

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A warm family feeling pervades the large gatherings of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as seen here in Russia