(Minghui.org) Shortly after I married, my mother-in-law started to practice Falun Gong. Even though she was illiterate, I noticed that she was able to read the book Zhuan Falun soon after she started the practice.
After the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 1999, my mother-in-law remained firm in her belief. She would get up in the middle of the night to do the exercises and study the Fa.
However, we believed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) lies about Falun Gong, and stopped our financial support to her. She borrowed money from others to travel to Beijing during the winter to appeal for the right to practice her belief.
I was not aware of what she did in Beijing or why she was so firm about her practice. When she was arrested I was persuaded to try and force her to give up her belief. But she would not give up, and just looked at us with kindness in her eyes.
She was taken to a prison, while the police convinced us to give them her Falun Gong books and materials. While in prison my mother-in-law was tortured to death.
Doing bad things will lead to retribution, and that's what happened to me. Even though I was a young woman, I had many ailments.
I became too weak to work, and began to think about Falun Gong. Why was my mother-in-law so firm in her belief even when beaten in prison? And why did my sisters become practitioners after the persecution started?
I decided to go to my hometown to visit my sisters. They gave me the book Zhuan Falun, and encouraged me to finish reading it in one sitting. I did as suggested and began to understand what Falun Gong was and why my mother-in-law believed in it so strongly. I became a practitioner too.
It didn't take long before I was healthy and had a baby. I know Master brought her to my family to attain the Fa. Today the child can recite many of Master's poems. She believes in the Fa and Master, even when she doesn't feel well. She once had a stomachache, fever and was vomiting. We sent forth righteous thoughts for her, and all her symptoms disappeared the next day.
I once came down with symptoms of a cold. I had chills and my teeth were chattering. Then I became hot and had cramps. I believed in Master and knew that I'd be fine. I sent forth righteous thoughts. My sister encouraged me to do the exercises with her. Soon after we finished the first exercise I began to feel much better.
When I opened Zhuan Falun, I was drawn to Lecture Six. I read the chapter with my sister and realized that I had the attachment of lust. After sending forth righteous thoughts to clear these human notions, I recovered completely. It made me believe in the Fa and Master more firmly.
As a practitioner during the Fa-rectification period, I need to cultivate more diligently. I arrange my time carefully every day. I tell others about Falun Gong, do the exercises and study the Fa.