(Minghui.org) Many newcomers to Falun Dafa who took up the practice in recent years sent in greetings to celebrate the 24th World Falun Dafa Day, the 31st anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction, and the 72nd birthday of Master Li Hongzhi (the founder of Falun Dafa), which all fell on May 13, 2023.

These newer Falun Dafa practitioners all feel extremely honored and fortunate to have finally become Dafa disciples. Below are their stories.

A Beijing Resident Takes Up Falun Dafa on April 25th

A Beijing resident wrote, “On April 25 this year, I noted commotion in my apartment complex. A group of police officers and street committee members descended on the homes of Falun Dafa practitioners in the complex. I felt contempt for the ‘intruders’ for persecuting people of faith.

“After the unwelcome visitors left, I went to see one of the practitioners to ask what was going on. He told me he was harassed because today was the 24th anniversary since about 10,000 practitioners appealed outside the State Council Office of Appeals in Beijing in 1999. He showed me Minghui.org, and I saw Master’s photo and his two latest articles ‘How Humankind Came To Be’ and ‘Why Save Sentient Beings’ on the homepage. After I read the articles, I realized that my life was given by the Creator. I quit the Chinese Communist Party then and there and decided to practice Falun Dafa right away. I’ll follow Master Li to return to my true home.”

A Sichuan Man Celebrates His First World Falun Dafa Day

A man in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, said his decades-long illnesses all disappeared after he started to practice Falun Dafa a year ago. May 13 this year was his first World Falun Dafa Day as a new practitioner. He said he knew he was late in obtaining the Fa so he was making good use of his time to cultivate himself and assist Master in saving sentient beings.

Guangdong Woman Finishes Reading Zhuan Falun for the First Time

A new practitioner in Chaoyang City, Guangdong Province, said she joined a local Fa-study group after starting to practice Falun Dafa. She recently finished reading Zhuan Falun for the first time and no longer felt lost in life as she now has Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to guide her. She understood the purpose of being human is to return to one’s origin. She thanked Master for saving her.

29-Year-Old Sees Through Slanderous Propaganda

A 29-year-old man in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, said Master saved his life when he was a child. After he grew up, he was deceived by the regime’s slanderous propaganda about Falun Dafa, but Master never gave up on him. In early 2021, he finally became a Dafa practitioner. He vowed to work hard to help more people see through the regime’s lies about Dafa.

Whole Family Blessed

A married couple in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province, have been practicing Falun Dafa for four years. The husband was once declared critically ill but fully recovered thanks to Falun Dafa. Their two children believe that Falun Dafa is good. No one in the family got infected during the pandemic.

Gratitude from Five New Practitioners in Anshan City, Liaoning Province

Five people in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, wrote a greeting to thank Master Li for restoring their health and to wish him a Happy Birthday.

One practitioner said, “I’m extremely happy to have taken up Falun Dafa. I was critically ill and Master saved me from death. My mother’s high blood pressure disappeared after she began to practice Falun Dafa. Both her and my experiences made me more determined to keep up my practice of Falun Dafa.”

Another practitioner wrote, “I used to suffer severe migraines and had to take pills every day. My symptoms totally disappeared after I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2019. I firmly believe my faith is the most righteous and I will follow Master no matter how hard the path ahead may be.”

A third practitioner who also began to practice Falun Dafa in 2019 said her high blood pressure, heart disease, and phlebitis were all cured. Her once-gray hair turned dark and her blurry vision became clear.

The fourth practitioner is 58 years old. She used to be aggressive and selfish and had a really bad temper. Falun Dafa taught her to be kind and considerate, and she was able to break her bad habits.

The fifth practitioner said she gained a new outlook on life after taking up Falun Dafa. She was able to take lightly many things that used to grate on her mind. She is much happier now.

Elderly Man Recovers from Infectious Diseases

A Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province, man in his 70s said he tested positive for COVID-19 and later influenza A during the latest outbreak of the pandemic. He was in extreme pain, and his wife, a practitioner, urged him to practice Falun Dafa. He heeded her advice and gradually recovered.

Greetings from Others

Greetings from the following places were also received:

Zhengzhou City in Henan ProvinceChangzhou City and Nanjing City in Jiangsu ProvinceChicheng County, Gaoyi County, Qu County, Wei County, and Laishui County in Hebei ProvinceChengdu City, Meishan City, and Shifang City in Sichuan ProvinceChangchun City, Tonghua City, and Siping City in Jilin ProvinceBenxi County, Dandong City, and Fushun City in Liaoning ProvinceQingdao City in Shandong ProvinceThe Rongchang District in ChongqingThe Shijingshan District in BeijingMeizhou City in Guangdong Province