Betty:

          I got into Scientology when I was 19. I came from a family that was warm and although not rich we had most stuff we needed. My dad worked for many years with one company and sometimes worked extra jobs. I spent most time with my mom and we got along great. (She is the artist in our family). At the time I got into Scientology my boyfriend had moved to Toronto and become a Scientologist and asked me to join him. I was a bit leery as I did not know what it was and was skeptical. I decide to check it out and see what it was. I wasn't particularly open to the idea but I figured I would ask some questions. I'm very much a "what you see is what you get" kind of person so on my first evening at the Church I asked a lot of questions. They were answered to my satisfaction. I then decide to do a short communication course (as this was an area of difficulty in my opinion) to see if it worked. On the second day of the course I pretty well overcame a huge barrier in communication. I was every excited to say the least. This was great, this actually worked.

          In my time in Scientology since then it has been the same. No one asks you to simply believe what you read but to apply it and, if it is true for you, it is then true. I have done many courses and receive much counseling all on the same basis of seeing the proof in the pudding.

          I can tell you of a specific physical thing I was able to handle in my counseling. I had child rheumatism for a long time. I was now 19 and it was not going away. Every time it would rain I would have very bad pain in my legs. In addressing this area we were able to trace it back to when I was 5 I had been hit by a car on a rainy day and from there on out when it rained I had pain in my legs. Once it was handled (as described in the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health) I no longer had pain. I am now 36 and this has not come back.

          My cousin and best friend in the world died when I was 16 years old in a car crash. This had a devastating effect on me and when anything reminded me of her (songs especially) I would cry and feel down for days. Years later this was not fading but becoming more of a problem because I would have liked to think of her and smile and remember good things without this constant negative cloud over her memories. Again in counseling I was able to take care of this so that now I think of her and smile and laugh at some of the things we did and talk to others about her. When I do this I'm not just suppressing grief and putting on a happy face, the grief is gone, it's not there. There are no negative emotions connected to her at all. I can now truly remember her as things were and in that way still have her here with me.

          These are but a few of the gains I've had but especially the last one is dear to my heart.

Tony:

          As a businessman I can say that I went from handling my own sphere of influence while working at various jobs prior to being involved in Scientology to handling much more than I dreamed possible. Having learned basic principles of Scientology I now manage 125 people through various levels of management and have great success with it. I had always felt my ability was far greater than I was utilizing in my younger years and I feel satisfied that I have had the chance to fulfill my potential.