(Clearwisdom.net) My mother-in-law started practicing Falun Gong when she was 80 years old. At that time she had all kinds of illnesses. She had a fractured bone in one of her legs. Although it had been treated, she still could not walk, and at times it was too painful for her to endure. But what made her suffer the most was that she had lost two sons, one after another, and she lost her spouse. One can imagine her state of mind. Those huge mental blows made her lose her courage to live, and she thought of committing suicide. At that moment I took her to my home and talked to her, little by little, about my personal experiences before and after I started practicing Falun Gong. (I also started practicing Falun Gong when I was experiencing family tribulations.) I told her about the huge changes in my mental and physical states. After this, with a thought of giving it a try, she started practicing Falun Gong.

Because she did not go to school and could not read the Falun Gong book, I had her listen to the audio tapes of Master's Fa lectures in Jinan. She listened intently, and the more she listened, the more she felt that Falun Dafa is good. After she learned the five sets of exercises, she practiced the exercises diligently. At the beginning she could not stand; so she did the first four exercises while sitting. She was able to finish the second exercise. For the fifth exercise, because she could not sit in the lotus position, she sat with her injured leg stretched out while doing the exercise. In general, after she started practicing Falun Gong, she was diligent in listening to the Fa and doing the exercises. When Master purified her body she understood what was happening. She felt relaxed and all her illnesses disappeared. She enjoyed the feeling of no illness, which she had not felt in many years.

Some time later, when my mother-in-law was listening to a Fa lecture, her tape player often jammed. She was anxious about it, but she could not figure out the reason for it. My xinxing was not high enough at the time and I only asked her to look inside for the reason. I told her that to further improve herself, she must stand up to do the exercises and that she needed to sit in the full lotus position for the fifth exercise. She listened and made more strict demands of herself. Gradually, she was able to achieve this.

However, for some time after that, her tape player still often jammed, and it was becoming more frequent. I could not figure out the reason for it, and I asked Master for help. One morning, she found a small white piece of gravel in her blanket, and she put the small piece of gravel on the table. However, the small piece of gravel disappeared in a flash. She felt strange and told me about it. I suddenly came to understand that this was a hint from Master. I perceived that Master was giving her a hint to learn to read the Fa. At the time she said, "I do not know how to read; so how can I read the Fa?" I said that Master had given her the hint, and she could do it. After that, she held up the Dafa book and started reading the Fa.

She was able to read the book by herself, and she further experienced the supernormal power and the miracles of Dafa. She treasured Dafa even more. At the beginning, it took her several months to read Zhuan Falun once. Later she read through Zhuan Falun once a week. Except when she was eating or sleeping, she was always learning the Fa and sending forth righteous thoughts, She persistently did the five exercises every day. She eventually was able to stand for the first four exercises, and she was able to do the fifth exercise while sitting in the single lotus position for one hour.

Because she sincerely read the Fa, did the exercises, and conducted herself according to the standards of Dafa, her xinxing achieved significant improvement and she gradually let go of her attachment to sentimentality. She did not focus too much on her deceased relatives. She understood, based on the Fa, that everyone has their own fate and everything has its related cause and effect.

Her physical condition also significantly changed. Prior to practicing Falun Gong, she could not walk. However, after practicing, she started walking. Later, she not only could walk by herself, but she could also help me do some light housework. She even cooked me a meal of noodles on my birthday. Her facial color looked healthy. Her gray hair was turning black. After seeing all of this, and watching her read the book to learn the Fa, my husband and daughter came to believe in the miraculous supernormal power of Dafa. They also started defending and supporting Dafa. My mother-in-law showed her determination and expressed that she wanted to follow Master and cultivate Dafa to completion.

The miracles that occurred for my elderly mother-in-law are another validation of Dafa. The huge changes in her mental and physical states have caused a very big reaction around us. One time the 610 Office personnel came to my work unit to harass me. The unit manager spoked righteously and sternly, "This over 80-year-old lady with a fractured leg, through practicing Falun Gong, can stand up now. Her gray hair turned black, and her eyes are shining. In the past she cried all the time, and now her mind is open and bright, with a smile on her face. In light of these facts, who can defame Falun Gong?" These words made the 610 Office personnel speechless, and they nodded their heads in agreement.

Seeing the changes in my mother-in-law, her youngest daughter also started practicing Falun Gong. Her granddaughter in her eldest daughter's family had a carcinoma in her uterus; the whole family did not know what to do. After seeing the miracles of Dafa, and with the thought of refusing to give up her hope to live, her granddaughter also started practicing Falun Gong. Several years have passed, and her cancer has disappeared. The whole family is very grateful to Dafa and Master and is thankful for the miracles of Dafa.

For several years, although she had only a meager income, my mother-in-law has contributed several thousand yuan to aid fellow practitioners in making truth-clarification materials. In her words, "Fellow practitioners are working very hard. Making truth-clarification materials requires money. We cannot do much to help with this effort, but we can do our best to help with some money."

After having practiced Falun Gong for several years, my mother-in-law told me that in her childhood her mother had taken her to see fortune tellers. One old man with the last name Du said that she would have a very rough life, but when she was old, she would encounter a very fortunate thing. For decades she could not figure out what the fortunate thing would be. She said, "Now I understand that the most fortunate thing in my life is that in my old age I obtained the Fa. Otherwise, to live would have been worse than dying for me. I really feel from the bottom of my heart that Falun Dafa is good. Thanks to Master, and thanks to Dafa!"