Published in, The Gospel of God’s Love, page 373, continued from Helen:
…”After awhile I commenced to think that I must be deceived in my sight and hearing, and was still on earth, and that I needed only my body again to know that I was still a mortal. Some time elapsed before I really became conscious that I was a spirit and was not on earth; for when I tried to talk to you, you would not listen to me, but turned away, as if you did not see or hear me. After a short time your parents came to me again, and tried to persuade me that I must not continue in my belief that I was still of earth, but must believe that I was in spirit life, and needed only the things of the spirit world to make me contented.
“I was so very fortunate in having your dear parents and grandmother welcome me when I passed over. If they had not received me, I do not know to what condition of fear and distraction I might have been subjected. No spirit can learn the truth of the change unless in some way helped by others.
“When you come over I will be there to receive you and love you so that you will never have to go through the period of doubt that I did. Your father is also waiting to receive you; and in fact, all your spirit band have agreed that when you come you will have nothing to fear for want of help and love.
“I first saw my parents after I had commenced to believe that I was a spirit. When I saw them they did not know me; they thought I was still in the body, and that they were still on earth (they had not yet awakened to the fact that they were spirits). They were very unhappy, and it took considerable talking to make them believe that they were spirits and not mortals. My father was more easily convinced than was my mother, for he commenced sooner to recall that when death comes, the spirit must go to God who gave it. My mother would not believe so soon, for she continued to think that she was with her acquaintances on earth, and that they were not treating her very courteously, for when she spoke to them, they would not answer.” To be continued…