Our son is returned to us

To Whom It May Concern:

I wish to offer my testimony of the Narconon organization and the marvelous work these dedicated people do. Having been asked to give an understanding of my background, I offer the following:

My mother was the granddaughter of Dr. Willard, an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who loved the prophet Joseph Smith and was with him at Carthage when he was murdered by a mob. As a child I sat at the feet of my grandfather many times to hear stories his father told him about his good friend, Joseph Smith. With an unbending testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I served a full time mission and was 2nd counselor to the mission president.

After being sealed to a choice companion in the temple, we have enjoyed bringing six lovely children into the world; I have been called to four high councils in the LDS Church, three stake presidencies, served twice as a bishop and once as a stake president. As chairman of the Denver Temple District, with a membership of 84,000 people, I was responsible for the site selection, zoning, preparation, and daily observed the construction of the Denver Temple. I was released as stake president to serve in the first Denver Temple presidency.

Five of our children lived very straight moral LDS lives --- which has included temple marriages for each and full time missions for three boys and one girl. We now adore eighteen happy grandchildren who are all active in the church.

One of our children, our youngest son, got involved with liquor, Nicotine, and drugs early in junior high school. For ten years we struggled with this terrible experience. Satan had total control. We were on our knees continually and attended the temple weekly, placing his name on the temple rolls. By the time he had reached college age, we had to ask him to leave our house and make his own way. We would love him always but could not contribute financially to his downfall nor allow him to destroy the spirit in our home.

When he finally discovered that he could not support his habits by working four jobs and trying to get an education, and after a short stay in jail, he woke us up in the middle of the night and asked for a blessing. He said that he wanted to go on a mission (being the only one in five generations not to do so weighed heavily) but that he needed and finally wanted our help.

We had a friend, Dr. Fila, who has studied Drug Addiction and rehabilitation for many years. We followed his advice and took our son to Narconon in Newport Beach. After three months at Narconon he was free from all addiction but the nicotine habit.

He was so committed to his Narconon experience that he accepted employment with them. With the loving help of a family friend, who was a bishop in the area, he was able to overcome all of his problems including the nicotine. After two years of hard work, he received the mission call that had become all important to him. This past March he was honorably released from that mission.

Our son is returned to us -- he is his old, loving self and now goes to the University of Utah full time. What a thrill it was for our family to have all six children seated with their mother and me in the temple prior to his mission and again upon his return.

We cannot say enough good about Narconon. They saved our son’s life. We now receive calls on a regular basis from people who are looking for answers. The staff at Narconon are dedicated only to saving the lives of those in trouble. We are so convinced that the Narconon experience is the answer to eliminating substance abuse through their unique sweat program where weeks on end are spent in a sauna. This is the key. Without this portion of the program, drug addicts never rid themselves of the drugs stored in the fatty tissues of the body. We think this is vital.

I believe that the program is divinely inspired and would strongly recommend it to anyone.

Sincerely,
J.B.