(Minghui.org) The following is a sharing from an elderly Dafa practitioner, who explained the facts at her granddaughter’s engagement banquet about Falun Gong and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of the spiritual practice. Thanks to her active truth-clarification efforts over the years, only a few people at the banquet didn’t already know the truth. When she suggested they quit the Party, they agreed as she had hoped.
Below is her cultivation experience report:
Greetings, revered Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!
During the past 30 years of my cultivation in Falun Gong, I have always regarded validating the Fa and helping save sentient beings as the most important priority. Master has spread the Fa to save people, so assisting Master in offering salvation is also my mission and responsibility!
My granddaughter’s engagement banquet was held on January 10, 2026. Soon after we celebrated New Year’s Day, my son and daughter-in-law started to prepare for their daughter’s engagement day. I also began what I needed to do—study the Fa more often, send forth righteous thoughts to clear out any bad elements in my own dimension and also that of the engagement banquet venue.
Master said in Hong Yin,
“Compassion can harmonize Heaven and Earthushering in springRighteous thoughts can save the peoplein this world”(“The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos,” Hong Yin II)
On the morning of the ceremonial banquet day, after sending forth righteous thoughts at 6 a.m., I offered incense to Master and knelt down in front of Master’s portrait, asking Master to strengthen my righteous thoughts so that I could validate the Fa and help save sentient beings at the banquet through the kindness and compassion I’ve cultivated in Dafa.
As Master said:
“..., but what’s been bestowed upon Dafa disciples today is the state of gods, and you should progress toward the state of a god. You can do a lot of things well if you approach them with righteous thoughts...”(“Fa Teaching Given at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World, Vol. III)
On the day, there were 10 tables filled with guests at a fine-dining restaurant, most of whom were close family members. Also my son’s army buddies, former classmates, and some other friends attended. Everyone was chatting and laughing together, and the whole place was filled with a lively festive atmosphere.
Ten people from the future groom’s family came to the celebration. His grandmother is 88 years old, so I sat with her and his other family members.
As I had clarified the truth to his grandmother and his parents before and they had all quit the CCP organizations, I decided to talk to other members of his family who did not yet know the truth.
I chatted with his aunties as the dishes were being served. They all commented on my good heath, saying I looked very kind, peaceful, and good-natured.
I clarified the truth to them in a straightforward manner, sensing that Master was right beside me, giving me wisdom, as I talked freely. They all listened attentively and were very responsive to what I said.
Soon, it was time for the main meal to begin. When the tables were rearranged, my daughter-in-law’s father and his second elder brother (my daughter-in-law’s second elder uncle) came to sit with us. I was very happy with this arrangement.
Dozens of relatives on my daughter-in-law’s side had learned the truth and quit the CCP organizations already, except for her second elder uncle, who used to be a school principal before he retired.
I had met him a few times in the past but did not dare to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa directly because I was afraid I might not explain things clearly and would feel embarrassed if the conversation did not go well. Yet, deep down, I was always concerned for him.
I was really pleased to sit at the same table with him that day and told myself to keep calm as he was there to be saved. I told him directly why hundreds of millions of people had chosen to quit the CCP organizations and encouraged him to do the same. He agreed to do so straightaway. I felt so happy for him and very grateful to Master for arranging everything.
People were eating and chatting joyfully. I told the future groom’s grandmother to keep enjoying herself and went to visit some other tables.
I found that most people at the banquet had already learned the truth. When I arrived at the two tables for my son’s friends, I recognized one man I hadn’t yet clarified truth to. There was also a man from the army whom I didn’t know. He was sitting at a distance in a corner. I asked Master in my heart for the man to move, so I could clarify the truth to him and help save him.
A little while later, the army buddy came over to me and offered to help me into a car outside, saying, “Auntie, you must be tired. You can take a break with us.” The young man I hadn’t clarified the truth to previously was there with another friend of my son’s, and the three of them took me to a small restaurant nearby.
I felt so excited about the arrangement and didn’t know where to start with clarifying the truth to them. The one who had already learned the truth left, so I started clarifying the truth to the other two.
I told them about the wonderfulness of Falun Dafa, explaining that Dafa is here to save people, and I also spoke about the “Quit CCP” movement. Both of them were CCP members, and both said, “Quit, let’s quit the CCP now!” They pressed their palms together in front of their chests to thank me.
One of them said, “Auntie, I would like to talk with you a bit more if possible. I want to learn more about your practice.”
I replied, “Sure, of course! We will have the opportunity.” I reassured him, feeling extremely grateful to Master for arranging the precious opportunity to save these people.
After a short break, we went back to the banquet. I saw a young woman there, who was my granddaughter’s former classmate at elementary school. She’s a university graduate, now working at the township government. She joined the CCP while she was a student at university.
“Hello, granny!” she said warmly and gave me a big hug. I then clarified the truth to her and helped her quit the Party. She was very happy and kept thanking me.
I said, “My dear, please recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ often, and you will be protected and enjoy a happy life.”
She replied, “I will, granny. Thank you very much!”
Just then, a man came over and gave me a big hug, saying, “You’re truly my savior!” I took a close look at him and realized he was my daughter-in-law’s cousin, who was also the banquet host. There is a story behind why he called me his “savior.”
Several years ago, he got into a fight with another driver in the street. He ran back home, got a knife, and went back to attack the other driver.
I used all my strength to pull him away, saying, “Listen, young man. Take a step back, and you’ll see a whole different perspective. If you kill someone, you’ll have to pay with your own life.” In the end, I was able to talk him down and prevent him from harming the other driver.
Now, he works at a school, and is one of the school leaders. He learned the truth a while ago and quit the CCP. Whenever he sees me, he still mentions how I helped him avoid that fight and calls me his savior.
This time I said, “Don’t mention it anymore. I didn’t do much; it was Dafa’s Master who saved you. Now that you’ve also quit the CCP organizations, gods and Buddhas will keep protecting you.”
The banquet ended just after 2 p.m. We said goodbye to the future groom’s family members, and asked my family members and other relatives from Harbin to stay for dinner. Some of them had to leave early, including my sister-in-law’s relatives.
Before they left, her husband grabbed my hands and said, “Sister-in-law, you did it. You truly won today!”
I replied, “You’re right. You know I practice Falun Dafa, which has changed me for the better. My heart is free from darkness and filled with sunshine. You saw what happened today. Everything was perfect. You’d better get going as you’ve other things to do.” After they left, we arranged to have dinner at the restaurant, starting at 5 p.m.
At the dinner table, my husband’s third sister said, “Sister-in-law, aren’t you tired at all?”
I replied, “To be honest, I don’t really feel tired.”
She said, “You’re amazing! What you practice is really good. I’m completely worn out.”
I explained, “Well, I have my Master taking care of me.”
She smiled knowingly. Out of all my relatives, she is the one who identifies most strongly with Dafa. She puts a truth-clarification amulet on her desk at work, and often recites “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compaction-Forbearance is good.”
We ate and chatted until a bit before 10 p.m. We were all very happy, feeling it was truly a joyful and successful day.
At my granddaughter’s engagement banquet, I became the centre of attention because clarifying the truth and helping save people is our mission as Dafa disciples. Everything turned out just as I had hoped, thanks to Master’s compassionate help and arrangement. Everyone said I’m a warm-hearted and outgoing elderly lady!
I know in my heart that all the wonderful things I have experienced have been bestowed upon me by Master!
(Selected submission for the 23rd China Fa Conference on Minghui.org)