(Clearwisdom.net) During the summer, Falun Gong practitioners from Syracuse, Utah, set up a booth at the local farmers' market every Saturday in order to introduce Falun Gong to the public. Many people came and learned the exercises.
Practitioners' booth
Two Chinese practitioners came to the market every Saturday for three months. Every time, one demonstrated the exercises, while the other, who speaks English well, clarified the truth about Falun Gong to the public.
Many local people were attracted to their booth. The farmers from nearby booths enjoyed the music. One day, a farmer came to the booth, and asked, “Can you turn up the volume? It is so beautiful.”
A Chinese lady came to the booth on the first weekend. She decided to quit the Chinese Communist Youth League after talking with the practitioners. She invited the practitioners to her house and said she wanted to learn the exercises. Over the next two months, this lady often visited the practitioners. Sometimes she even brought lunch or vegetables from her own garden. She downloaded the exercise instruction video and Falun Gong books from the internet, and started doing the exercises at home. She said that she wanted to join the local group exercise and Fa study soon.
Many local Westerners were interested in learning the exercises. Ever since practitioners set up the booth at the farmers' market, people have come to the local exercise site almost every day—often with their families.
A Western lady who is going to have cancer surgery told practitioners that she felt she must come to learn the exercises before the surgery. When she was doing the exercises, she could not help smiling. Later she said to practitioners: “Do you know why I was smiling? I felt energy. I truly felt it.” She was excited. She asked where practitioners would do the exercises in the winter, because she will join them after she gets out of the hospital in November.
Three months passed by quickly. Practitioners cherished this opportunity, and did not miss one day. They are glad that many people learned about Falun Gong through this activity.
