My Scientology Success Story

I have come a long way in my life thanks to scientology, LRH and a man I met in 2017 at Mule Greek State Prison William Goehler. CDCR# K77832. I met Mr. Goehler when I walked into the chapel. I was not really looking for anything but, I found a 6 foot 5 inch (at least) man watching a video that had a huge Black Panther in a house. Now this video caught my eye only because Gus (the guy in the video) was trying to deal with this Black Panther and I overhead "to see something for what it is. Not to see something as some one else says it is, but to find our own truth. To see reality as it really is." This caught my interest as I have an affinity with the metaphysical universe and multiverse. So to hear what I thought was alternate realities I was intrigued. So I introduced myself and asked what video he was watching. When Mr. Goehler told me Scientology, I was intrigued as I was told all kinds of stuff about Scientology like how it gave you control and I remember Tom Cruise's interview on Oprah. So I asked to learn more. And I was invited about the chapel to watch more videos.
Now, allow me to give you a history of myself. I was abused as an infant by my mom and tweakers she did meth with. I was burned with cigarettes and abused both physically and sexually until CPS removed me from my mom at 16 months old. Placed into foster home where I was abused more and placed into yet another home until I was adopted. I remember a Family

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that wanted to adopt me but like all the other families they said they would come back but I never saw them again. That is until I met John Ritter who adopted me at the age of three. This man gave me a great life, but I was drawn to the dark side of life. I started hanging out with 16-17 year olds at 10 years old and started smoking and drinking beer to be cool and I liked that funny feeling I got when drinking.
I started getting in trouble at school and used heroin at the age of 13 given to me by my older girlfriend. This started a really bad habit. I was always looking for Power* as a child. I knew Power* was what was important so I looked into Satanism, White Supremacy, anything that I thought could upgrade my life. Then around the age of 13 I found punk rock a music genre that reflected how I felt! I felt like I was all alone and no one was on my side! I found specifically a punk rock singer named G.G. Allin, man this guy could really understand what I was going through. He told us that while people hate us we hate them! He acted out my feelings. I began to hang out with a punk rock gang called The Outlaw Scumfucks and I found my family! They accepted me for who I was and celebrated my bad behavior. I got rewarded for being a fxxk up!
I got locked up and kept at it.

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by the time I was 17, I was fully addicted to drugs, I did not realize until 2019 why I started using drugs in the first place.
In 1998 May 18th I was sent to prison for possession of meth, I was released in 1999 only to get put right back in for possession of heroin. I was using and did not want to stop. I told myself, I liked to party that's why I used dope.
Now, by 2017 I had been in prison for 20 years almost with only about 16 months between 8 different terms. That's when I went to Mule Creek State Prison and I found Scientology and learned The Power I had been seeking had been the ability to understand life's paths. Fully understanding that control of myself and my environment or to be controlled by said environment if I choose would give me the self-confidence wherein lies the state of being called self-determinism is the Power I was looking for. Power is control and control is self-determined understanding and understanding is knowledge and wisdom is knowledge applied, Scientology.
With Scientology I have improved my ability to handle life's little problems. I have completed the V.M. Scientology Handbooks 19 courses, I have completed the Problems of Work course, I have completed the Self-Analysis course and I am trying to complete Criminon. However, Criminon has a lag of 8 months between letters. I finished the first 3 lessons in November of 2020 of TWTH and have not heard back. I wrote to Chuck Sh. twice and still have heard nothing. Covid has really screwed comm. lines causing comm lag.

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Now, I was still using drugs when I was doing Criminon and The Problems of Work. So when I came to prison this time, I knew I had to change something. So I chose to stop using, stop fighting, and chose to submerge myself into Scientology to rebuild my life and the foundations upon something that means a lot to me. Scientology! I also sent a write up to Joseph B. Riley, Ernestyna Eichenlaub, and Chuck Sh at Criminon. I put it all on the table and got my ethic in so I could move forward without MU's or lies.
Since doing that course with Ernestyna I have learned so much about myself and I have learned I love myself. I learned I started using drugs to be accepted and thanks to William Goehler, I have been able to help others with Scientology Prison Outreach which is helping inmates that want a better life.
I also must thank Mr. Goehler for not allowing me to use justification for my past actions when I told him I was going to do the MAT Program (Medication Assisted Treatment) to help stop using. He congratulated me and then pointed out that Scientology is against all drugs and knowing my love of knowledge told me to pick a side. Now I have been clean for 21 months on 07-20-21. The only thing I use are Amino Acids for my work outs.

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I have gotten myself from Non-"E" gained awesome comm. lines, made myself known and produced a product for inmates here in Prison known as Salinas Valley Scientology Prison Outreach II. I have gone through the Danger formula by handling situations within my area when needed and recommended VM to come in and deliver here in the prison to Damien Kevitt also putting in my personal ethics. (I ask myself before I do something, how will this benefit me and those around me for the better?)
I believe it is safe to say as of now I am in Emergency Condition. I am fighting all my own ethics and promoting change here in prison. Covid is again getting in the way but I will continue to strive for greatness, as I represent my group S.P.O.
I am self-determined to become better every day and every day I am reminded to "learn to think like an idiot! Without abandoning any ability to think like a genius!" LRH My self-determinism has gotten me a GED and 21 different certificates 19 of which are from Scientology. I am still awaiting cert from my Self-Analysis completion.
What have I learned with Scientology? Well, I have learned I and everyone else is basically good but due to engrams and bad training we become aberrated. This aberration causes a shutdown of our Analytical mind leaving the Moron mind to work all of life's problems which gets us into lots of

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trouble. I have learned I want to help those in need and want to be a Volunteer Minister once I leave prison. My integrity is gold. The Tech of Scientology has left me with an increased happiness and ability to not just survive but to survive with a greater prosperity than I could imagine. I know the stars have aligned and the future is bright and getting better with every course I complete.
I look forward to being a VM as a person who was once a drug addict I can reach those still hurting. I can share their R-factor* and that is all I ever wanted was someone to know what I was going through in my life.
Thank you so much for being my light in the darkness of negativity everyone at the Church and thank you William Goehler for keeping me going if it was not for you pushing me I would not be where I am today and a prayer of thanks to Mr. Hubbard for whom none of this would be possible without.

* R-factor: Reality

Thank you Gene, I truly appreciate the acknowledgement of the impact of this Scientology material has had upon your life and future. It makes my labor to establish a Scientology Prison Outreach (SPO) worth all the hassles. —WG, SPO-VM

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William Goehler