Elgin Eliason

I wasn’t brought up in a Christian home; it was a sinful home. I was only nine or ten years of age when it broke up, and for years I went deep into sin.

I had a hard time because I was restless. I bummed around the country stealing rides on freight trains. I rode thousands of miles while sleeping in boxcars. I didn’t have any joy or peace in that kind of life.

One day, while in California, I heard the Gospel. I went into a little church and heard that Jesus could save from sin. I got on my knees at the altar of prayer, and I repented of all my sins. The Lord heard that prayer and saved me. He took my sins away. He gave me peace and rest in my soul and took out that awful fear that I had.

I praise God for this wonderful salvation. Jesus gives me victory and power to live above sin. I used to have a terrible temper, but God took that all out. He also gave me the power to go back and confess my old life and make restitution for the wrong things I had done. I paid back the money for the stolen rides on the freight trains.

I praise Jesus for this great salvation and for what He has done for me.