¹Yi Yong-gi of Jangyeon Village in Iksan County had been told since childhood that his life span would be short.²And so, at age ten, he entered Mandeoksa Temple in Udong-myeon Township and there resided, chanting the Chilseonggyeong Scripture Mantra.

³Guided by Yu Il-tae of Gajeon Village in Gimje County, Yong-gi began believing in Sangjenim and Taemonim in 1913 (DG 43), during the days of the Daeheung-ri Dojang.

⁴That year, Taemonim one day ordered a disciple to lay a bed of straw in Her room in preparation for childbirth. Afterward, She removed all of Her clothes and lay down on the floor.⁵She then had Yong-gi lie down next to Her, resting his head on Her arm. Suddenly, sweating heavily, She suffered birth pangs and began to bleed from Her lower body.⁶Meanwhile, Yong-gi suddenly found himself below Taemonim’s lower abdomen, completely naked and crying like a newborn, his entire body covered in blood.

⁷Immediately afterward, Taemonim commanded a female disciple, “Prepare a pot of seaweed soup and a kettle of rice.” She then consumed all the soup and the whole kettle of rice as part of Her convalescence.

⁸Taemonim said to Yong-gi, “Yong-gi, you are now My son—you must do all I ask of you.” From that time forth, She had Yong-gi attend on Her in all matters,⁹and Yong-gi served Taemonim with constant devotion, as dutifully as a son serving his own mother.

¹⁰On the day of this childbirth, Taemonim granted Yong-gi a new life, and the life he hence lived was a long and healthy one.