(Minghui.org) This year the annual Autumn Moon Festival in San Francisco was held August 27 - 28, 2022. The popular event attracts over 200,0000 people. 

Practitioners set up a booth, demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises, told people about the ongoing persecution in China, and helped people quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. 

Practitioners participated in the Autumn Moon Festival in San Francisco’s Chinatown on August 27 and 28, 2022. They told people about Falun Dafa and helped them quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. 

The weather was beautiful and the Chinese characters “Falun Dafa” on the practitioners’ booth glittered in the sun. As soon as they finished setting up, two people came and said, “It’s good to see you here every year.” 

The practitioners told visitors about the health benefits of the practice, and how brutal and unjust the communist regime’s persecution of this peaceful group has been for the past 23 years. After learning the real story behind the persecution, some Chinese visitors decided to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations, while others were interested in learning the practice. 

A young man from China asked for some fliers. A practitioner handed him the information and told him about Falun Dafa’s principles, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. After he understood the importance of quitting the CCP, he said, “I joined one of the organizations, could you help me quit with an alias?” He then told the practitioner his last name. He seemed excited and asked, “Is it true that after I quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations, I will no longer have anything to do with the evil organizations, and will stay safe in the future?” The practitioner told him yes, and asked if he wanted to learn the practice. He agreed, and the practitioner explained how to go online to learn more and where the nearest practice site was. 

Ms. Jiang from China looked closely at the literature on the table, and told a practitioner that she already quit the CCP. She said “Falun Dafa is good,” and explained how she knew. When she left China she did not have a positive opinion of the practice because of the CCP’s propaganda. After she read Falun Dafa’s main book Zhuan Falun, she realized how good the practice was. “I used to fuss over trivial matters, but I stopped being that way after I read the book. When I no longer fussed over little things, my mood improved and I had a positive outlook.” She took some of the literature with her before she left to share with her friends. 

A woman told a practitioner, “I read some of the Falun Dafa literature before, and I know that the CCP is evil.” The practitioner suggested that she quit the CCP and the affiliated organizations. She agreed and quit using her real name. 

“Have you heard about Falun Dafa’s health benefits?” the practitioner asked her. Her face brightened. The practitioner told her that one of China’s most celebrated tenors, Mr. Guan Guimin, was diagnosed with cirrhosis. When he felt that his life had come to an end, a friend suggested he practice Falun Dafa. After he took up the practice, his cirrhosis and other illnesses disappeared without seeing a doctor. The practitioner then told her that many practitioners experienced similar life-changing incidents after they took up the practice. She exclaimed, “Where can I learn such amazing practice?” The practitioner helped her find a practice site near her home. 

Before she left, the practitioner offered her a Minghui magazine. She said that when she finished reading it that night she’d return it the next day. The practitioner told her that it was hers and that she could give it to her friends, adding, “The stories are real with very positive energy. You will be doing a good deed by sharing it with your friends.” She left with a smile on her face.