Mary was twelve years old, and her friend who was a little older asked her to go to Sunday School with her. She went a few times and heard the gospel in the story of the Philippian jailor who asked "What must I do to be saved?"
Her friend kept asking Mary to trust Jesus to be her Savior, but Mary always answered, "I'll think about it later."
Then Mary's friend moved away, and Mary tried to forget what she had heard. But God kept the words in her mind: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved."
Then one day trouble came and Mary needed help. "Oh, what shall I do? What must I do?"
Suddenly like a light being turned on, Mary knew what to do, for all the verse came clear in her mind: "What must I do to be saved?... Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Acts 16:30, 3130And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:30‑31).
It was as simple as that!
Soon after this, Mary met the father of her old friend and sent the happy message: "Tell her that the Lord sent the trouble so I would believe, and now Mother believes too!"
What must you do to be saved?