This is a question I’d like to ask myself every day, all the time – How am I submitting my will to God today/right now? I think it’s an important question for a lot of reasons: It helps me be aware of my current situation It helps me think ahead on how I can submit […]
Archives for October 2014
My Grateful List for One Crazy Day
I’d like to establish a better habit of study and prayer over the weekend. You’d think Sunday could be the best day to study, but historically I haven’t studied or written much on Saturday or Sunday. So here I am today. Today has been one of the busiest days so far. I went for the […]
Living in Recovery from Addiction – Step 10
These were my notes/comments last night at the meeting in Springville: The power of writing my feelings out The scriptures are all about writing out feelings and revelation “As you write your thoughts, you will receive additional impressions from the Spirit.” Step 2: Hope http://www.lds.org/manual/addiction-recovery-program/step-2?lang=eng Being able to feel! “Today is the day I’m living […]
My Letter to the Addict
I’m working on the Inner Gold program and Assignment #3 is the Letter to Your Addict. Here’s what it says: The purpose of this letter is to state your intentions to free yourself of an abusive relationship that has been going on for many years. This letter should address the lies that the addict has […]
The Ongoing Work of Recovery
Today has definitely been better than yesterday. Yesterday was a tough day: Becky was having a really hard day, we exchanged journal entries, she responded to my journal entry with additional feelings, and it was just as tough as the day or so after I revealed my huge mistakes. It just makes me sick to […]
Boundaries Review & The Reason for Our Hope from General Conference 2014
Well, the day has started off ok. I woke up early, went to play basketball, played pretty well, and came home in time to eat breakfast with the kids, say our prayers, watch Mormon Messages, and send them off to school. I showered and am dressed for the day. But the day feels sad to […]
How Sharing Journal Entries with My Wife Helps Me In Recovery
Today has been a decent day. I got to meet with one of the upper management at a local credit union today to talk about updating their website, while at the same time submitting our paper work to refinance our new house at 3.75% interest rate. I’ve also been talking with the U of U […]
Notes from Righteous Warriors: Lessons from the War Chapters in the Book of Mormon
Today I’m listening to a talk by John Bytheway called Righteous Warriors: Lessons from the War Chapters in the Book of Mormon. Why are there so many wars in the Book of Mormon? The prophets saw our day – wars and rumors of war We are involved in spiritual warfare Mormon was a military man […]
Recognizing My Feelings Today
Today has been a pretty good day. We went to church, I said the opening prayer in Sacrament meeting, and the kids were pretty decent. Not sure what has been bothering me all day. Here are a few thoughts: I think I had some weird dreams last night. I’m not even sure what they were […]
Why the War Chapters in the Book of Mormon?
I’ve had this question before in my study of the Book of Mormon: Why do they talk so much about war? I’d say it’s a valid question, one that many people have probably thought about. The “War Chapters” in the Book of Mormon are found in Alma 45 – 63. Chapters 45–63 describe Nephite wars […]
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