Day 12 – Step Work Some people recognize the need to be free from addiction but are not yet willing to begin. If you are in that situation, perhaps you can begin by acknowledging your unwillingness and considering the costs of your addiction. You can list what is important to you. Look at your family […]
The Pain of the Problem is Worse than the Pain of the Solution
Day 11 – Step Work The Book of Mormon prophet Ammon plainly stated the truth we discovered when we were finally honest with ourselves: “I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in […]
Being 100% Honest in Addiction Recovery
Day 10 – Step Work When we, as addicts, resorted to lies and secrecy, hoping to excuse ourselves or blame others, we weakened spiritually. With each act of dishonesty, we bound ourselves with “flaxen cords” that soon became as strong as chains (see 2 Nephi 26:22). Then a time came when we were brought face […]
How Honesty and Addiction Can’t Live Together
Day 9 – Step Work Rarely do people caught in addictive behaviors admit to being addicted. To deny the seriousness of our condition and to avoid detection and the consequences of our choices, we tried to minimize or hide our behaviors. We did not realize that by deceiving others and ourselves, we slipped deeper into […]
Honesty in Addiction Recovery
Yeah, my sponsor and I were able to meet yesterday on the phone and have scheduled a better time for the two of us on Sunday’s at 3:00 MST. I’m excited to work on the next phase of the steps and look forward to this coming week in recovery. Brandon gave me the step work […]
My Topical Study on Honesty
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed we may say that we follow, the admonition of Paul. We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely […]
How Honesty & Agency Work Together
Obviously I’ve been thinking a lot about agency and honesty lately due to the experiences we’ve been having with Mandy. I decided to start my study today by looking up Agency in the Topical Guide. Here are some of the scriptures (from the Bible) that stood out to me. Scriptures about Agency Gen. 4:7 Josh. […]
What the Scriptures Say About Honesty
Today I’m going to study about what the scriptures say, particularly the Old and New Testament, about Honesty and Truth. I just sent my final answer to my “Christian” friend who had questioned my beliefs in Christianity. Our conversation has been going on now for quite some time and I feel it has taken a […]
Honesty: The First Step Toward Full Recovery from Anything
There is nothing more important than being true to the covenants we make with the Lord. Our eternal life depends on the principle of honesty. – Elder Richard J. Maynes As I read an article today from LDS.org titled “Honesty” it caused me to reflect a lot on a couple of experiences: 1. The VP […]
Topical Study of the Scriptures
One of my goals for this quarter and the entire year of 2012 is to study the scriptures topically. I feel strongly that my first quarter study will be based upon the 12 Steps topics: Week 1: Honesty Admit that you, of yourself, are powerless to overcome your addictions and that your life has become […]
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