Twelve Step Reflections

Addiction Recovery, Healing, and Prevention - Notes from Nannette

Likening ALL Scripture Unto Myself – It Takes Courage! – Scripture Study

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One Sunday during the sacrament I prayed about what I might repent of. The answer that came to my mind was prompted directly by my Gospel Doctrine study that week. The prompting I received was that I needed to liken myself unto the “prayerless ponderers” I had just read about in 2 Nephi 32. What ... Read More

“How Are You Doing?” – Short Answer or Essay

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My answer to the world's most frequently asked question, "How are you?" use to be very simple. My reply was either, “I’m doing really good!” or the standard, “I’m fine" which meant, “I’m not doing so well, but I’m not giving details.” This answer was most often based on a single aspect of life. If I ... Read More

The “Serenity Prayer” In Scripture

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My first experience at a 12 Step Support Group was twenty years ago, many years before the development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Addiction Recovery Program. I began my experience in recovery at a Sunday night meeting of Overeaters Anonymous. The parts of the meeting that ... Read More

The Whole Earth and I Have Something in Common – God’s Mindfulness – Step 2

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I became friends with a sister in my ward from Mexico. She was struggling with her marriage and seeking to know the Lord’s will. One day she asked if I would go the temple with her. The temple was extremely busy. We waited an exceptionally long time in the waiting room. For several weeks I had been ... Read More

A Call to Become

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Sometimes I wonder what the Lord must have been thinking when he decided to call us a church of Saints. Webster defines a Saint as “a person sanctified, a holy or godly person, one eminent for piety and virtue.” I know I don’t measure up. What was His intent in giving us a name that doesn’t really ... Read More