Yes! The Monkey Trap analogy! I love this “attention” getter. There’s a little attention getter like this at the beginning of every Gospel Doctrine lesson. They’re all good, but this one I really understand. I get it, maybe because it involves food. The instructions to the teacher are to make a ... Read More
12 Steps: The Road to Recovery
Yesterday KSL TV aired a special on the LDS Addiction Recovery Program between LDS General Conference sessions. Some of you have asked how you might listen to the program again or recommend it to others. Below is a link. There are four segments. I thought KSL did beautiful job. I think they really ... Read More
Addiction Recovery Channel 5 Broadcast
This is just a note to let you know that the church is doing a 30 minute broadcast on the LDS Addiction Recovery Program called “Twelve Steps – The Road to Recovery.” It will air on Sunday at 12:30 pm between General Conference sessions on KSL Channel 5. Below is the KSL promotional on You-Tube. ... Read More
The Circle – Step 12 Carrying the Message
Matthew has escaped once again. Three-year-old on the soccer field! Out into the middle game he darts. Dodging the bevy of eight-year-old superstars, his big sister among them, he makes a beeline for his daddy, the coach. I leave my lawn chair behind and make my way on to the field to fetch ... Read More
“I Learned How to Love Them, Dear Mother, from You “– Perfectionism and Step 11
As I live my days, I often find myself overwhelmed at the seemingly infinite number of good things to do. I feel confined by time and space and body. I wish with all my heart that I could do it all. With goals and planners, I try to make sure I don’t miss anything. Even so, it seems I can never hug ... Read More