In Sacrament meeting, I was once again impressed by the words of the Sacrament Prayer: “Always remember Him…” (Moroni 4:3, 5:12; D&C 20:77, 79) The Him in these verses refers to our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are urged to always remember our Redeemer and what He has done for us. Remembering Him includes keeping His […]
Read MoreSpiritual Blessings Far Outweigh Physical Blessings
The Lord blesses us in so many different ways. Many of us are most interested in the physical blessings: good health, financial security (or abundance), a family, mortal relationships. It’s part of the human condition to long for these things. We are no different than the people in Christ’s own day. They wanted Him to […]
Read More blessings, healing, spiritual lifeThe Faith that Leads to Deliverance
I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance. (1 Nephi 1:20; emphasis added) Abstinence is not a result of anything I do. It is a result of the […]
Read More abstinence, deliveryA Crash Course
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (Luke 11:9) A Twelve Step program is a crash course in how to prepare to meet God. If you sincerely follow the twelve steps, you will not only recover from […]
Read More Christ, recoveryAt War Against a Common Enemy (Part 5)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 [This post is excerpted from Chapter 3 of From Heartache to Healing: Finding Power in Christ to Deal with a Loved One’s Sexual Addiction by Colleen C. & Philip A. Harrison.] Coming to Know the Unfailing Love of God, Even […]
Read More atonement, Christ, humility, imperfection, recovery, repentanceAt War Against a Common Enemy (Part 4)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 [This post is excerpted from Chapter 3 of From Heartache to Healing: Finding Power in Christ to Deal with a Loved One’s Sexual Addiction by Colleen C. & Philip A. Harrison.] Escaping the Lies Satan Has Snared Us With It’s […]
Read More atonement, Christ, codependency, lies, love, recovery, repentanceAt War Against a Common Enemy (Part 3)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 [This post is excerpted from Chapter 3 of From Heartache to Healing: Finding Power in Christ to Deal with a Loved One’s Sexual Addiction by Colleen C. & Philip A. Harrison.] Some of the Lies Satan Tells Men Of course, […]
Read More atonement, codependency, imperfection, liesAt War Against a Common Enemy (Part 2)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 [This post is excerpted from Chapter 3 of From Heartache to Healing: Finding Power in Christ to Deal with a Loved One’s Sexual Addiction by Colleen C. & Philip A. Harrison.] Some of the Lies Satan Uses against Women Satan’s […]
Read More atonement, codependency, liesAt War Against a Common Enemy (Part 1)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 [This post is excerpted from Chapter 3 of From Heartache to Healing: Finding Power in Christ to Deal with a Loved One’s Sexual Addiction by Colleen C. & Philip A. Harrison.] When a home has been invaded by pornography or other […]
Read More atonement, child of God, happiness, pornography