abstinence, Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, Recovery
And thus mercy . . . encircles them in the arms of safety. (Alma 34:16) Learning how to be abstinent is like learning how to walk on a balance beam. At first, you are very, very clumsy. You gain your balance for a moment, take a couple of shuffling steps, and then...
Led by Spirit, Personal Revelation
…having first obtained mine errand from the Lord. (Jacob 1:17) In this verse Jacob is sharing with us the actions he took after he first “obtained [his] errand from the Lord.” This is exactly what we need to do every day of our lives. We need to set aside a private,...
Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, writing
And now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship. (1 Nephi 17:51) This verse just looks like it’s about ship-building. It’s not. It’s...
Addiction, Keep Coming Back, Led by Spirit, Recovery
I stayed up pretty late, last night—well, this morning. Only then did I remember that this morning was a Tuesday mornin—my morning to serve as facilitator for the Heart t’ Heart online meeting at 6:30 a.m. (Mountain Time). I am so grateful that I had the chance...
Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, Recovery
Christmas is over. New Year’s is approaching. We can’t help but think about setting new goals and resolutions. What if our one goal for this coming year was to have a day filled with no other desire than to be in love with the Lord? Isn’t that the ultimate experience...
Christ, Led by Spirit, Personal Revelation
During my years of recovery through the Atonement of Christ, I have awakened to the amazing truth that I can have a Christmas morning as many mornings out of the year as I chose. He’s there waiting for me every time I am willing to look to Him for counsel, for...
