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Will You Not Watch with Me One Hour?

Christ, Led by Spirit, Personal Revelation, Recovery, writing

A fellow addict once mentioned how much he wished he could have, personally, what he hears in my posts. That troubled me for a bit. I am uncomfortable with the idea that I am someone special; that others cannot have the thoughts or the insights that I share in He Did...

Blessed By Mottos

Recovery, Tools

You’re in the right program if you’re blessed by mottos. Alcoholics Anonymous has dozens of them. They’re quick and to the point. That’s why we like them. AA’s often joke that it has to be short or their sodden old brains wouldn’t be able...

Joy Is A Choice

Agency, Recovery

[had Adam not transgressed]…they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin. (2 Nephi 2:23) No misery = no joy. No sin = no good. I get the...

A Portion of the Atonement Is For Here and Now

Change of Heart, Recovery

What does it mean when Christ says, “I am Alpha [the Beginning] and Omega [the End]; I am the Author and the Finisher of your faith.” (3 Nephi 9:18) I think it means that He is both the beginning—the guidance—as well as the end—the grace and ...