Tagged with "Addictions"
Why Me? (or, continuing to live amid the hardest trials)
MR says: Great post from the wife of one who experiences pornography addiction. After my last post about my husband's addiction went live something happened that I wasn't expecting. Though not many of you said anything, I strongly felt the yearning from so many of you for more. I feel sorely under...
New LDS site focuses on overcoming pornography through Atonement
MR says: The site is filled with "practical examples, tools, and prevention techniques with spiritual power to change and overcome addiction." To help fight the growing tide of pornography that threatens to capture the souls of mankind, the Church recently released an anti-pornography website that focuses on...
LDS recovery program helps participants fight addictions, focus on faith
MR says: A great profile of the Church's addiction recovery programs. It’s the last place some people would expect to feel spiritual, but sitting in a circle at an LDS Family Services Addiction Recovery Program meeting and listening to the ups and downs of overcoming addiction, there is a feeling in the...
LDS Church to give $200,000 for Salt Lake detoxification center expansion
Reta Jaramillo is thrilled about plans to expand Volunteers of America's Adult Detoxification Center. “I've been there a few times myself," she said. "It's a wonderful place to go, but when I was there, they did need more space.” Jaramillo, a former client of the men's and women's facility...
Pornography addiction and families, BYU conference teaches about recovery
MR says: Three experts taught about and discussed many aspects of pornography and sexual addiction recovery at the Pornography Addiction and Families social work conference, held at BYU last week. Addiction recovery isn't about abstinence. It's about a lifestyle change. That's the mantra of Daniel Gray,...
Young Women Lesson 39: Drug Abuse
"There is hope for the addicted, and this hope comes through the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ." -M. Russell Ballard Discussion Questions • How might taking a stand against the use of harmful substances affect others around you? • What effects can drug abuse have on your future?...
Connections between addiction recovery and the Book of Mormon
MR says: In a class at BYU's Campus Education Week, J. Douglas LeCheminant talked about addiction recovery narratives, metaphors and language found in the Book of Mormon. Many have read the words of Proverbs chapter 29, verse 18, which says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." "But what...
My Husband is Addicted to Pornography {What Got Me Through}
MR says: What a great perspective. It's important when dealing with addiction to understand that the scriptures alone won’t cure everything, but even so, there is still tremendous power and healing in the gospel. It's been interesting to me through all this how the scriptures can take on new meaning. One...
Addiction Recovery Program Site Added to LDS.org
Throughout the world, members of the Church and others have found hope and healing through the Addiction Recovery Program (ARP), sponsored by LDS Family Services. Now, with the advent of http://arp.lds.org, the 12-step program’s message of recovery through the Atonement of Jesus Christ is...
Young Men Lesson 19: Overcoming Temptation
"We must be alert not to let sin grow around us." -Jairo Mazzagardi Discussion Questions • What are some deceptions Satan uses to tempt us to break a commandment or lower our standards? (see 2 Nephi 28:7–9, 20–22). What can we do to overcome his deceptions? • What can you do to...
Young Men Lesson 18: The Word of Wisdom
"The certainties of the gospel, the truth, once you understand it, will see you through these difficult times." -Boyd K. Packer Discussion Questions • What blessings have come to you and your family from living the Word of Wisdom? • What are some effective ways to respond to those who...
Church's 12-step recovery program offers help and hope
A look at the Church's 12-step recovery program "Addiction Recovery," administered through LDS Family Services - a program which utilizes gospel principles and can be used for everything from substance abuse to pornography. This article is a companion to yesterday's article on pornography. You...
Fighting the Battle Against Pornography
Pull the rug out from under pornography. Brush up on why we need to worry, who pornography is affecting, how to prevent it, how to get help, and why—amidst this daunting plague—there is still overwhelming hope. Pornography is an issue that’s been swept under the rug for years. But it’s...
Word of Wisdom: The Reality
Only you will be held accountable for the choices you make in this life. Only you will reap the benefits, and only you will live with the consequences. P arents, teachers, and leaders notwithstanding, the truth is pretty simple: It's all up to you. Only you will be held accountable for the...
Word of Wisdom: The Voices of Prophets
Be smart. Do not be so shortsighted as to indulge in the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. It simply is not smart to do so. It is stupid, if you will pardon that harsh word, to use cocaine, marijuana, or any of the other drugs that rob you of control of your mind. . . Why spend money on that which can only harm you? Why become enslaved to a habit that can only hinder and short-circuit your future?
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