My Testimony of “The Prince of Peace”
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The...
View ArticleAddiction Recovery for Real Life
Addiction comes in many forms. It would not be a stretch to think that as a world we have not been introduced to all of those forms. While some may feel as if addiction has not affected their life,...
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ARP and Me
Hi, my name is Paul and I’m a recovering co-dependent and an ARP meeting leader. Nick’s post opened the window to the discussion of addiction recovery, and I want to add to it. The church has for many...
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Relapse, Repentance and Redemption
We tend to think of relapse in terms of addiction, specifically returning to the addiction after a period of abstinence. Sometimes in recovery circles there may be distinction between relapse and...
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Why I Write
On a recent vacation to North County San Diego, my family and I visited one of the wards I attended from my formative years. It was also the same ward my wife and I first attended after we were...
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Change
Slowly drifting far away within the wood of bonded clay breaking bands with public light which skews amongst the cabin’s fright. “Take me on (I want to stay?) it won’t be long before I say that moving...
View ArticleSaving Souls
Joseph said we Are meant to save Souls. I feel inadequate In the task. How can I save Another, When I feel I am the one Who requires salvation? Yet the Lord says It will be given Even as we...
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Gender Roles in the Plan of Salvation
This is a theory, a try at understanding. It is my way of connecting existing truths with new truths within my own mind. I believe in faithful obedience first, through which I gain access to deeper...
View ArticleFaith to Forgive Grievous Harms: Accepting the Atonement as Restitution
There is a podcast, Mormon Discussion, that I listen to on a regular basis and I feel can offer some good resources for those struggling with a faith crisis. After hearing a talk given by James Rasband...
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Embracing Imperfection
My missionary is home . . . early. For many of you your first thought is pity for me because you assume he has a moral issue and that I’m embarrassed. Or perhaps he was poorly committed to a mission,...
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