…having seen many afflictions in the course of my days. (1 Nephi 1:1) Now here was a concept I could understand! That certainly described my life. Childhood: painful, lonely, neglected, abused. Teens: painful, lonely, neglected, abused, sinful. Young adulthood: painful, confused, compulsive-obsessive, perfectionistic. Adulthood: painful, lonely, abused, abusing, driven, depressed, morbidly obese. nevertheless, having been highly favored of the […]
Seeking the Mysteries of God
…and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God. (1 Nephi 2:16) For the first several decades I was in the Church, I occasionally heard solemn, fearful admonitions to avoid the “mysteries.” I leaned on that borrowed testimony from others and believed it—hook, line, and sinker—until I began to search, pray and […]
A Great Knowledge of God’s Goodness
Coming to Know the Goodness of God. In the light of 12-step guided scripture study, I began to realize that in spite of all my outward professions of belief in God over my lifetime, I had serious doubts about His goodness. As I have recovered a closer consciousness of God since coming into recovery, I […]