krisjoy

Thank you!

Thanks for the feedback. I will continue looking.

I love quotes. Thanks for taking the time. Kris

Hi, I am embarrassed and had a chuckle over this. I cannot find it. I thought I was responding in the right place. A person was saying they were trying to pay their tithing and had major bills coming up and were terrified. I will keep looking - sorry.

Hi, I am a mom of seven and grandmother of soon to be eight. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you. I find this fascinating that we can correspond this way. I am a beginner at learning how to navigate so if you do not hear back from me when you have posted, etc. nothing personal, I am still new at this. I have been a member for 38 years -- anything else just ask. My prayers are with all of you! Kris

Hi! Wow! Thanks for your post. It brings back memories. I hear the fear, getting to know Heavenly Father can be scary at first when you don't know whether He will come through for you or not. All you hear is what others tell you...Congratulations on your embarking on "Gaining Your Own Personal Testimony" God is love....ask Him what He wants you to do.....when I first started this would send me right into my addicition...My sponsor told me that my responsibility was to ask - we cannot control Him...His is to answer. He will answer at the right time in the right way at the right place. I found what surfaced were all my doubts, fears, worries, negative expectations.....when I talked with my sponsor about them - it was magical - seriously - it decluttered my head and my heart - I was accepted and loved for who I was...by a person and by God. I asked for what I needed greater faith, and trust, patience etc. He came through. It doesn't mean I was perfect...I did pay my tithing what came was a feeling of peace that He would provide...If you don't feel or hear that He might be trying to reach you - the peace that passes all understanding is your witness that it is the right solution. It is worth the work to get to it. I am having a challenge in finding a solution to a different difficult situation - having your post helped me remember the process, and that I didn't get to where we are without hearing Him... Thanks again

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I would love an LDS Sponsor. God has graced me with 25 years of back to back abstinence and staying active. I am so grateful for gospel principles and for the 12 step program where I worked through my inability to live them. What matters most is the direction we are facing. It is not a race. Slow growth is good growth. I needed to hear that. I get frustrated when I slip back into habits I am working on changing. Good for you that you dropped them! I used my journal and Heavenly Father as my sponsor for a while. In Brother Bednar's talk "Pray Always" he explains the process. They are Step 1, 2, 3 and 10 and 11. It really works if you work it. Good to hear from you. Kris

Hmmm...I have been going to 12 step meetings for over 25 years and there isn't a ARP closeby in my area. I have the manual and when I travel I look for one. I have been to half a dozen or so. No one ever mentioned that we could not sponsor each other in the meeting and sponsorship is vital to recovery. Accountability and receiving the love and acceptance of who you are right where you are is what gives us the willingness and trust to move forward. I have been looking for an lds sponsor. Is it written somewhere not to ask for one?