12 Steps to Change

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News:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/07/florida-moms-overdosed-on-heroin-while-their-newborns-were-in-backseat-police-say.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/05/opioid-epidemic-getting-worse-instead-better-public-health-officials-warn/732192001/

Step 9: https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2012-12-009-step-nine-restitution-and-reconciliation?lang=eng

Listener Q and A with Jay and Lexi

Message us if you have a question !

This week news we talk about BYU now selling Coke products.

https://www.google.com/search?q=byu+sells+coke&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

LDS Church buys Book of Mormon Manuscript:

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865689273/LDS-Church-buys-printers-manuscript-of-Book-of-Mormon-for-record-35-million-from-Community-of.html

Follow the Brethren:

https://www.lds.org/liahona/1979/09/follow-the-brethren?lang=eng

Step 8 Share with Jay

Ask the Addict with Xander and Greg. Both recovering addicts who recently started their own meeting in their stake. Both have been on the podcast before but now share their progress and experience with starting a new ARP meeting.

Here is the official guide to administer ARP Meetings.

https://addictionrecovery.lds.org/bc/content/arp/content/Volunteers/Admin%20Guide/ARP_2016AdminGuide_PD10000241.pdf?lang=eng

This week news we talk about BYU now selling Coke products.

https://www.google.com/search?q=byu+sells+coke&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

LDS Church buys Book of Mormon Manuscript:

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865689273/LDS-Church-buys-printers-manuscript-of-Book-of-Mormon-for-record-35-million-from-Community-of.html

Follow the Brethren:

https://www.lds.org/liahona/1979/09/follow-the-brethren?lang=eng

Step 8 Share with Jay

Ask the Addict with Xander and Greg. Both recovering addicts who recently started their own meeting in their stake. Both have been on the podcast before but now share their progress and experience with starting a new ARP meeting.

Here is the official guide to administer ARP Meetings.

https://addictionrecovery.lds.org/bc/content/arp/content/Volunteers/Admin%20Guide/ARP_2016AdminGuide_PD10000241.pdf?lang=eng

Should we keep doing the podcast ? We discuss our decision...

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Louisiana Governor praises the Mormons:

"I Have No Doubt God Sent You Here"

http://www.ldsliving.com/Louisiana-s-Governor-Praises-Mormons-I-Have-No-Doubt-God-Sent-You-Here/s/83083

Do you have a Smart Phone Addiction ?

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-29/i-m-winning-my-battle-with-smartphone-addiction

http://www.cbs8.com/story/36281221/man-arrested-for-stealing-car-causing-disturbance-at-church-near-mission-valley

Step 7 share by Jay

Jay and Brad recap their favorite episodes of the last year.

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This weeks News:

The Book of Mormon Play in Utah- The church responds

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lds-church-book-of-mormon-ad_us_5984e33ae4b08b75dcc6f7cc

General Authority is Excommunicated:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686362/LDS-Church-leaders-release-excommunicate-Elder-James-J-Hamula.html

Hyrum Smith's Book:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595053452/Utah-businessman-now-back-in-the-fold.html

https://www.amazon.com/Inevitable-Misery-Optional-Hyrum-Smith/dp/1609071611

Ask the Addict with Pornography Addiction.

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NEWS:

National Emergency on Opiods

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/31/white-house-opioid-commission-to-trump-declare-a-national-emergency-on-drug-overdoses/?utm_term=.25b1301fd357

Americans too "drugged out" to work:

https://www.axios.com/many-americans-are-too-drugged-out-to-work-2467304330.html

Elder Holland retraction:

https://ldsmag.com/elder-holland-withdraws-church-news-missionary-story/

Step 5- Confession

We catch up with Becky who just celebrated 12 months of sobriety. We talked with her about 9 months ago when she reached 3 months of sobriety.

Chester from Linkin Park Dead

http://people.com/music/chester-bennington-dead-suicide/

Russian Volunteers (Not Missionaries)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865685237/Russian-court-rules-against-deportation-of-Mormon-volunteers.html

BYU Idaho Professor Fired

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865685087/Instructor-says-BYU-Idaho-fired-her-for-a-Facebook-post.html

Step 4 Truth

Ask the Addict with Kelley

www.codependentmormon.com

www.coda.org

Brad and Jay return from Mexico and give a short news report.

https://www.fairmormon.org/blog/2017/06/18/testimonies-twelve-year-olds

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormons-around-the-world-country-newsroom-websites-july-1-2017

Jay shares his step 3

We post the interview of Brad and Jay by Kurt Francom for his podcast Leading LDS.

https://leadinglds.org/

Their mission is to:

Enhance leadership ability and capacity of lay religious leaders in order to accelerate the mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This weeks news we discuss:

Mysterious illness caused by weed:

http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Mysterious-illness-tied-to-marijuana-use-on-the-rise-in-states-with-legal-weed-408565045.html

Carrie Fisher's death linked to drug use:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carrie-fisher-autopsy-report-20170619-story.html

14 M lethal doses of Fentanyl seized:

http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/06/20/14m-lethal-doses-of-fentanyl-seized-in-lemon-grove/

Step 2 of ARP (found at arp.lds.org) is about HOPE

We sit down with Courtney and discuss her addiction to compulsive eating.

Are you a compulsive eater ? Take the test here:

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-tool

Over Eaters Anonymous:

https://oa.org

As always, the opinions expressed here are those of the hosts and guest and do not represent the LDS church or LDS Family Services.

Find an ARP meeting to attend by clicking here:

Arp.lds.org

Honesty is the Best Policy and the first step to find sobriety.

Tiger Woods- http://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/jupiter/golfer-tiger-woods-arrested-on-dui-charges-in-jupiter

Chris Cornell- http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/chris-cornell-should-never-have-been-exposed-to-the-medication-ativan-says-dr-drew/

13 Secrets everyone keeps ???- https://www.indy100.com/article/secrets-psychologists-keeping-secrets-13-5-real-ones-7761806

Step 1 Share by Jay

Trevor talks about coming to grips with his Porn/Sex addiction and his experience with SA (Sex Addict Anonymous) and ARP.