Hurts, Habits and Hangups

Hurts, Habits and Hangups
A 12 Step Program for Healing the Natural Man
(Adapted from the LDS ARP Program)

Step 1-
Admit that you, of yourself, are powerless to overcome your hurts, habits and hangups and that they are making your life unmanageable.
Step 2-
Come to believe that the power of God, through the Atonement, can heal “all our ills.”
Step 3-
Decide to return your will and your life to God the Eternal Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Step 4-
Make a searching and honest inventory of yourself.
Step 5-
Admit to yourself, to Heavenly Father, to proper priesthood authorities when necessary, and to others, those personal characteristics that need to change.
Step 6-
Become entirely ready to have God remove your shortcomings.
Step 7-
Humbly ask Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, to heal those shortcomings.
Step 8-
Make a list of all people you might have negatively impacted and seek to make restitution to them whenever possible.
Step 9-
Make a list of all people who might have harmed you and through the Atonement of Christ, frankly forgive them.
Step 10-
Take daily personal inventory and when you are wrong, promptly ask Heavenly Father for help.
Step 11-
Seek through humble prayer to know the Lord’s will and to be empowered to carry it out.
Step 12
Having had a spiritual awakening as result of Jesus Christ, share the message of Hope with others and practice these principles in all you do.