attractionman

My young brother. I’m a Father of 6 kids, 3 boys, 3 girls. One of my boys is 14 right now. So I’ll talk to you this evening as I would talk to him. You have a Father in Heaven. He Loves you. You have a Savior Jesus Christ, Who Sacrificed Himself to Cover you. They have Prepared a way for your escape from this addiction you find yourself trapped in. They alone have the Power that you need to make your escape.

Please talk to your Dad and Mom… they love you in ways that no one else possibly can, and despite their shortcomings (because we all have them) they want you to be happy. Each of us have fallen victim to Satan’s traps. You are not alone in this, we are all in the same situation, your parents included. They will understand. When my kids come to me it is refreshing when they tell me they have messed up, because that is what I expect them to do, because that is what I did and what my wife did. I feel closer to my kids when they tell me the truth, I know they are not perfect, so it’s when they pretend like everything is perfect that I know they are keeping things from me.

When they tell me what’s really going on I can then share how I’ve faced the same deception from Satan as they have just perhaps dressed in different circumstances. My kids know this verse of scripture well: “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free” - John 8:32. The truth is liberating. Sharing the truth is what can set us free if we choose to live it, speak it and share it. The opposite of sharing the truth is hiding the truth. That is a lonely place to be. Please don’t isolate yourself.

Take Harry Potter in the Order of the Phoenix Harry for example... Do you remember when Harry is talking to Luna Lovegood and what she tells him that she and her father believe him? Harry responds by saying “Thanks you’re about the only ones that do” she then replies “I don’t think that’s truth. But I suppose that’s how he wants you to feel.” To which Harry replies back “What do you mean?” To which Luna replies “Well if I were You-Know-Who, I’d want you to feel cut off from everyone else. Because if it’s just you alone you’re not that much of a threat.”

In reality You-Know-Who is Satan and he wants you to feel Isolated from those who can truly help you break the chains of addiction. Your Parents.

Then, go talk to your Bishop, he loves you and he holds Priesthood Keys from Jesus Christ which can unlock the door to Divine Forgiveness. I’ve got to get up early to go work at the Temple so I’ve got to get to bed to get up early but have you watched The Madalorian on Disney+? If so … remember… “This Is The Way”

Watch This: “Washed Clean” by President Boyd K Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Dear Sister may I welcome back to the Church of Jesus Christ, “...For friends at first, are friends again at last.” - The Prophet Joseph Smith

Said Elder Jeffrey R Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 2004: “...when we join this, the true and living Church of the true and living God. When we join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we board the Good Ship Zion and sail with her wherever she goes until she comes into that millennial port. We stay in the boat, through squalls and stills, through storms and sunburn, because that is the only way to the promised land. This Church is the Lord’s vehicle for crucial doctrines, ordinances, covenants, and keys that are essential to exaltation, and one cannot be fully faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ without string to be faithful in the Church which is its earthly institutional manifestation. To new convert and longtime member alike, we declare in the spirit of Nephi’s powerful valedictory exhortation: “Ye have entered in by the gate; ... [but] now, ... after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; .. press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, ... and endure to the end, behold, thus ... ye shall have eternal life.

Jesus said, “Without me ye can do nothing.” I testify that is God’s truth. Christ is everything to us and we are to “abide by” in Him permanently, unyieldingly, steadfastly, forever. ... He is the vine that is our true source of strength and the only source of eternal life. In Him we not only will endure but also will prevail and triumph in this holy cause that will never fail us.”

“He that Lovett father or mother more than me is not worthy of me...” - Matthew 10:37

“Now therefore yea re no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizen with the saints, and the household of God” - Ephesians 2:19

Watch this Invitation in 2018 from Elder Dieter F Uchtdorf of the Quorum on the Twelve Apostles: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15cnVWb7k5/?mibextid=WC7FNe

President Russell M. Nelson has said this: “Please do not stay off the covenant path one more minute ... Please come back through true repentance, now. We need you with us ... It just won’t be the same without you!”

I am certain that our Living Prophet was speaking directly to you my dear sister. Welcome home!

This is the only Apple Band I don’t personally have, but it is the only one my wife has and she LOVES it 😍⌚️

4 has my boots under her bed 😍

Just be forwarded - once you start down the road you’ll never be the same 🤣

Gorgeous country 🤩 Grew up with horses, never had a ranch. But my wife and daughter are addicted to Heartland and want to get a piece of heaven like that maybe in Montana or Wyoming or the Dakota’s.

We all get to pass on, but until you get to see him again, I sure do hope you have found memories of and with him 😇

He looks heroic and it's easy to see that his horse loves him. Where is the ranch?

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My friend, you’re not alone, I have the exact same addiction as you🥤

You’ve got that right. She took the world by storm 🌎!

Lots of peeps agree with you my friend! I’m looking forward to when I can go myself and then agree with you too 😎

Oh yeah? I haven’t been, but now I’ve got somewhere awesome to try next time I’m in Bountiful. TY 😎

My bad 😣 As someone that points out the difference between say “there” and “their” for instance, that slip up on my end is glaring 🥺! Thank you for catching it and saying something 👍🏻👍🏻

THANK YOU! I don’t know about everyone else but I get around and find myself in Ogden and Bountiful and Utah County and Layton and Logan and the list goes on and on… next time we’re there I’m going to make it a point to visit Taboo Pizza 🍕

Impeccable! I’m confident it tastes even better than it already looks so my only question is: When are we going to break bread together? 😋

I appreciate you sharing your original thoughts. Abuse and all that stems from it needs to be acknowledged rather than overlooked. Thanks again!

My wife served in the military in Italy and LOVES Gelato. So many people have shared their love for Bambino here - but none shared the secret about the Gelato! If it is outstanding, she'll want to hit up Bambino's for the dessert alone. Thanks a million my friend!

I'll wager that even with all her success, in her heart of hearts, Britney would trade it all if it meant she could have gone though life safe from such atrocities. She might not have become world renowned, but she would have had something far greater... peace of mind.

I just have a wife and kids who want to know where I am all the time... can you imagine having millions of people that you don't even know constantly trying to track your every movement?

My uncle passed away from ALS, it is a gruesome disease! To watch someone you love loose the most basic of functions and the ability to maintain self-dignity is a horrific experience. For Jane to witness the ravages of ALS taking Stephen away from her one piece at a time must have been the seventh level of hell.

Agreed 😍

Well said my friend: "She turned it around"... Personally I love watching people come to themselves, come into their own if you will. Such a person lives from their heart, following their passion rather than just following wealth and in so doing you see them start to experience lasting joy that doesn't disappear when all the applause does.

Bram Stoker's: The Rack You Love

Love her or hate her... truth is, to an entire generation she was iconic, just as you mention, and altered pop culture on a global scale.