A LDS Guide to Addiction Recovery
Spiritual Exodus is the journey of recovery from addiction. Recovery is, ever and always, a gift of grace from God, “after all we can do” (2 Nephi 25:23).
This website and the resources offered on it provide a guided pathway to redemption from addiction by teaching you how to do all you can while relying on the Lord to do those things that you cannot do.
There is Hope
The central message I would like to share concerning addiction is a message of hope. Recovery is possible through combining spiritual means with all of the professional knowledge we have available.
Clearly, addiction is not a good thing, but I have seen individuals and couples rise from the ashes of addiction–from sackcloth and ashes–to a newness of life. I have seen husbands and wives–with broken spirits and contrite hearts–humbly place their lives in the hands of God and meekly submit to his wisdom and will. I have seen a redemptive, healing power manifest in their personal lives and in their relationships. I have seen relationships lying, as it were, on their deathbeds like the youthful daughter of Jairus, only to be raised up and restored to life and hope and vitality. (KJB – Mark 5:22-24, 35-43.)
I would not wish the devastation of addiction on anyone. Gratefully, I have seen the power of God take this evil out of the lives of individuals, couples, and families, and in its stead reaise up an individual, marriage, or family that was stronger, more unified, more undivided, more loyal, more covenanted and consecrated, and more like Christ.
I have seen the horrible weaknesses of addiction forsaken and replaced by new strengths in both marriage and personal life. I can echo the words of Psalms 30:5, which says that “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Nevertheless, the journey is a long night of darkness.