Seeking Personal Stories regarding the Savior

[Heather]

Dear LDS.net Community,

We're creating a new section on Christ.org--one of our More Good Foundation websites--that will include a composite of personal stories regarding the ways in which the Savior has intervened in our daily lives, and helped us to overcome, realize His hand, submit to His will, live on, receive understanding, see purpose, or find joy in the journey.

We'd like to extend an invitation to you to write and submit to us, your own account of any way in which you have felt the personal impact of the Savior's atoning love, grace, and influence in your life as you've moved forward in your journey of life, or as you've faced a particular life challenge. It doesn't matter if the story revolves around a small moment, one event, or a long struggle. Selected accounts will be published on the site.

If you're interested, please fill out the following form (Contact Us - Personal Stories about Jesus Christ, Ask a Question about Jesus Christ | Jesus Christ) with your story. Stories should be approximately 350-1200 words. While we can post some stories anonymously, we'd also like to receive those from guests who would like to include a photo and first name, with their post, to keep the site inviting, real, and personal for our visitors.

Thank you for your interest and for all you already do to share your voices online in positive ways.

Warm Regards,


Karen

[tomk]

I could not get my story to submit using that web page, for some reason.

Here is my story:

I struggled with an addiction for over 20 years. After an endless cycle of repentance and half-measures, I learned of a 12-step program with a Christ-centered focus, called "Heart-to-Heart" (Welcome to Heart t' Heart). As I began to make my way through the literature, I was stunned by the very different picture that was being painted. Here was the Christ I never dared dream could be real. A Christ that was not angered or even disgusted by my acting-out. A Christ that knew me in the pre-existence. A Christ that knows my potential now and in the future. A Christ that only needs my willingness in order to work a miracle in my life.

One of the tools of Heart-t-Heart is Writing. In particular, there is a process known as "Counselng with the Lord in Writing." I found this intriguing. I had never heard of such a concept before! As it turns-out, it is thoroughly scriptural in it's origins. It has to do with eternal life. For eternal life springs from knowing God. And this practice of "counseling" with Him in writing is how I have come to know Him as a person and taste of His love.

The process is this: You keep a journal. In that journal you write "as if" you are speaking to the Savior in person. You write to Him about anything you feel is needful. Then, you write down what you feel from Him by way of reply. Perhaps this sounds strange, but it works, and I know we can grow in this gift. The words of Christ are promised to come to us via the influence of the Holy Ghost. It is felt more than heard as actual audible words. But if we take a leap of faith and make the attempt, before long we discover that His Voice is real.
This simple practice has yielded dramatic changes in my life! I can say I have come to know the Lord!

Thank you,

Tom Knowlton