“Table of Contents,” Healing through the Savior: The Addiction Recovery Program 12-Step Recovery Guide (2023) Contents Introductory Materials Acknowledgments The 12 Steps Preface Introduction Step 1: Admit that we, of ourselves, are powerless to overcome our addictions and that our lives have become unmanageable Step 2: Come to believe the power of God can restore us to complete spiritual health Step 3: Decide to turn our wills and our lives over to the care of God, the Eternal Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ Step 4: Make a searching and fearless written moral inventory of ourselves Step 5: Admit to ourselves, to our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, to proper priesthood authority, and to another person the exact nature of our wrongs Step 6: Become entirely ready to have God remove all our character weaknesses Step 7: Humbly ask Heavenly Father to remove our shortcomings Step 8: Make a written list of all persons we have harmed and become willing to make restitution to them Step 9: Wherever possible, make direct restitution to all persons we have harmed Step 10: Continue to take personal inventory, and when we are wrong, promptly admit it Step 11: Seek through prayer and meditation to know the Lord’s will and to have the power to carry it out Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening through the Atonement of Jesus Christ as a result of taking these steps, we share this message with others and practice these principles in all we do Postface Appendix Support in Recovery Choosing a Sponsor Principles to Write an Effective Inventory Recognizing and Welcoming the Newcomer