LDS Addiction Recovery Meetings & Support Groups

What Are LDS Addiction Recovery Meetings?

For many people, LDS addiction recovery meetings become one of the most important parts of healing. Sitting with others who share the same struggle breaks the isolation and shame that keep addiction alive. Meetings follow a 12-step model adapted to gospel principles, with time to read, share and support one another.

We are currently in the process of setting up LDS 12 step addiction therapy meetings online. Please send us an email at info@ldshopeandrecovery.com if you are interested in joining a meeting.

The 12 Steps of Recovery (LDS)

The 12 steps of recovery used in LDS meetings each focus on a gospel principle. Many people work through them slowly, with a sponsor or counselor.

Steps 1–4: Honesty, Hope, Trust & Truth

Admitting the problem, believing that recovery is possible through God’s power, deciding to trust Him, and making a searching, honest inventory of your life.

Steps 5–8: Confession, Change of Heart, Humility, Seeking Forgiveness

Confessing to God and an appropriate priesthood leader or trusted person, becoming willing to let go of weaknesses, humbly asking for help, and listing those you have harmed.

Steps 9–12: Restitution, Daily Accountability, Revelation, Service

Making amends where possible, taking a daily honest inventory, seeking personal revelation through prayer and study, and sharing the message of recovery with others.

How the LDS Church Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) Works

The LDS Church Addiction Recovery Program, often called ARP or simply the LDS Addiction Recovery Program, holds free meetings for anyone who wants help with addiction. Meetings use the program’s guide, Addiction Recovery Program: A Guide to Addiction Recovery and Healing, and are facilitated by trained volunteers.

What Happens in a Meeting

A typical meeting opens with prayer, reviews one of the 12 steps, and gives participants a chance to share their experience – without pressure to speak if you are not ready.

Confidentiality

Participants are asked to keep what is shared in meetings private, so everyone can speak honestly.

Finding LDS Addiction Recovery Meetings Near Me

If you are looking for LDS addiction recovery meetings near me, the Church’s Addiction Recovery Program website includes a meeting locator where you can search by location, day and meeting type.

In-Person Meetings

In-person meetings are held in many meetinghouses each week. They can be a powerful way to build friendships with others in recovery.

Online & Phone Meetings

Online and phone meetings make it possible to attend from home, while traveling, or when privacy is a concern.

LDS Addiction Recovery Support Groups for Spouses & Families

LDS addiction recovery support groups are also available for spouses and family members, who often carry deep pain of their own. Many partners also benefit from individual betrayal trauma support.

How Counseling Complements the LDS Addiction Recovery Program

Our online groups will be another option alongside those meetings. We see support groups as a strong companion to individual counseling, and many of our clients take part in both. Counseling adds what meetings cannot: a personal plan, help with the emotional wounds behind the addiction, and support for marriages. Learn more about pornography addiction help or meet our LDS therapists.

LDS Hope & Recovery is a private practice and is not affiliated with the Church or its Addiction Recovery Program.