The NEW 12 Steps Guide
Each 12 Step group should decide when to switch to the new guide, possibly when starting the Introduction. Since most participants will use electronic devices, we should provide a few paper copies for those who need them. We've provided a printable list of the steps for each meeting. Group leaders might want their own paper copy to see where to pause for discussion. We have inserted a dot (● ) to show pauses. And pause one more time at the end of the reading.
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