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Show idea and thought she made a good point, but Sister Peters just smiled and told Kristina she would get her chance to help. Since Brad was already busy complaining about the trek showing "typical Mormon attitudes," it was just me and silent Cody Reeves side-by-side pulling the brand new wooden handcart. Step number two in Apostle Petersen's guide to quitting masturbation was: "Avoid being alone as much as possible. Find good company and stay in this good company." He adds, in suggestion seven: "Be outgoing and friendly. Force yourself to be with others and leam to enjoy working and talking to them. Use principles of developing friendships found in books such as How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie." Before my mom drove away she said, "Go have fun now. Make lots of new friends!" But my dad said that one good friend was all you needed, and it would help my grades besides. I liked his outlook because it allowed me to feel like not making friends was not only a choice, but imperative to my future. Of course, if I followed the masturbation guide entirely, suggestion three did say: "If you are associated with other persons having this same problem, YOU MUST BREAK OFF THEIR FRIENDSHIP. Never associate with other people having the same weakness. Don't suppose that two of you will quit together, you never will. You must get away from people of that kind. Just to be in their presence will keep your problem foremost in your mind. The problem must be taken OUT OF YOUR MIND for that is where it really exists. Your mind must be on other and more wholesome things." So Brad was probably out. But I ignored that part |