LDS Freedom Forum

In the end drtanner you can only be a sounding board a safe place for him to share his thoughts and feelings , you can share and encourage but the painful process of dealing with his mistakes is in his court. He and he alone will have to decide how far he is willing to go to try to repair his life. If he can face his mistakes and make no excuses for himself, seek to be humble and take proper counsel he can conquer, though the outcome may not be as he hopes. The hope is in Christ and that is what he needs to seek. Observation of life’s choices reveal that there is always a stripping away before one can be rebuilt. I will with your patience share a personal experience. Last July our 38yr old son was killed. My brother attended the funeral with his family. I saw in him a drowning soul, he was lost in darkness. He had struggled to repent but he had abused drugs off and on for years. I had a glimpse of his sufferings, but could do nothing to help as my own struggles were overwhelming ( I had a total knee replacement in August). In Sept. his wife called saying he had died of an overdose on the kitchen floor. I have felt I should have done something to help him, I was the only one who recognized the struggling sorrow in him. Could I have helped him or offered him ways to find the Savior, I don’t think I could have made the difference. He choose his path, his way. That’s the thing about Agency the feast is placed before us (so many wonderful quotes and offerings above) we and we alone choose of what we will partake. I pray he is wise enough to listen to any counsel you give him, and strong enough to humbly bare the consequences of his choices.