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misuse of our free agency. Therefore, we need to watch carefully with both eyes open when making choices. Will this choice lead me closer to my goal of conquering this quest? Or will this choice allow Satan to be the puppeteer in my future decisions?
    Picture this: You find yourself on your quest to return back to the castle, God’s Kingdom, as an heir to the throne. As you see yourself struggling (addiction), not knowing what to do or what lies ahead, you feel discouraged and tired. You know, though you’re exhausted, that you still must defeat this dragon (who makes you doubt your strength). God knows how you feel, as stated in Hebrews 12:1, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.”
    As you look ahead, you see the path that you must take (recovery). The path consists of some dark forests (doubt), rocky uphill climbs (withdrawals), and, at times, treacherous terrain (hard work). What do you do? Do you not even try?
    Watch out for Satan’s Fiery Darts of Lies!

    Satan’s plan is to discourage us by clouding our view of the strength that we have inside, the tools that we have readily available, and the knowledge that we have succeeded once before in conquering him. He wants us so badly to fail through not even trying. He hopes that we will forget that each of us has the strength to defeat this dragon. Remember, he is the Father of Lies and deception. So, beware of the mists of darkness, of despair and of hopelessness the angry dragon creates through the common mistakes that we all will make here on Earth. Though we may fall at times, we must still try. For every obstacle or negative feeling we encounter can be overcome with the tools the King gave us before we left.
    The Savior Jesus Christ
    Each of us knew when we fought for free agency that there would be opposition and opposites of everything we would experience here on Earth. We knew that where bad is, there is always good. Where there is confusion, there is always knowledge. Everything has its opposite: good and bad, evil and righteous, health and sickness, pleasure and pain. Similarly, the Savior Jesus Christ is the exact opposite of Satan, the dragon. So, during our quest, we may encounter many obstacles, trials, confusion, challenges and other things that bring darkness to our minds. But, our Heavenly Father—through His son Jesus Christ, our brother—created tools to overcome anything we might face, especially darkness. For the Savior, Jesus Christ, is the light of the world.
    Jesus Christ is our strongest tool here on Earth. He went before us, paved the way and removed as many obstacles as He could (the resurrection), if Christ would not have been raised the third day after His death then none of us would be given our bodies back, and made perfect, after we die.
    Jesus Christ also provided a way for us to get back on our path every time we fall off (the atonement). Jesus provided a way for us to climb back up, learn from our mistakes and move on. Only through Jesus Christ can humans complete their quest as stated in Acts 4:12, “…for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
    Jesus showed us the way when He went on the path first. He was bruised, beaten and spit upon and even nailed to the Cross, so that we may be given every opportunity to succeed. The difference between us and Jesus Christ is that He had to do it perfectly so that we wouldn’t have to. All He asks is, when we fall down, or even fall off the cliff of life, that we ask Him to forgive us and help us get back on the path. Satan has his plans of deception to try to be our puppeteer in our lives. But, the Savior, Jesus Christ, has supplied the tools to cut to the strings, heal our wounds, and ultimately slay the dragon. Therefore remember, you are strong enough, with the Jesus