Fellowship of the Spirit- 2016

The Fellowship Of The Spirit Utah Conference is Big Book based and offers workshops for all 12 Steps, The 12 Traditions, and speakers from around the country, as well as locally. Conference starts October 7 at 3:00pm and ends October 9 at noon The Marriott in Park City 1895 Sidewinder Drive Park City, Utah

On Tradition One

“Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.” “Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward.” Our whole A.A. program is securely founded on the principle … Read More

Tradition 11

“Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films. Al-Anon Addition: We need guard with special care the anonymity of all A.A. members.” When discussing their personal recovery with the media, members who are identified by their full names — such as the case … Read More

Tradition 10

“Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.” What stood out for me about Tradition 10 is that Bill W. is writing about lessons learned from the Washingtonians.  They were a group that had a large membership devoted to helping alcoholics.  However, the Washingtonians were also involved with prohibition … Read More

Tradition 8

“Alcoholics Anonymous Should Remain Forever Nonprofessional, but Our Service Centers May Employ Special Workers” Written to protect us from ourselves, the Traditions reflect the collective problem solving experience during our fellowships first dozen years. In the 60 plus years since they were proposed then adopted, none have ever been changed. What held true then holds true today. Bill W., says … Read More

Tradition 7: Responsibility

There are so many benefits to this tradition for the alcoholic and for the group and for all AA as a whole. When we first come into AA we were at a bottom — nothing was working for us. Many did not have a job or a place to stay, but most could still find the money for the next … Read More

On Tradition Six

“An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.” Editorial by Bill W. A.A. Grapevine, May 1948 The sixth of our 12 Points of A.A. Tradition is deemed so important that it states at length the relation … Read More