How it Works
Chapter 5
God, I offer myself to Thee-to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficult, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!" (BB pg. 63)
3rd Step prayer
The doctor's theory that we have an ________ to alcohol interests us.
We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholic is a manifestation of an _______
(same word - two clues)
allergy
When did the first edition of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" appear?
1939
What is the name of the guy that came into Bills kitchen and talked with him about a solution he had found?
Ebby Thatcher
Bill's Story
Chapter one
What prayer should you use, in the steps, when you are disturbed by the conduct of others?
Fourth Step Prayer - "This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done." (BB pg. 67)
After they have succumbed to the desire again, as many do, and the phenomenon of the craving develop, they pass through the well-known stages of a spree, emerging remorseful, with a firm resolution not to drink again. This is repeated over and over, and unless this person can experience an entire ___________ there is very little hope of his recovery.
psychic change
When did the third edition of the Big Book go to the printer?
March 1976
worked on a farm
Working with Others
Chapter 7
What prayer do we use to practice humility and ask our Higher Power to remover our shortcomings that stand in the way of our Higher Power and others?
7th Step Prayer
Who’s opinion is given in the beginning of the Big Book?
William D. Silkworth, M.D.
Which edition added the addendices, the Twelve Traditions, directions with A.A. and changed the stories to expand the Fellowship's growth?
Second Edition
What department store is Lois Wilson (Bill Wilson's wife) said to have worked at, as mentioned on page 4 of “Bill’s Story” in Alcoholics Anonymous?
Macy's
More About Alcoholism
Chapter 3
What prayer is on page 85 in the Big Book?
Tenth Step Prayer
In the Doctor's opinion, what does this statement mean? "he confirms what we who have suffered alcoholic torture must believe-that the body of the alcoholic is quite as abnormal as his mind"
alcoholism is a 2-prong problem/disease:
spiritual and physical
Where was the first A.A. group?
Akron, OH
How many steps were there before Bill W. wrote the Twelve Steps?
6
To Employers
Chapter 10
Where is the Prayer of St. Francis found in A.A. literature?
Chapter 11 of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions ("12x12")
What does Dr. William Silkworth suggest is the only relief we have in regards to our "allergy" to alcohol?
entire abstinence
Where was the second A.A. group form?
What was the name of the group that Bill W. was a member of before he formed A.A. with Dr. Bob?
Oxford Group