Roads Through the Fog

Up here in the beautiful city of Fortuna, and the wonderful surrounding areas, we are right next to the coast. Along with the weather up here, and being right next to the coast, the area up here tends to get a lot of fog. The fog settles in and at times it can get quite heavy. I've driven through this fog many times on some back roads and main roads. There is something that I have learned though, the way to make it through the fog without driving off the road into a massive redwood tree, is to look at the lines on the road. The lines on the road would let me know if the road was curving or straight, and then I could handle the car in such a way that would keep my companion and myself from flying off the road. Such as is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The dream that the Prophet Lehi had explains a similar experience; "and there arose a mist of darkness; yea even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they wandered off and were lost" (1 Nephi 8:23). There are many of us who are "on the path" but when this fog settles over us, we lose our way. How are we to stay on the path, and fight through all the fog? It has to end sometime right? Well, again, in Lehi's dream he saw, "others pressing forward, and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press forward through the mists of darkness, clinging to the rod of iron, until they did come forth..." (1 Nephi 8:24). These these that "clung to the rod of iron" were essentially pushing through the fog looking at the lines on the road. It guided them towards their destination. We must hold to this iron rod, which is the word of God so that we can be led towards salvation and eternal life. It will not lead us astray, just as if we are driving on a road and a heavy fog sets in, if we look at the lines in the road, we will not be lost. I know these things to be true; I know that if we hearken to the word of God, he will lead us towards lasting peace and happiness in this life and for eternity.

With love,

Elder Brennan Edwards