"And I saw numberless concourses of people, many of whom were pressing forward, that they might obtain the path which led unto the tree by which I stood.
And it came to pass that they did come forth, and commence in the path which led to the tree.
And it came to pass that 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 8:21-23
This is just a small part of Lehi's dream, but I thought it was a good reminder for us today that the mists of darkness will arise. We want things to always be easy, but they aren't, and honestly, the always-easy way is Satan's plan, because that way we never change, or learn the things that we need to learn. In the dream, there was no way to dispel the mist of darkness, but you could catch hold of the rod of iron, and feel your way through it. Likewise, in our lives, sometimes we are going to feel confused and blind, and we won't see a way out, but God can guide us. The iron rod symbolizes the word of God, which we get through reading the scriptures and following the prophets. Even when we can't feel the Spirit in our lives in that moment, God still has guides to help us through the darkness. Today, let's pray, and read, and listen to the word of God, so that we can navigate the darkness and find our way through. God has promised us a happy ending. The darkness is just chapter 5, where things seem bleak. But if we keep turning the pages, the hero manages to escape, and with God's help, always triumphs. Let's be the hero, and stick with God, our author, who will lead us to an ending and then a continued series that is more glorious than we can imagine.
