Chapter 34...

In a tunnel of darkness it's hard to see the light at the end. It's there, and eventually you will see it but it might take awhile. Sometimes though you stop in the middle of the tunnel, too stubborn to continue on and the light doesn't shine quite as bright as your eyes become accustomed to the darkness and you start feeling like you don't need the light. You can see fine without it right?

I've been stuck in the middle too many times to count. I have walked through dark tunnels. I have run through the dark. I always need a little help to see the light at the end.

Many years ago I was there, stuck in the middle of that tunnel too stubborn to move when my mother directed me towards the light. Not directly of course because the key word is stubborn and I wouldn't have listened. But she directed me towards The Book of Mormon. Specifically towards Alma Chapter 34. I believe with all my heart that my mother prayed for me to see the light. And I know that a loving Heavenly Father must have told her to direct me there. There has never been a passage in the scriptures that spoke to me as strongly as the words of Amulek.

The good news is I made it through the tunnel. I've never been stuck in the dark (for very long) since. I refer back to those words often. Especially my favorite scripture:

So this Thanksgiving I am thankful for the power of prayer. For loving family and friends. And for the love and tender mercy my Heavenly Father has bestowed upon me.

Happy Thanksgiving.