I'm Lost in a Maze

I spend two hours in Primary every Sunday listening to lessons that are prepared to teach children about the gospel. I am amazed at how simple and beautiful it really is. As the teacher presents lessons that teach these little kids in a way they will understand, I find myself learning a great amount. Today was one of those days. The teacher showed a picture of a simple maze and asked if anyone had ever been in a corn maze. I thought about the times I had wandered through a corn maze in Utah. I knew what the map said it looked like from above and it seemed pretty easy, yet I wound up taking wrong turns and running into dead ends. The teacher talked about how much easier it was to trace the maze on the map than being stuck in it. He said when he walked around a maze he wished he could climp up the stalks of corn and see where the wrong turns were and save himself time. Then he compared these corn mazes to life. It was such a perfect analogy. Often I find myself in the maze of life unsure of which turn to take and aware that picking the wrong path will lead me to areas that are deadends at which point I'll have to try to turn my life around and retrace my steps to get back on track. Without a view from above it is difficult to know which path is the right one and which is the wrong. That is the purpose of the Holy Ghost. He has the superior view and can guide us on which path we should take. All we have to do is ask and listen. The gift of the Holy Ghost is a priceless gift, for which I am very thankful.