Shades of Gray

I remember a story told to my seminary class years ago by our seminary teacher.  He said he was walking up a hill on a dark snowy night.  There was a street light at the top of the hill shining down.   From his vantage point at the bottom of the hill the light was not clearly defined, with most of the light showing as a swirling mist of gray.  As he got closer and closer to the light, the gray area seemed smaller and smaller, until he was standing directly under the street light.  Once he was standing directly under  the light, the perimeter was clearly defined between light and dark.  There was no longer any "gray area."

So often I hear the excuse that somethings is a "gray area."  It always reminds me of this story, and I wonder....if what we are seeing is really a "gray area" or is the problem that we are just too far away from the light?   Make no mistake....I am definitely standing at the bottom of the hill.  I know that I can not always see the "Light" as clearly as I should.  That is the reason why it is imperative to me that I look to the Prophet and and other leaders to help me successfully navigate the darkness.  Without them I would be lost.