There are no dead ends

 This week, while visiting a less-active or trying too anyways, Sister Tucker and I ran across a sign at the end of this street (pictured on the right) that said: The Dead End. Now, don't be mistaken this is not what usual Dead End Street Signs say, this one however, was special. We have all felt at some point or another in our lives that we have hit, if you will, "The Dead End". We feel as if there is no way that we can turn back, no way we can get out and no way we can make it out. During these trying time in our lives we may forget that there is a way out! This way out is only made possible through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Having hope in our Savior will help us endure to the end and especially endure through these trying times.President Dieter F. Uchtdorf has said, "The things we hope in sustain us during our daily walk. They uphold us through trials, temptations, and sorrow. Everyone has experienced discouragement and difficulty. Indeed, there are times when the darkness may seem unbearable. It is in these times that the divine principles of the restored gospel we hope in can uphold us and carry us until, once again, we walk in the light." (http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/the-infinite-power-of-hope?lang=eng&query=hope)
How important is it that we hold fast to the gospel in our lives during these trying times? We must hold strong to the values which we believe in and hold the arm of our Savior as he helps us through these experiences. Elder Bednar in the October 2011 Ensign describes the 3 groups that where in Lehi's dream, he specifically describes group 3 by saying, "The third group also pressed forward with faith and conviction; however, there is no indication that they wandered off, fell into forbidden paths, or were lost. Perhaps this third group of people consistently read and studied and searched the scriptures. Perhaps it was diligence and devotion to a seemingly “small and simple [thing]” (Alma 37:6) that saved the third group from perishing."
(http://www.lds.org/ensign/2011/10/lehis-dream-holding-fast-to-the-rod?lang=eng)
I know that life at times seems like it's The Dead End but let us not forget how infinite the sacrifice of the Savior was for each of his children on this earth, that there is no Dead End. He will help us overcome any obstacle in our lives as we turn to him with open hearts and sincere prayer as we humble ourselves before him.