Walk in His Paths
In the most recent general conference , Elder Edward B. Rowe told of an experience he had in a place where there had recently been a war. He recounted, “Several years ago, as a young lawyer, I was involved in resolving a border dispute between countries that had been at war. The work required me to travel on foot through remote areas that were part of the recent war zone. Thousands of land mines had been laid during the war. Expert deminers were there, working to deactivate the mines; however, to my surprise, not all locations of the mines were known. Consequently, on occasion people would accidentally step on them and be injured or killed.” As part of his work, he was given a guide named Winta who was an expert in the area and knew the terrain. Elder Rowe was told, “Carefully follow your guide. Winta knows this border area from personal experience. Walk in his footsteps a few paces behind him. Where he goes, you go. Where he steps, you step.” He related, “I was literally to follow in ...