The Scriptures—A Sure Guide for the Latter Days,”

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Blindfold one member of the class. Spin him around one or two times and ask him to walk to the far side of the room. He will probably grope around and may stumble over things on the way. (Be careful not to let anyone get hurt.) Now provide a string for him to follow. Repeat the process, only now let him follow the string across the room. Explain that the scriptures are like a strong guide that one can follow.
The Iron Rod of the Scriptures Will Lead Us to the Lord
Some years ago, in a clinic high in the Andes Mountains near the equator, a baby boy was born to Pedro and Nancy Cantos. He seemed normal at first, but he soon showed signs of serious illness. His bowels did not work properly and he had a congenital heart defect. The parents had already lost two children to fatal illnesses and were grieved that they might lose little Pedrito too. They prayed constantly.
“One night, when Pedrito was almost ten months old, Nancy dreamed that she saw through her kitchen window—instead of the usual crowded buildings—a beautiful, spacious lawn extending as far as she could see. In the distance a man was digging in the earth. She approached him and asked, ‘What are you doing?’
“ ‘I’m planting herbs to cure the illnesses of man,’ he replied.
“Then Nancy saw an unusual tree nearby. ‘What is the purpose of that tree?’ she asked.
“ ‘The tree holds the cure for Pedrito’s illness,’ replied the stranger.
“ ‘Tell me,’ she asked eagerly, ‘how can I give the tree’s medicine to my child?’
“Before the stranger could answer, Nancy saw a man in the distance. … Immediately he and another man … approached her. … [They told her,] ‘We were sent by God to help you because of your faith and diligence in studying the Bible and seeking the word of God.’ … Nancy woke up. The dream remained vivid in [her] thoughts.
“A week later, two missionaries knocked on the Cantoses’ door. That evening they [taught the family] the first discussion.
“Before they left, the elders gave the family a Book of Mormon, after first marking … the passages they had been discussing. … They also felt inspired to underline the passages relating to Lehi’s dream about the tree of life—something they had never done before.
“Later, as Nancy Cantos read … of Lehi’s dream, she became excited. It was so similar to her own! She knew in her heart that this was the answer to their prayers. …
“[Soon afterward, the Cantos family was baptized. A priesthood blessing was obtained for little Pedrito and he began to improve. However, he became ill again and a heart operation was also necessary for him. A second priesthood blessing brought him through this ordeal safely, and soon Pedrito] was running and playing like any other little boy” (Vira H. Blake, “A Mother’s Dream,” Ensign, Mar. 1986, pp. 53–54).The tree in Nancy’s dream had indeed been the source of a great miracle for this family