Analogy of the Guidebook and the Backpack
(M y thoughts and Relief Society lesson on the talk by Elder Stevensen "Highly Favored of the Lord" October 2020 General Conference) In the Late 1990’s I had an opportunity to backpack Mt. Shasta in Northern California. To give you some idea of the hike, Mt. Shasta is covered in snow all year long and requires special equipment to hike. The Trail is 11 miles round trip and increases 7300 feet in elevation with the summit being at 14749 feet. It is typically done in two days. Most of the year you hike straight up on a snow trail or in late summer a barren rocky switchback trail, leading you to Helen Lake. This is the place that most set up camp and wait for morning when conditions are more favorable to hike the remaining 5 miles and last 4000 feet elevation increase to reach the snowy summit. Climbing Shasta comes with multiple warnings. If conditions aren’t right, such as extreme winds, avalanche warnings, sudden weather changes, and low visibility, you should not clim...