When The Light Comes On

       DING, DING, DING, DING, DING !!!! We have all been there at some point, and know what it means. You could have been driving down the road, or sitting in park, but when the check engine light comes on it your car, you feel a need for panic! Nobody would blame you, it happens to the best of us. You start to ask yourself what in the world is wrong, what happened, what you have to fix, and you might even not want to drive until that evil orange light goes away! It's very unsettling.
     Truth be told, the 'check engine light' or CEL, can go off for a lot of different reasons. You might have noticed you can usually still drive when its on. Its pretty obvious when there truly is something wrong with the engine. Most of the time, whatever this annoying little light is blinking about has absolutely nothing to do with your engine at all. It's always some sort of sensor that goes bad, an emissions control mechanism, or something that has no real or positive affect on how your motor runs. In other words, sometimes it tells you something is wrong with your engine, when there isn't.
     It's still safe to check it out none the less. . . You could have some serious issues with your powerplant and not be able to tell by ear or feel, and that little light can save your rear end. But what im driving at isn't about if you should trust your CEL or not, but what warning tool we can all use that will never give us mixed signals.
     We all call it by different names: The Holy Spirit, The Holy Ghost, The Great Spirit, El Espiritu Santo . . .  Whichever name you use, it all means the same thing, and all of us have felt it. The Holy Ghost is the third member of The Godhead. Throughout the scriptures it is described as the comforter, one who brings feeling of joy and peace. We know this is true. Another unique attribute of The Spirit is that it also bears witness of truth and light.

       In the Bible, James tells us that if we lack wisdom, we "should ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." This is clear enough instruction. But how is that knowledge given to us? By the power of The Holy Ghost. In the last book of the Book of Mormon, we receieve further truth of this doctrine: "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest
the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things." (Moroni 10:4-5) We learn from these passages that we can know the truth of all things through The Spirit. Thats a pretty big thing to claim, but I can tell you that it's true.

       The Holy Ghost is truly the only thing that can give you confirmation of truth, and be absolutly dead on. It doesn't send us mixed signals, it doesn't tell us our engine is going out when we lose an oxygen sensor, it tells us whats true and whats not. I promise that if anyone out there wants to know the truth, and you ask God, The Holy Ghost will bear witness. And this comes from personal experience, when the Holy Ghost tells you something, you can't deny it.