Beneath the Wraps

I thought I would share some thoughts on the bizarre dream that I had this morning – though many of the details were already gone before Roland requested that I make pancakes – and then chop up some vegetables for the meatball stew . . . “I’m not even dressed yet!” I thought.  After all I had mentioned that I had two hours before I would leave for work and that I needed to take a shower.  Thus this post has been put on the back burner.  So do I start with the dream or the cake?            I took pictures of the cake that we made on Saturday.  Jenna had done the entire cake part by herself and I frosted it and poured over coconut.  The intention was not for the purpose of giving the appearance of a giant snowball, but that is what I thought it looked like:           So moving on to the dream which took place sometime between 3 and 6 this morning....

I once had an institute instructor who, after every conference, would ask the class members what we thought the theme of conference is/was.   I think this year’s theme is on listening to the guidance of the Holy Ghost and finding the light to overcome darkness – or help others to find light. Light has so many meanings.   It is symbolic for overcoming a bad experience or finally understanding something that wasn’t understood before. Light is illustrated through light bulbs, candles, lamps, Christmas lights, lighthouses.   Those kinds of lights are artificial.   The sun is a source of natural light.   The Son is a representation of light for us to follow. Other than leading us out of darkness, He can also lighten our burdens.   Light can mean the opposite of dark. It can also mean the opposite of heavy. I wear lighter clothes in the summer than in the winter. The snow in the dessert is lighter than the snow on the coast (when there is snow...