Urban Poly Princess

I looove missionary work!!! There is NOTHING I love more. My husband better plan to be a mission president. I can't wait to help inspire ALL missionaries. I took the Book of Mormon first for the challenge to give. I was thinking about my friend Katie who is an adjunct teacher here. I sometimes wonder and think IF only people would read and study the Book of Mormon and pray about it they'd KNOW and love it like I do BUUUT unfortunately not ALL members love it OR study it like they can and should. We know the happiness and joy that comes from doing this BUT we DON'T always take advantage of this. I related a lot to Devin's talk yesterday. I love how he said we need to be reckless in how we follow the spirit or listen to it. I tried yesterday BUT I wasn't reckless like I could've been. I can be too cautious.

2 Nephi 17
3 Then said the Lord unto Isaiah: Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;

4 And say unto him: Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be faint-hearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Now Isaiah is getting to be like reading my friend's thesis. Many references here to things I don't know anything about. The two tails of smoking firebrands. Now I'm wondering about dragons that are represented a lot in Chinese culture but also in English and Irish lore. A lot of legend and myth suggest these are real although I don't think anyone's ever uncovered dragon skeletons. Animal Planet tries to answer that question and leans toward these being real BUT I don't really know. The prevalence of the myth could also be used to explain Santa or the Easter Bunny. OR Isaiah could simply  be referencing mythological creatures. The dragon myth is old. It is portrayed in Chinese cultures. What about Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck? Dragons could've just been mythological entertainment even with the tradition-traditional entertainment. I remember a history class I had once in high school someone asked what if the hiroglyphics were just graffiti.

It's like being an English major. We spent all our time studying authors and their lives to uncover the deeper meaning of their poetry and novels. I always thought, we could be completely off in our conclusions. But then some scholars say it doesn't matter what the author intended if we can still discover themes and symbolism that make sense and illuminate or deepen our understanding of the work, the author and the time and place they lived in.