Article June 6, 2011 Issue

Seeing the light

By Larie Patterson

Last year, on the last day of school  before final exams, I got an insight into the concept of God’s “true light.”

The Sunday before, I started getting a headache. My first thought was to just forget about it and go on about my day. As the day went on, though, the headache never really ceased. The next day was a study day in my classes, and I was planning on studying in groups with some friends. Throughout the day the headache seemed to be getting worse, but since I was so focused on studying, I just went about my day as usual.

Later that night I was on my way to a study group, and I found myself in a lot of pain. I really needed to prepare for my finals the following day, but as I sat in the room, I was not able to really comprehend anything. I felt fearful, not only because I could not concentrate on the material in front of me but because of the pain. I realized I had become very sensitive to light.