The Dream

I have been going back and forth trying to decide if I wanted to share this on here, and decided I ought to for my own records.

Back in October I had a vivid dream. My Grandma Pettingill and Great Grandpa Stockdale came to visit me. I'm not going to go into any detail; I wrote it all down in my journal so I wouldn't forget, but the feelings I had I will never forget. I was SO happy to see grandma and grandpa. Grandpa didn't say anything to me, but grandma did briefly. The only word to accurately describe what I felt was joy. Pure joy. They came to my house with a bunch of other people I didn't know--my house was full of them, and I knew they were angels because I asked Stephen if he could see them. I got to hug my grandma before she and grandpa left. I cried. I sobbed because I didn't want her to go--I didn't want to wake up.

When I awoke and had time to process what had just happened, I was excited and curious why they had come, and why they had looked the way they did. (They looked normal), but a thought came to my mind--it was so I would be able to recognize who they were. I think they were just visiting to say hello.

I was more curious why grandpa was there. This is the second time a great grandparent has visited me in my adult life. I feel like since I didn't get to know them very well, because they passed away when I was around eight or nine, that they don't remember me very well. I know that's not true. They know me very well, and it has become very apparent that they are watching over me a lot more than I ever thought.

I know the veil is thin, and family members who have passed on are all around us, and even  people we don't know. We are being watched over every day. I am so grateful I had the chance to know my great grandparents before they left this earth, and I think about Grandma Pettingill all the time. The plan of happiness is a perfect plan, and I am grateful and feel incredibly blessed to have experiences like this. I love my family and my Heavenly Father. I am grateful for the knowledge I have of the plan of salvation.