Removing "pencil" from posts and including lines of text

My goal is a consistent look. Sometimes the pencil is displayed; sometimes it isn’t. I want to be able to set the size of the pencil.
I am using the Advanced Layout Builder for the posts so I can control the look and content. No changes are needed for the posts.

Here’s what I get and what I would like:

1. When I click Pension News from the menu, I get a large pencil on the left followed by the post title and, under the title, the Read more link but no post text. I would like each post on the Pension News page to have a small pencil followed by the post title. Under the title, there should be at least 4 lines of text from the post followed by the Read more link.

2. When I click on President under the Pension News Categories in the sidebar, there is no pencil. I get the post title and under it, the date, post categories and author. I would like a small pencil followed by the post title; no category or author. Under the title, there should be at least 4 lines of text from the post followed by the Read more link.

When I use the enfold latest news widget nothing shows up on the pension news page because none of my categories are listed. I’m still stuck with the pencil and, even though I’ve turned off the date, author and category, they still are being displayed.

This site has to go live and I have no solution.