Urban Poly Princess

LDS VOICE

When I moved to Logan from Salt Lake City for my first full time librarian job, I never planned on staying there as long as I did. Attending my first Mid Singles ward was not something I wanted to do but I determined it was better than attending a family ward. For the past 5 years I went to a Tongan singles ward in South Jordan. It was part of the Salt Lake Tongan South Stake.

With my first fast Sunday there I heard several testimonies from people who knew the Lord wanted them there. I also heard testimonies from people who were moving, “Because the Lord wants me to move!” I hated anytime I heard this. I didn’t know I was supposed to be in Logan and I didn’t feel the Lord wanted me to be there.  Where was my spiritual direction?

I even went on a date there with someone who told me Heavenly Father specifically wanted him in Logan to find his wife. Logan is a beautiful place filled with many beautiful people. I loved my job and the people I worked with. My job at a small college allowed me to get a second Master degree, this time in Business Administration, for free. When I wanted to start a professional librarian organization with librarians in the Valley I went out of my way to meet, my Director let me work it in to my schedule. When I wanted to leave work early twice a week to take Real Estate classes necessary to take the licensing test she let me do that as well.

I was able to remain active in ULA or the Utah Librarian Association, Utah’s professional librarian organization. I was allowed to attend conferences and meetings in Salt Lake City. I presented at the ULA conference twice and began serving as the secretary for Utah Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. I was even able to attend classes to earn a Level 1 Designation in The Consumer Health Information Specialization Program from the Medical Library Association.

I don’t see any of these experiences as being exclusive to Cache Valley. While the Cache Valley Library Association I helped found could only have happened in Logan, nothing else was area-specific. I never felt I needed divine direction to tell me where Heavenly Father wants me to be. That is, until I listened to other people in my ward.

Now I returned to Salt Lake City and I have reconnected with some of my old ward friends who moved here because they felt it is where Heavenly Father wants them to be. This finally led me to pray about something that began bothering me over 4 years ago in Logan.

After much pondering and prayer, especially since I’ve been here for over two months now without finding a job, I received an answer. No I didn’t have an angel appear to me or anything else specifically. I just know Heavenly Father doesn’t care where I choose to live. I remember a conference talk that discussed blooming where you are planted and I plan to do just that. I have an assurance that Heavenly Father will let me meet the people I need to meet and have the experiences I need to have wherever I go. I determine my destiny through my choices. I love that.

Now I just need to analyze a couple of articles and videos.