Urban Poly Princess

This morning I didn't even hear my 4:40 alarm so I missed the first EMZ session of the year BUUUT I was so sleepy and I think I was sleep deprived because I did get up at 5:30 and decided not to get up then and catch most of Zumba. Instead I slept until it was almost 9am. Now I ate my leftover pizza and junkfood I bought yesterday.

My friend messaged me 2 pictures from high school. Wow!!! Major blast from the past. I'm not really doing anything. I need to put away stuff in my room. It is messy.

I read 1 Nephi 2. I know the beginning of the Book of Mormon very well from my many attempts to read the entire thing when I was young. The first time I actually read it in its entirety was before my mission. I read it along with the church's officially commentary. I don't know why it suddenly made a difference. I took the first Book of Mormon class at BYU but I don't think I was ready then for it to sink in.

I went to seminary too. Why did all of my attempts FINALLY work. How did it make a difference then and I am so grateful it did. If I had any idea how amazing the Book of Mormon was when I first encountered it I think I would've tried harder. Now that I do know I don't think my parents taught me the way they could have. I often felt the spirit but as far as cultivating it and courting it, I didn't experience that until the MTC.

That is such crucial knowledge I am grateful to have in my life now. I wonder how many members of the church were raised like me, with all the semblance of activity but without the spirit being central in their lives or focusing on how the Savior always makes the difference and using that as the measurement for anything we do.

I just applied for 2 jobs so far. I need to do this each week until my unemployment runs out. I need something asap and I just want something close by that I can do just to fill my gas tank as I pursue my real estate career. It would be fantastic if I was hired as a part time librarian with the City Library but they seem to ignore ANY time I apply for ANY position there. I really don't want to be an academic librarian. HOWEVER the University of Utah has a diversity position I should apply for. That is NOOOT where I want my career to go but it starts over 50,000 a year and would allow me to at least work in my profession.