Urban Poly Princess

The professional organizer scheduled to speak canceled and instead one of our councilor's wives spoke to us about organizing our homes. She seems obsessed with labeling. I get labeling things when you move and everything's in boxes you can't see through AND it helps when you put things away BUUUT it looks messy and ugly to label EVERYTHING in my opinion. I like my apartments/homes spotless and I like to get rid of things that don't work. My mother however is a completely different story. I told my bishop to put realtor down for my vocation since I was in his office yesterday. I told him I plan to just get any job and do real estate full time. He asked me if I had a real estate license and I told him I did.

As I sat in his office I looked at the board that lists all the callings in the ward and has our pictures included for them to put on magnetic pieces of paper to move around the board. ALL and by ALL I mean ALL 4 of the Poly girls in the ward have the exact same calling. Me, Lusi and Angela are all committee members in RS 3 for the additional meetings. There is a Samoan girl I don't know who has the same calling in RS 2. Her last name is Toilolo so I know she's Samoan.

I pointed it out to bishop. He seemed surprised and mentioned to me how that should probably change. I told him if that's how the Lord wanted it who am I to question that HOWEVER I am not so naive as to think that was all inspiration. People are placed in callings as needed. Inspiration definitely plays a part AS NEEDED BUT I think for the most part people are placed where the leaders think they are a good fit.

I know the respective relief society presidents issue these callings BUT how can it NOT be strange. I don't think anyone was intentionally pigeon-holing me or anyone else. BUT of course that just makes it worse. It is so ingrained in some people they think that is correct. It makes me assume they think we are only capable of being on the additional meetings committee. Somehow we are genetically predisposed to do that. REALLY???!!! I'm glad I pointed it out to my bishop.

I'd like an ideal little world where race didn't matter but I'm not living under a rock.