Monday, June 8, 2015

Unexpected Answer

I've been having trouble finding a new place to move to that suits my needs.  I've been looking for a place that's within my current ward's boundaries, but as close to my job as I can get and costs less than I'm paying per month now (I am losing my roommate in the process).  That left me with only two options, though I preferred one complex over the other.  I was about to submit the application when I decided to pray about it.  The answer I got was that I needed to keep searching.  Frustrated, I thought to myself, I don't have a lot of options left if I want to stay in my ward.  In response, the Spirit had one word stand out to me: if.  I had honestly not considered the idea of moving out of my ward.  I've lived here for over two years and I've really grown close with a lot of the members here.

With the next day being Fast Sunday, I took the opportunity to fast on the matter -- should I move out of the ward?  At Church, we had our new Bishopric announced and with all of the testimonies shared by both those leaving and those incoming, the presence of the Spirit was high.  I felt about 60% sure that it was time to leave before the meeting, but by the time it was over, that level of assurance rose to about 90%.  Just to be sure, I pulled my Home Teacher aside and asked for a blessing.  While there were no specific instructions that I needed to move out of the ward, I still received my answer that, yes, it was time to move out.

One big reason is that I need to be in the right place to meet the next Mrs. Larsen.  It's weird to think that moving to a new place is going to facilitate meeting my wife, but that's basically the story of how my parents met.  Even as I write this post, I can feel the Holy Ghost confirm the truth of the motivation behind this move.  Now I need to follow the Spirit and move into the right ward.  Prayers on my (our?) behalf in this matter would be very much appreciated.

1 comment:

Grandma Bonnie said...

I have been praying for that for a very long time.