I'm anticipating a HUGE disruption in my social life.
For those of you not in Salt Lake City (even more specifically the single's scene in Salt Lake City) you probably have not heard of the change that is coming. Oh but I have. In fact, it affects me directly.
There has been talk for the last year or so of disbanding all the university wards and making those members go back to their respective geographical single's ward. But this is even bigger. They will be completely upheaving the scene here! You can read a little more in this article.
So how does this affect me?
I've been attending the Hollday 30th Ward for the past 3+ years. I love it. I know everyone. All my friends are here. The bishopric is fantastic. This is where I served as Relief Society President for more than 2 years. I am very involved in everything. It feels like my home. And the icing on the cake here is that the building is down the street from my parents' home so its an easy shot to Sunday dinners, a short walk even. But I technically don't live in the boundaries anymore and haven't for the majority of my time in the ward.
Come May something, I will be kindly sent on my way to a new ward. It will probably end up a good thing and will force me to break out and make new friends again, but things were just getting good again in the H30! I've made so many more new friends the last couple months and I'm loving it! I know what is going on in the ward and people know me. They often come to me to find out what's happening. They know about my mom's cancer and fasted for her in 2008 when she was rediagnosed. I know of their trials and we're all there for each other. We support each other. We trust each other. We have become each other's family.
I'm sad to leave this ward soon. I know the Church only does things that make sense, and after having been in a leadership position for 2 years I can fully appreciate these efforts. They will make a difference. I just wish I wasn't affected by it.
It will be a very bittersweet May.
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