How Leaving a Job Taught Sister Yee to Trust in the Lord

 
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By Rachel Sterzer Gibson, Church News
 

Sister Kristin M. Yee worked for close to 13 years as an artist and producer at Disney Interactive Studios. One day as she pushed the elevator button at work, she felt impressed that it was no longer where she was supposed to be.

Not wanting to leave a stable, desired career with people she loved, she tried to put the thought on a mental shelf. But the feeling continued to press upon her. She tried to pull together a plan for how to leave, but nothing materialized so she left without a job or an opportunity in place.

“I cried and had many deep, heartfelt discussions with my Heavenly Father during this time,” Sister Yee, Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency, recalled during a BYU–Pathway Worldwide devotional broadcast on Tuesday, October 18.

 
Sister Yee shared her own educational journey, including her decision to leave her career at Disney, to emphasize the need for students to deepen trust in God and their relationship with Him. “I’ve learned from personal experience that there is usually never a good time to go to school, but it is always a good time to trust in the Lord,” Sister Yee said.

Walking away from Disney required her to trust in the Lord and, although painful, provided “an invaluable space” for her to learn about her relationship with Heavenly Father and who she was without any title, career, work relationship or status.

Following a prompting to look at careers related to humanitarian work, Sister Yee said she investigated a master’s degree in public administration from BYU. She was admitted to graduate school and shortly after was hired as a manager of the Church’s animation team. She was also serving as the Young Women president in a ward with more than 50 young women.

“This didn’t look possible, but all three felt right. So I trusted in Him. Only He would show me how this was going to work, and He did,” Sister Yee told BYU–Pathway students.

The Lord parted the “Red Seas” of her life during her three years of graduate school, expanding her capacities, Sister Yee related.

The prophet Nephi declared that he would “go and do” because he knew “the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them” (1 Nephi 3:7).

To any students who might be struggling financially or otherwise, Sister Yee said, “just know that if you feel prompted to attend school at this time that the Lord will provide a way just as Nephi declared. Trust in Him. He loves you and desires to take care of you.”

 
As she was attending graduate school, Sister Yee said she would sometimes have to choose between two good things, such as helping the young women in an activity or studying for a midterm. Following the Spirit, she decided to be with the young women and then prayed and studied the best that she could.

Time and time again she would do better than expected on a test. Through her education, Sister Yee said, she learned the character of God — of His kindness and mercy — and His love for her.

“The other learning from my education is that when we put the Lord first and keep our covenants with Him, all things fall into their proper place, and we receive the gift of His peace and His help amidst the storm,” Sister Yee said.

The Lord will provide as individuals keep their covenants and trust in Him with all their hearts, she testified.