By Shelly Webb

The Law of Perpetual Transmutation teaches that circumstances and things are always changing—either coming into form or dissolving—based on our thoughts. I saw this law in action when my oldest daughter graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Design during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.

She had high hopes of finding a job that would offer financial stability while she pursued her dream of running her own photography business. But with the economy in upheaval, job hunting turned out to be incredibly difficult.

Before this, I had given her a copy of Hidden Treasures: Heaven’s Astonishing Help with Your Money Matters by Leslie Householder, and she regularly listened to Leslie’s podcasts. I encouraged her to picture her ideal job and trust that it would appear at the right time. I prayed for her constantly and made a conscious effort to thank Heavenly Father for the perfect job He had already prepared for her.

At one point, she applied to a baby products company that looked promising. After two interviews and some positive interactions, she felt hopeful—though the pay seemed a little low. As part of the application process, they asked her to complete two projects: a website design and a newsletter. They didn't compensate her for the work, but they told her how much they liked what she created.

While she was waiting to hear back, she was offered a short-term position filling in for a photography teacher on maternity leave. Unsure what to do, she reached out to the baby product company, letting them know she had another opportunity but needed an answer. They replied, "We're sorry, but we can't give you an answer at this time." She ended up taking the teaching job, and weeks later, she found out she hadn’t been selected for the baby supply position.

She was disappointed—not just by the rejection, but by how dismissively the company had treated her. I encouraged her to stay positive and reminded her that if this opportunity didn’t work out, it simply meant a better one was on the way. I also suggested she add the two projects to her portfolio. She kept the vision of her ideal job alive and continued applying elsewhere.

Then it happened. She was invited to interview at a design firm that specialized in projects for hotels and campgrounds. The interview went well—so well, in fact, that they offered her the job on the spot. She felt an immediate connection to the team and the work. Not only did the job pay significantly more than the one she had originally applied for, but it also offered real potential for growth.

And here’s the best part: the person who hired her told her, unsolicited, that his favorite item in her portfolio was the newsletter she had created for the baby products company—the very project she had done for free, for a job she didn’t get.

By holding the vision of her dream job and staying open and grateful, she allowed the right opportunity to materialize. It would have been so easy for her to feel defeated after investing time and effort into a dead-end lead, but she chose instead to believe that something better was coming. And it did. Those two unpaid projects became the steppingstones that helped carry her to exactly where she wanted to be.

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