Oh what an adventure. It was 9:00 pm as we rolled in to our parking spot at our apartment on a crisp fall evening. The night had cast a dark blanket in the sky, only allowing small sparks of light from the stars and street lights to illuminate the world. As we exit the vehicle, we glance out at the grassy field across the street and recognize a familiar shape in the distance. Our friend roger rabbit. A stark white bunny which has eluded us for some time. But not this time. This time, we will prevail.
Swiftly, we run inside to arm ourselves with a basket and blanket. Ready for war, we enter the dark atmosphere and embark on our journey that will take us to the next level of missionaries. Gonzo leads us, basket in arms, on our course to secure the pet bunny. He circles around the target hoping to corner it and chase it towards me. It moves under a tree. Perfect. We converge. But it suspects this and takes off!!! The chase is on!!!!
We take of after the little bullet at a dead sprint. He bobs and weaves around and under the cars in the parking lot. It's a hot pursuit! But we don't give in! Back and forth, up and down, left and right we go in a desperate attempt to capture the package. As the chase drags on, we find that the little fella is slowing down! Victory is imminent!
He tires! And we have him cornered! But our mistake came when we let pride enter into our hearts. We had already started the celebratory party in our minds knowing we have finally won. As we converged for what seemed to be the last time, the little bunny's pre-workout kicked in! How could it be?! He took off like bat out of outer darkness!
Moving with inhuman speed he shot for the alley! Not the alley!!! Away he went and we followed in furious and determined pursuit! He cannot escape us this time! But alas, he did. He found all too quickly a gate that led him to the safety of someone's backyard. Too afraid to let the hot pursuit take us into an unknown land, we forfeited the effort and accepted defeat. Until next time.
The moral of the story I would like to point out real quick, is that pride leads us to failure and frustration. When we boast in ourselves, we are left in our own strength and will quickly find out that as to our strength, we are nothing.
Helaman 4:13
"And because of this their great wickedness, and their boastings in their own strength, they were left in their own strength; therefore they did not prosper, but were afflicted and smitten, and driven before the Lamanites, until they had lost possession of almost all their lands."
Alma 26:12
"Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever."
Love you lots!
Elder Anderson
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