Last week I shared an experience about playing a game where I was chasing a chicken. It was the first time I have chased a chicken in my life, and it was disappointingly easy. It kinda hurt my image of rocky training his speed with catching a chicken in the streets to get faster, but it was so easy for me that I could do it blindfolded? Well I wanted to know if Rocky was a spoof, or if I just had a dumb chicken, so I have put it to the test. I have begun taking videos of me attempting catching some chickens that wander the streets, and I will admit I get a kick out of it. As missionaries we are representatives of Jesus Christ, but also we are still just young stupid guys and goof around sometimes.
On Sundays we have a huge moving truck with a massive truck bed, and we have a member drive us to pick up all of our investigators, and we picked up some random people on the way too! It was super funny, like we just said "Need a ride? Come with us to the church and after you'll be close to where you need to be!" and they saw it as a better idea than walking for like 3 miles to the center of the city. lol, pretty cool right?
The Story of the Two Drunk Dudes (this one is funny): Well here in Honduras, there are some very funny experiences and conversations that I've had conversing with drunk people. Its kinda just something inevitable, they are in the streets, and LOVE to talk with missionaries and ALWAYS love to talk about "the word" with us. I know 99% they will not remember anything nor understand, but its entertaining sometimes, and hey, aren't we are children of God?
In the States, drinking is something that everyone does, but here in Honduras it is a very fine line. There are the drunk-sleeping in the street- beat the wife for coming home to tuna casserole type of drunk people, and there are the people that don't drink at all. Partly because its expensive and they don't have the money, but also because they see all the drunks in the streets and don't wanna drink haha lol.
Well me and my comp were waiting for a bus one day just chilling and we noticed two drunks across the street. Being just wasted at like 2 in the afternoon, they seemed to be homeless and have one bottle between the two. One of them asked for it, but the other one told him "no we need to save it" and preceded to put it in his pants to avoid the temptation of using what they had worked for quickly. They struggled and took a seat on the ground, and sleepiness fell upon one of them. Well, the other one saw the opportunity, and snuck away while the other one was sleeping and we presume because he didn't wanna share. It was a very entertaining experience to view for a few minutes, and we can learn that alcohol can make us greedy, and can ruin our lives too, but it was entertaining haha.
Yesterday we also saw another drunk dude grab a tarp, find a nice place on the ground and decide to take a nap. Funny and sad, but I have to say that sometimes when I'm tired I wanna do the same thing, so shout out to this guy I guess. These examples also help us teach kids not to drink because they don't wanna end up sleeping in the streets, hah, so I guess that helps.
Okay so I've realized that I've talked too much about drunk dudes, so ill tried to balance it with a spiritual thought. A quote from the President of our Church and living Prophet today, Russel M Nelson, says:
"Prayer is a key. Pray to know what to stop doing and what to start doing. Pray to know what to add to your environment and what to remove so the Spirit can be with you in abundance.
Plead with the Lord for the gift of discernment. Then live and work to be worthy to receive that gift so that when confusing events arise in the world, you will know exactly what is true and what is not.
Serve with love. Loving service to those who have lost their way or who are wounded in spirit opens your heart to personal revelation.
Spend more time—much more time—in places where the Spirit is present. That means more time with friends who are seeking to have the Spirit with them. Spend more time on your knees in prayer, more time in the scriptures, more time in family history work, more time in the temple. I promise you that as you consistently give the Lord a generous portion of your time, He will multiply the remainder.
Even though I have been a member all of my life, I am far from perfect and just about everyone of you know that to be true. I cant say I have been perfect in my life with prayer, and there was even a time where I found myself not praying or reading just because I was tired. I am a witness that God does hear and answer our prayers. He is there. The little things like praying daily is one of the most powerful things we can do in our lives. The only way we can grow our relationship with our friends is if we talk with them more. Obviously, the only way we can grow our relationship with God is through Prayer also. If we sacrifice only 3-4 minutes every night on our knees, sacrifice a portion of time to God, " He will multiply the remainder."
Love y'all, stay groovy
Elder Butler
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