Am I NUTS???

I just did something crazy! Maybe it was a dumb thing to do, maybe the other person in this story is just taking advantage of people's good hearts....but even if that is the case I'm glad I did it.

I have been carrying a copy of The Book of Mormon with me for like two whole years. Pretty much wherever I go this Book of Mormon has gone with me. I was supposed to give it away to someone else but I never felt like I should do that until today. This copy of The Book of Mormon means a lot to me. We've been through some pretty rough times together. But that's another story that you could check out by clicking HERE. Anyways onto the something NUTS that I did:

Really today is just a normal day. I didn't go anywhere out of the ordinary, to the garbage dump ( so that one is a little out of the ordinary), the Library ( I could probably live there.), the gas station. See so totally ordinary places to go well maybe not the garbage dump....anyways....

The Gas station was extremely busy today, all of the pumps were full so I had to circle back around. And that's when I noticed the guy with his dog holding  a sign that asked people for help. Every time I see people asking for help it makes me sad....which is probably a normal reaction.

So what was I to do? I awkwardly filled up my car with gas trying to ignore my conscious ( Yes I know I'm a bad person)... after all how many times had I been told not to give money to strangers? How many times had I been told that people like that could be dangerous? Too many to count.

But what could I do? I couldn't just get in my comfy car and drive away my conscience wouldn't let me. So I went inside the gas station and grabbed some Gatorade and some white cheddar popcorn. ( Yes I did just write popcorn.....it was fancy popcorn and it looked delicious.)

As I stood in the gas station wondering if I should really give something to him... I thought about that Book of Mormon in my purse and for the first time in two whole years I felt like someone else needed it more than me. So I bought the Gatorade and the yummy looking popcorn and I did what any sane person would do. I marched over to him and started a conversation.

Was it awkward? YES! Yes it was very awkward...probably for both of us, but at least the dog was nice :). I sheepishly gave him the Gatorade and the popcorn and then apologized for getting him popcorn.....

After about a minute of conversation. I pulled out my Book of Mormon and I gave it to him.

Honestly I don't know if any good will come because I gave a random person a Book of Mormon. That book that I loved and carried with me for so long might end up in the trash... I really hope it doesn't though.

Maybe this story doesn't seem so crazy to you but it does to me. And even if it was nuts of me to do....I don't regret it!