Sad story!!

Last weekend I went home because of the 4th of July and anyways my sister Marianne was telling me all the town gossp and what not. And anyways suddenly she asked if I wanted to hear the news about a guy that's been our neighbor since I was like 2. So anyways she ended up telling me that she had been told by his aunt that day that he'd been told by a friend that if you're on high speed dirt bike/motor cycle you can get away from the police. As in if they try to pull you over you can keep going and they won't chase you, because high speeders are to fast I guess. So he was in city limits and was driving like alot over, at least 70 or 80 in a 30 mile area. And a police tried to pull him over and he kept going and they ended up putting up a road block and he got caught. So when she told me this I was like he just got like a huge ticket right? And she was like no he got a felony and is in jail at the moment and will be for the next two or three years. Yeah I couldn't believe it I've known this kid forever and I never thought he'd get into trouble like that.
So anyways I guess that rather then going on a mission he got into the oil field and that lead to problems. Basically this little experience has made me start thinking about how the kinds of choices we make when we're 18 or 19 can totally lead us to destruction or vice versa. Because this guy was always really cool and good at being good, but in the last two years he's totally changed. So I've just started noticing lately how important it is that we make good choices, even in the small aspects of our lives. Whether it's were we work, or whether we read scriptures, prayer or whatever it be. So this has been a great reminder to me of how if we forget to do the little things in life then that is how satan gets in and makes us believe stupid things that the world tell us. (like getting away from a policeman on a high speed motor cycle)