How to properly Push start a car!

So... I gave a talk in church a couple weeks ago and I thought I'd share a personal story.When I was Pregnant with Mason I worked full-time (sometimes 6 days a week) so OB appointments were always tricky. Well, this particular day I had my Glucose test scheduled for 4:30pm. This meant that all day I couldn't eat ANYTHING with ANY small amount of sugar in it. All I ate that day were 2 hard boiled eggs and tons of water. BLAH! After my appointment I headed out to my car (in a parking garage) I discovered my car wouldn't start! It was the middle of August (super hot), I was huge and pregnant, and I was STARVING!! Well, my brother -in-law Jeremy came to the rescue! He drove out to Scottsdale to help me start my car. After several attempts he decided we needed to push start the car. Jeremy turns to me and asks "Have you ever push started a car before?" I reply "No but, I've seen it done. How hard can it be?" Now keep in mind it was really hot and we were in a parking garage (so there was limited "pushing space"). We position the car and he starts pushing... and instructs, "OK Shelly. Turn the key. Start the car"... NOTHING happened. We stop the car and he comes up and asks me, "Well, did you have the clutch in?"... I respond, "Ohhhhh. No sorry I didn't know you had to have the clutch in." So he pushes the car back to the starting point, (because we are in a parking garage and we can't just keep pushing). He starts to push me forward. "OK Shelly. Turn the key. Start the car."... NOTHING happened. "Shelly, did you have the car in gear?"... "Ohhhhhhhh. No. Sorry I didn't know you had to have the car in gear." At this point I am feeling really stupid. He pushes the car back AGAIN to the starting position and asks "Are you ready?" This time is it! I am ready. I have my foot on the clutch, hand on the key, and the car is in gear! "Yes! Let's go!"... I then hear some groaning and grunting as he starts to push the car again.... Pause... "Shelly, is your foot on the brake?"... after which I reply very sheepishly, "NO?!" and quickly removed my right foot off the pedal! Ha! What a nice guy! It was 100+ degrees outside, he drove all the way out to Scottsdale to help me out. He NEVER gave me a hard time about that incident. He also followed me the whole way home and gave me strict instructions to just go home with no pit stops, and no Air Conditioning so the car wouldn't give me trouble. (Also, probably so he wouldn't have to push start my car again!) Thank you Jeremy for being my hero that day. I know I'll never forget that! This story has a point. All I wanted was to get out of that parking garage and eat IMMEDIATELY. In my talk I referred to our own lives and the things we want instantly. We want a strong testimony, we want a close relationship with the Savior, and we want so many things NOW. But we don't think about the necessary steps it takes to get us to that point. Praying, Scripture Study, Service... etc. With these necessary steps we fail to progress and move forward in life. As humbling as this experience was for me I am grateful for the life lessons we are given to help us grow and develop. The whole point in me sharing this humbling experience in church was that there are necessary steps for us to take in life to help us reach our ultimate goal of returning to our Father in Heaven. Just like you have to push the clutch in, have the car in gear, and foot off the brake! We need Prayer, Service and to live a virtuous lifestyle. All I could think about was getting out of that hot garage so I wasn't focusing on what I needed to do to get there. It's common for us to do that in our own lives. If we don't take the necessary steps and build that relationship with our Father in Heaven then we won't progress in life ("get out of the hot parking garage!").