ICE STORM

Wow, I am surprised I even made it to email today it has been so crazy. We tried to come earlier but the library was so packed because it now as Internet so everyone wants to use it. Sister Brown didn't really bring any rain gear here so we have been trying to look for stuff today. You def. need some rain boots and a rain jacket in Washington.

My new comp. Is sister brown. She is from springville, ut and is 22yrs. She is awesome but terrified to be out here lol! and It didn't help she came out when Olympia had its worst storm in 20 years. She did not like that! She is great though, she will be a great missionary!

This week has been hectic!!! But fun too! This ice/snow storm has turned everyone for a loop and of course no one here was prepared for it. Olympia was at the eye of the storm and got hit the worst. Wednesday was the first big snow storm (sis. browns first real day as a missionary-poor girl) and we were advised by our mission pres. to stay inside and not to drive. So we walked a few places around to members houses and visited them and then I was going stir crazy so we decided to dig our car out and go to the Latimers house. They made us a yummy Indian dinner and let us come stay warm at there house for a bit. Then Thursday was even worse. We lost our power around 10am. We were to stay at our house that day.

President was suppose to come interview sis. brown but he couldn't even get to us all the roads were closed with falled trees and telephone lines. So you know me and miss fearless to drive in the snow was determined to get our little malibu on the roads and we only got stuck once :D haha! We ate dinner that night in the dark with the skeens a family in the ward. The Wright family invited us over to stay with them because they had a gas stove. Power ended up coming back on at there house around 3am that morning-luckily!

Friday, Saturday and Sunday all we did was check on people, shovel snow and clean up the roads and peoples houses. I felt like a tornado came through Olympia there were just trees and power lines all over the place, even live wires just hanging down on the roads.

It was a little creepy at night. We ended up staying at the Wrights for 4 days and our power finally came back on late last night so we got to go home. Poor Sister Brown def. Got thrown into the worst of it. Hopefully it will go back to normal this week. Our bishop in 3rd ward still does not have power and 50% of 4th ward as well. It is just sooooo sad to see peoples housed ruined and cars with trees on top of them. Maybe this will humble the Olympians a little haha!

Well besides all of the natural disasters going on we did still come through with a baptism!!!!!! Tina Marshall was baptized and it was an amazing service. I was so pround of her and her desire to follow our Savior Jesus Christ. We gave her a reading assignment last week to read alma 32 and when we met with her on thurs. She said she was reading and came to vs. 16 and instantly she knew she was to be baptized and it was suppose to be this sunday the 22nd.

We were a little worried because the stake center was out of power as well, but it ended up turning on sat. night (feew). I was greatful everything turned out okay, the Lord def. helped us out with this one. We werent suppose to leave our house thursday but I knew we needed to meet with Tina and I am so greatful I followed the spirit and she was able be baptized.

Well I have to cut this one short.

I love you all and hope you have a great week.

Love,

Sister Phillips