week 2

Hey How is everything going at home i hope everything is well, and in New York. Everything here is starting to pick up. Elder Henley is helping a ton, it is amazing i never thought i would actually be out here doing this and being able to talk to random people about the gospel. But here i am, so there isn't anything worse than being sick, except for being sick on your mission, over conference and easter weekend ya talk about fun, i had the flu!! Good for me i have an awesome comp that i can tell loves me and an amazing area. One of the members Bro. Clark brought some gatoraid and medicine over which was very nice. But i felt really bad cause we had to miss Priesthood session because i was throwing up everywhere, but thanks to Brother Clark he recorded it on a CD and gave it to us so ya a way nice guy.
So this week i found out how much people like to bash with you and they really don't know what they are talking about, the baptist preachers tell them what to say and what they think we believe. you always know that it is false when they mention this Joe Smith guy.. And they do not listen just put words in your mouth. We had a Crazy experience on Friday when we have been trying this house for a while, just since i have been here i think we have knocked on this door like three times, but on friday she finally answered and she told us she does not believe in mormons. so we asked why not and all of those questions. She answered she doesn't believe in the plural marriage and marrying your kids and weird stuff like that when we told her that we did not believe in that either she said " well i like Marie Osmond and what she stands for so come back tomorrow and if you can convince me you have a deal." Kind of a shock, but we went back and she wasn't there.
SO Conference was way good at least what i got to watch. it is crazy how much will stand out when you are focused on it and taking notes. President Cotterell told me as we keep a study Journal more knowledge will be reviled and i am really staring to find it true as i focus on the words of the lord. ya we had to watch it at the stake center and we had to bike there which is a 5 mile ride and that is rough when you are sick to!!
This week i finally saw some deer and let me tell you they are about the size of jake they are so small, and i see a lot of dead possums and a lot of geese. When i went on exchanges this past Thursday we stopped by a members home and he had a blown up picture of the Teton Mountains and man do i miss the mountains, oh what a sight they are. we have zero mountains here only little hills and tons of trees.
Well love you all
Elder Bradley Joseph Phillips

week 1‏

Hey so the first week has been kinda crazy i have no idea where everything is yet or who anyone is in that case! but everything has been good for the most part we do a lot of tracting and we meet a ton of nice people but everybody is strong in there own faith. but it is nice as long as we are busy and i like to be busy. so, so far so good the members are great in fact a lot of them are from Idaho and Utah so it is nice to relate to people. the members feed us fairly well so i can already tell i am gaining weight and our wards each have around 200 members so ya.but my area is not very redneck it is more like Logan! with a lot of Ghetto.. We have already been chased off of a farm and been critisied more than a few times oh and flipped off by an old lady so ya just enjoyable. And there are no side walks so we hug the edge and i have already almost been hit a few times cause the roads are not big enough. but we have two people with baptismal dates and hopefully two more tonight. yeah. i miss the mountains so much there are no mountains here only lots of trees and the weather doesn't make any sense it will rain in the morning then by 2 it will be 70 degrees or vis versa. so that is always fun and when it is cold it is cold cause of the humidity and when its warm its hot. tomorrow is the last day for suit coats so i am happy for that. i have some pictures to send but if you are sending a memory card then i will just send my memory card home and i would like a bigger family picture and maybe an album o and my adapter for my camera other than that i have been good i think i will be in this area for a couple months. i have placed 2 Books of mormon started being able to teach. i have been surprised i haven't seen any deer of turkeys yet but there is a lot of geese and a lot of waterfowl hunters so i like talking to them. sorry there isn't a ton to say it is only my first week and i will write some letters today love you lots
Elder Phillips

PuDdLeS & wEt StOcKiNgS‏

Hi guys! I just walked through a 5inch puddle in my clean stockings and shoes to email. J now I get to sit with cold feet, lol…..it is rainy and cold here! :’( where is summer!??? J are you excited for general conference! Geesh! I sure am! I can’t believe it is already here again!

No much has happened here. Yesterday Mike, Reshma, and Ashley were confirmed members of the church and received the Holy Ghost which was awesome. Ah it was so good. So now we are startin all over trying to find new investigators, since our 3 are now baptized. Its hard but good. J Next week is the last week of the transfer and I can’t even believe it….enough said. I am sure that S. Smith and I will be staying together another one J

I am sorry this is a boring one, I just don’t have much to say. We are having lots of fun being looney and tired, and pressing forward spreading the good word. I love you all so much and hope this finds everyone well and dandy. LOVES!



Sister Phillips

weekly‏

Hey fam. I don’t have much time but I will try to fit in as much as I can! The past weeks have gone so darn fast. This week I saw things no one wants to see and things that every one wants to see. It seems that as the weather gets warmer, the city gets scarier. But things are all good.

We were working really hard this week and didn’t get much of a break or even home on time. It was well worth it though when I was able to see the family (Mike, Reshma, Ashley; from Guyana) we’ve been working with get baptized yesterday. :D Oh my….. I don’t’ have any words to describe how incredible and beautiful it was. Every time we went over this week it was if they wanted to learn more and more, their desire increased each time. They just soaked up what we were teaching. It was so incredible. To see them all in white and be baptized was so awesome. The spirit was incredible. I was kinda going crazy in the way that the Relief Society pres called me the day before to teach the lesson lol. And the family also asked me to do the Holy Ghost talk. But they said that it was really good so I felt a bit better. They fed everyone at the baptism Indian food; roti and chicken curry. Oh my…..soooooo yummy! But it was so incredible.

Sadly, after the baptisme, Amos called and dropped us. :’( That is another story in itself which will prob well….maybe you could figure it out on your own. It’s why we have elders to teach the men. Sorry! I am out of time!!!! I love you all and will be back fast! J



Have a great week!

Sister Phillips