Prayers for those in the midwest

I just wanted to solicit everyone's prayers on behalf of those suffering from flooding, tornados, thunderstorms and other crazy weather. Several families we know from our ward in Des Moines have had flooded basements because of the huge amount of rain they have gotten recently. One family we knew rescued an elderly couple last Sunday from a creek that flooded a dip in the road- the tiny creek had swelled so high that it was pushing their car off the road. Other parts of the midwest are really suffering too- even worse than Des Moines- many people are without homes, water or power.

Having lived in Des Moines, we saw some AMAZING storms- and we didn't even see the bad ones. I have never seen rain like in Iowa- it is literally worse than stepping into a shower. In fact, the last day we were in Iowa on our recent trip (Sunday May 25th), we experienced the first of the series of storms they have suffered from this month. The power went out around 9pm- and was off until about 3am- so we were packing by candlelight!

You can't really tell how wet I am in the picture below- I was SOAKED just from running from the garage to the back portch of Olga's house! The only dry spot is around my waist (the lighter pink). We found out later that there was a tornado somewhere between Omaha and Des Moines. I am glad the storms weren't bad in the area on the 26th- they day we flew out of Omaha- but it was bad in Memphis, TN, our connecting city!

So- please keep those that are suffering with physical danger or damaged homes in your prayers!