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1276. How to Assemble a Night Flight Kit By Carolyn Nicolaysen , in Meridian Magazine

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 I hope you won't need this, but it is really good to read, with amazing suggestions! How to Assemble a Night Flight Kit By  Carolyn Nicolaysen  · September 29, 2020 Authors note: You may be aware of the fires in the west. This week I spoke with the Stake Relief Society president in Medford, Oregon. The towns of Talent and Phoenix have been decimated. Over fifty families in one ward lost their homes and many others lost cars, businesses, and jobs. Many have damaged homes. People have been generous, and clothing is no longer needed. There are still many without permanent shelter while they rebuild, so there is no room for larger items to be stored. If you would like to help these families with basic needs, please contact me. I can help get the right donations to the right people.  August and September have been such a difficult time for so many as they have faced devastating wildfires, hurricanes, and even a very rare derecho in Iowa. What is a derecho? A derecho is a type of straig

1275. Update on the Renovation of the Salt Lake Temple! from Meridian Magazine

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  Search Newsroom Archive   Resources   Events   Contact   Headquarters (USA)   -   English 25 September 2020   -   Salt Lake City   News Story A Window Into Past, Present and Self: Salt Lake Temple Renovation Enters the Foundation-Strengthening Phase Sealing addition, north entrance, and underground facilities removed to make way for extensive excavation  People passing through Main Street Plaza on Temple Square can now look through the construction project fence windows and see some 170 years into the past. The extensive renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, now in its ninth month, has laid bare much of the foundation stone first set by pioneering Latter-day Saints when the temple was in its infancy in 1853. “It’s special to see those stones. It makes me think of the times in which the stones were laid, the resources that the Saints had during those times and the struggles they were going through,” says Andy Kirby, director of historic temple renovations for the Church. “Compare it to