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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Awesome

I'm so grateful to be a part of a church where the Temple stands strong and members are alive and that the Lords hand has taken control.

“There was great joy both for the leaders in Japan and the leaders here as we were finally able to report that every missionary is safe and accounted for,” said Elder David F. Evans, an executive director of the Church's Missionary Department, who also spoke at a press conference.

Around 200 missionaries are being evacuated to other missions north and south of Sendai but will remain in Japan. “We are moving them to very safe distances. Whatever the government is saying, we are doubling, we are tripling, that distance.” says Elder Jeffery R Holland.

There are approximately 125,000 Japanese members. All members are safe and accounted for except for three congregations.  “We know of no loss of life of a member of the Church yet. That doesn’t mean that we won’t learn of that, but we don’t know of any at this point and we’re very, very grateful for that,” said Elder Holland.

http://newsroom.lds.org/article/missionaries-moved-to-safer-areas-in-japan

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