With nine different buildings from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Star Valley area and dozens of missionaries contributing to the organization throughout the world, the LDS Church has released new information regarding missionary service in response to the COVID-19 virus.

The information was stated as the following:

“Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ remains a sacred priority for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, even in the current circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor the spread of this condition and its impact on missionaries worldwide. We take very seriously the health and safety of our missionaries and of those they teach. We are adapting to constantly changing conditions.

Missionaries will continue to be called to serve and assigned to labor in missions worldwide. Missionary recommendations will continue to be received, and missionary assignments for worldwide service will continue to be made.

In addition, Church leaders are implementing some temporary adjustments to missionary service. Out of an abundance of caution, these changes include:

• Young missionaries with health issues and senior missionaries may be released from service.
• Missionaries who begin their service and are unable to travel to their assigned mission may be temporarily reassigned to another mission.
• To adjust for rapidly changing conditions, young missionary elders currently serving in missions within the United States and Canada who would complete their mission on or before September 1, 2020, may be released after they have served for 21 months.
• Some missionaries may be temporarily reassigned.”

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