Usually, the episode before General Conference is our big pre-game show. Not this time. Tons more fallout from COVID-19 on members of the church, this time for missionaries. All that, plus some great profile pieces and more on the Report! SIGNATURE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

If Mother Braids a Waterfall by Dayna Patterson

HEADLINES

* 0:00 Intro + Coronavirus Talk

* 14:45 First Presidency Temporarily Closes All Temples (Church Newsroom)

* 28:06 Guatemalan Latter-day Saint missionary in Mexico tests positive for COVID-19 (Deseret News)

* 29:27 Second LDS missionary has COVID-19; church expects more cases to come (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 31:03 Young Missionary Dies in the Dominican Republic (Church Newsroom)

* 33:02 The ‘First Vision’ most Latter-day Saints know little about (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 47:48 Church Offers New Options for Missionary Service (Church Newsroom) 30:37 Facing coronavirus travel bans, the Mormon church has chartered jets to bring thousands of missionaries home (Siobhan O’Grady, Washington Post)

* 52:58 When the MTC is your bedroom: Hundreds of Latter-day Saints are starting their missions at home (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 54:42 Returning Latter-day Saint missionaries reconcile early returns, adjustments to life (Cache Valley Daily)

* 57:39 For Mormons, a General Conference to remember--but let's leave our smugness at the door (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* 1:06:24 SUNSHINE

* Jenny: Emma done with school, Rae + Josh are married

* Brandt: Vice, "Dark Side of the Ring"

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