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There\u2019s no question that COVID-19 has made filming (and many other things) considerably more difficult. James Jordan took this still photograph a couple of days ago on the set of the Interpreter Foundation\u2019s \u201cWitnesses\u201d film project at \u201cThis is the Place\u201d Heritage Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Here is some new material for your enjoyment and edification that has recently appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlma 30-31\u00a0Two More Anti-Christs<\/em>,\u201d by Jonn Claybaugh<\/a><\/p>\n

Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Study and Teaching Helps: Lesson 27, July 6-12:\u00a0Alma 30-31 \u2014\u00a0\u201cThe Virtue of the Word of God\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Audio Roundtable:\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0Book of Mormon Lesson 27\u00a0\u201cThe Virtue of the Word of God\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Alma 30-31<\/a><\/p>\n

The Interpreter Radio Roundtable for\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0Book of Mormon Lesson 27,\u00a0\u201cThe Virtue of the Word of God,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0on Alma 30-31, featured Neal Rappleye, Jasmine Rappleye, Stephen Smoot, Spencer Marsh, and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from the 7 June 7 2020 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show, and trimmed of all extraneous interruptions.\u00a0 An archived recording of the complete show may be heard, at no charge and shorn of commercial and other breaks, at\u00a0https:\/\/interpreterfoundation.org\/interpreter-radio-show-june-7-2020\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And, just in case you missed the announcement:<\/p>\n

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\u201cPublication of Part 6 of Volume 3 of the Critical Text of the Book of Mormon\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Finally, in other good news, here are a few items that will fuel the indignation of certain critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>.\u00a0 They will eagerly seize upon these horrors for inclusion in their already bulging\u00a0Christopher Hitchens Memorial \u201cHow Religion Poisons Everything\u201d Files<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cChurch\u2019s COVID-19 relief now the largest humanitarian aid project in its history\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

In March, the church began sending an additional 15 trucks a week out of its Bishops\u2019 Central Storehouse in Salt Lake City. Over 16 weeks, the church has dispatched 240 truckloads beyond its normal capacity, with each truck carrying enough food to feed 1,400 people for a week<\/p>\n

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\u201cLatter-day Saints Expand COVID-19 Humanitarian Efforts: Bishop Causs\u00e9 highlights unprecedented global response in new video\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cChurch Donates $20k to Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: Donation \u201cnot a one-time thing,\u201d Elder Peter M. Johnson of the Seventy said\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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A bit older:\u00a0\u00a0\u201c\u2018Helping Hands\u2019 Volunteers from Six States Offer Help after Michigan Flooding: After Midland residents evacuated, volunteers from the Church spent their Memorial Day holiday offering some relief.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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From all the way back on 20 May 2020:\u00a0 \u201cGlobal Sacred Clothing Production Facilities Temporarily Produce Masks and Gowns: Facilities in five countries assist as Presiding Bishopric tours Salt Lake City plant during COVID-19 pandemic\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 Here is some new material for your enjoyment and edification that has recently appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: \u00a0 \u201cAlma 30-31\u00a0Two More Anti-Christs,\u201d by Jonn Claybaugh Come, Follow Me\u00a0\u2014 Study and Teaching Helps: Lesson 27, July 6-12:\u00a0Alma 30-31 \u2014\u00a0\u201cThe Virtue of the Word of God\u201d \u00a0 Audio Roundtable:\u00a0Come, Follow Me\u00a0Book 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