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Happy Resurrection Day; Notre Dame; Grenoble Art Museum

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Our Church Week —We had our District Council missionary meeting on Friday.  The Elders came over to our apartment and we listened and participated in that together.  In this meeting we discuss ways that we can better serve the people in the towns where we live. It really is remarkable how much technology helps us as our District Leader lives 3 hours away from us.  Skyping saves us all travel time. Notre Dame —What a shocking and emotional week for France and the world to witness the burning of a National Cathedral and UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Its contributions from the 1200s to France and the world of architecture, history, culture and religion are magnificent.    Any fire is a loss.  A National Site has been severely damaged.  For the many in the nation and for many individuals, it is place of worship and they feel that specific loss.  Despite the secularization of France in 1905, there is a feeling of loss across the board for the religious art, architecture and Notre Da