When devastation and catastrophe strike at your home, community and entire nation, where do you turn for comfort? Where do you turn for safety? In many cases, in Haiti, it is to the parking lot of the ward buildings at night. Fortunately the temperature is mild here with temperatures averaging around 84 in the daytime and overnight lows approaching the mid 70’s Fahrenheit. No rain has fallen here for some time, but the people ask us every day if there is any way we can get them a tent for their family.The rule here is for the people to stay outside of the Church building. Many of the members, however, gather each night in one of the larger classrooms and practice singing hymns. As this piece is being written I can hear the Saints in the room next to me singing, “Brightly Beams our Father’s Mercy.” It is impossible not to be moved by their faith." 
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