Japanese earthquake

As many of you have probably seen in the news, there was a powerful earthquake this last week in Japan. It was in the northeast part of Japan. It affected Tokyo, where Keiko, Taisei, and I were a few weeks ago, but did not affect Hiroshima, where we are now. We have friends in the area and are making efforts to make contact with everyone to make sure they are okay.

In church today, most of the talks were on the earthquake. One mother was talking about her daughter who is on a mission near the epicenter of the earthquake. It was a very emotional and spiritual talk. Her daughter is fine. Some of my friends at Keio said there houses took some pretty bad damage. The statue of Moroni on the Tokyo temple made a 90 degree turn. Given the possibilities, I haven't heard anything too bad.

We are all feeling very thankful to have a roof over our heads, food to eat, and our health. Please send your thoughts and prayers and any other assistance you can to those in Japan. Thanks.