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For more than a week, cleanup has been underway at the Yigo Guam Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Typhoon Mawar hit the island of Guam on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
Missionaries and local Latter-day Saints have been working with the Salvation Army and the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities in Guam to distribute water and food to those in need.
Flooding saturated the carpets and some furniture inside the Yigo temple and at a nearby meetinghouse. The typhoon also damaged trees and other landscaping on the temple grounds. The temple did not sustain any structural damage, but it will be closed for repairs because of typhoon damage throuogh July 24.
“Everyone was all set to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the temple when the storm moved in,” said Sister Cyndi Burtenshaw, who is serving as a Church communication missionary in the Micronesia Guam Asia North Area with her husband.
The Yigo chapel and classrooms on property adjacent to the temple were damaged by the flooding. The Yigo and Barrigada chapels have no power or water and remain closed. Members and missionaries came to help remove the water from the carpets and clean the floors and windows of the Yigo chapel. The youth worked with adults in vacuuming and removing wet carpets. The carpets that could be removed were taken out of the classrooms and laid over chairs to dry.
“The Talisay [Ward] and Talofofo [Branch] church building held a short sacrament meeting last Sunday, but they do not have power or water either,” said Sister Burtenshaw.
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