17 August, 2016 - Concerns of Fire from President Mullen

17 August 2016

Dear Brother and Sister Jewkes,

As you may have heard, a significant fire is burning north of San Bernardino in the Cajon Pass along I-15, which is beyond the merger of I-15 with I-215.  We write to asssure you that it does not threaten any part of the California Riverside Mission.  The southern edge of the Blue Cut Fire, as it is called, is about 25 miles north of our mission boundary.  The major cloud of smoke it is generating is blowing away from the mission toward the north.  The air quality in the mission is about the same as on other ordinary summer days.  A few individuals on the north edge of the mission have reported a minor smell of smoke, but we have clear blue skies.

Again, we assure you of our love and primary concern for the health and safety of our missionaries. We express our gratitude to you for sharing Elder Jewkes with us in the missionary work of the California Riverside Mission.

Faithfully Yours,

President John H. Mullen and Sister Jana L. Mullen