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The coronavirus pandemic has made a remarkable impact on grocery stores and chain restaurants. In some stores, even here in Rexburg, many supplies are sometimes harder to find than a needle in a haystack. The immense increase in demand for many items like toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and certain foods have left consumers unsatisfied and distributors scrambling to meet that demand.

If living as an American family abroad isn’t enough of a unique experience, consider the lives of Eric and Darien Laird. They are currently living in Switzerland, where Eric works for Google, with their three children. Darien is now six days overdue with their fourth baby. They’re also having to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

During the Sunday afternoon session of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the president of the church, Russell M. Nelson, invited people of all faiths to participate in a world-wide day of fasting and prayer for Good Friday, April 10. President Nelson asked those to participate in the fast for the current pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus to be controlled, for caregivers to be protected, for the economy to be strengthened and for life to normalize.

During this pandemic of COVID-19 there are a lot of different worries and one of them is a short supply for blood. Since the spread of the virus, a lot of blood donors cancelled their appointments to go donate blood and the drop in donations was seen pretty quickly. Not only has this number dropped because of blood donors but also those holding the blood drives.

Now with the time we spend in our homes because of the stay-at-home order, we have more time to think and take some time to do some of the things we are passionate about. Mitch Mathews is a retired football player who played for the BYU Cougars and the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins. He is currently an entrepreneur and a motivational speaker.

Wow! What a weekend for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The April 2020 General Conference lived up to expectations that it would be unforgettable. In the October 2019 General Conference, Church President Russell M. Nelson announced this conference would be unlike any other previous conference and that if people prepared for it, the conference would be unforgettable. He encouraged Latter-day Saints to immerse themselves in the Restoration and the Book of Mormon.

Easter is almost here, and this can seem like it will be different than any past Easter. With the stay-home order there are a lot of people who will not be able to spend their time with loved ones or the community.

As the fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus continues BYU-Idaho Radio wanted to look at how it’s affecting animals and animal shelters.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has once again invited each of us to participate in this April's General Conference.