SALT LAKE CITY — Masks will be required in temples because of the resurgence of COVID-19, according to a letter released Wednesday morning by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.President Russell M. Nelson and his counselors again urged vaccinations in the letter. They said previous church leaders made similar calls about smallpox in 1900 and polio in 1957."As cases of COVID-19 increase in many areas, we want to do everything possible to allow temples to remain open," the First Presidency said.

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