Elder Kerr's first area of service is in the city of Meridian, Mississippi. He will be one of only 4 missionaries serving in this area. And right now as we speak it's 80 degrees in Meridian with 33% humidity. WOW, and when he left Utah on Monday it had snowed and was about 40 degrees. I'm sure it will be a short sleeved white shirt and tie day for the missionaries today. Meridian is the 6th largest city in Mississippi with a population of about 38,000 within the city limits and over 526,000 within a 65-mile radius. It's about 93 miles East of Jackson, Mississippi and 154 miles west of Birmingham, Alabama. The area is served by two military facilities, Navel Air Station Meridian and Key Field which provides over 4,000 jobs to the surrounding area. It was established in 1860 at the intersection for Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi. Previously inhabited by the Choctaw Native Americans.
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