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How writing a letter can help preserve your legacy

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At some point in our life, many of us think about the kind of legacy we would like to leave behind or the things we want our loved ones to know.

And what better way to communicate these thoughts and desires than through a letter, which is exactly how some people are choosing to pass on their life lessons and values to the next generation? Jay Sherwin, the founder of the Life Reflections Project joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

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