Religion Calendar, Sept. 4 - Sept. 10 and more

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:53:03 +0000

The religion calendar, published each Saturday, lists community events of a religious nature. Items for consideration should be e-mailed by 5 p.m. Monday to religion@standard.net, or mailed to Religion Editor, Standard-Examiner, P.O. Box 12790, Ogden, UT 84412-2790.

Young Womanhood Recognition Awards

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:08:01 +0000

Young Womanhood Recognition Awards

The Young Womanhood Recognition Award is given to young women who through the Young Women's program have completed projects for personal growth and for church and community service.

Ambrie Taylor Bodily, 16, daughter of Brian and Tiffanie Bodily of Layton, is a member of the Layton 31st Ward. She attends Layton High School.

Vanessa Coburn, 16, daughter of Kent and LaDawn Coburn, is a member of the Shadow Valley Ward. She attends Ogden High School.

Missionaries

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:06:02 +0000

Deadline for submissions is Monday at 5 p.m. For more information, call 801-624-4244 or 801-625-4237.

Area church leaders: Giving vital to spiritual growth

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:42:02 +0000

OGDEN -- Sister Stephanie Mongeon, of the Mount Benedict Monastery, has the perfect solution for all those who are unhappy with their current body image -- serve others.

Pastor explains members' decision to change affiliations

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:42:04 +0000

ROY -- A church here has become the first Utah Lutheran congregation to separate itself from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America over a vote last year to allow gay clergy to practice while in committed relationships.

Mormon church, Jewish leaders tackle proxy baptism

mprice — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:41:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous baptism by proxy.

LDS Church, China reach agreement

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:35:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday that its members in China will be able to live their religion openly and comfortably while keeping their lives in accordance with Chinese law.

Mormon official, gunman killed in Calif. shootings

jmmiller — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:05:10 +0000

VISALIA, Calif. — Police are seeking clues in the fatal shooting of a lay bishop at a Mormon church by a man who was killed in an ensuing confrontation with officers.

LDS bishop killed in Vasalia, California

tchristensen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:51:35 +0000

FRESNO, Calif. — A Mormon bishop in Visalia was killed Sunday when a man entered the church complex, asked for the church's leader and then shot him, police said. The suspect later called police, who found the man a short time later in a central Visalia neighborhood and fatally shot him.

LDS stake beautifies cemetery, monument, park, road

hburton — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:31:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Four community areas received a face lift Saturday from volunteers with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Pleasant View South Stake.

Religion Calendar, Aug. 28-Sept.3 and more

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:29:02 +0000

Prayer is an internal event between you and God

tchristensen — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:39:01 +0000

Jesus taught, "When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen." (Matthew 6)

Elim Lutheran Church plans special healing service

tchristensen — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:35:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Anyone who feels a need for physical, spiritual or emotional healing is invited to participate in a special healing service outdoors on the front lawn at Elim Lutheran Church this Sunday.

Charter service planned

tchristensen — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:31:01 +0000

ROY -- North Central Baptist Church of Roy is inviting the public to its charter service Sunday. The church is at 5798 S. 1900 West, behind Auto Zone.

Learn about your roots for free

tchristensen — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:29:01 +0000

OGDEN - Free is key.

Man who performed baptisms sues LDS church

jmmiller — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:27:27 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY — A Las Vegas man injured while performing submersion baptisms in the name of the dead has sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for medical expenses.

Ground zero's boundaries evolve in mosque debate

jmmiller — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:40:44 +0000

NEW YORK — The furor over how close is too close to ground zero for a planned Islamic center and mosque has raised a simple question nine years after Sept. 11: Where exactly is ground zero?

MT sect leader waives extradition on rape charge

mprice — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:53:02 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. -- The leader of a Montana religious sect arrested last week in Wyoming has waived extradition to Utah, where he faces charges of raping a 15-year-old girl.

Religion Calendar, Aug. 21-27 and more

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:04:01 +0000

Religion update

pchallis — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:15:01 +0000

Faith hike Sunday in Wheeler Canyon