Show t- 'irV v j 'V : v ' J ' J ' i-- - ? r-s- W3 Section Thursday: April 102003 ' Pagel The Herald Journal Missionaries Justin Bsylss son of Qsiy and Dabby Bayiaa of MMa recently ratumad tan tbs PWuTtopioLDSMMon Karan Campbell of Providsnee racsntly ratumad from Jha Kentucky LoulsvNs LDS rB traaafsen son of Bart and of North Logan racantty ratumad from tha Oiagon Portland LDS Ms-io- n Ho apaaka at 1 pjn on Sunday April I ' Bantamfei JL Robarta aonor Biuoa and Kim Nats of Preston and Earl ind Bonnis Roberta of Colego Ward raoandy ratumad from tha California San Bernardino LDS Mark SaMam aon of Jsrry and Madonna Saltern of Logan has accepted a call to sonra In the Paraguay Asuncion LDS Mission He antan the MMonary Training Centra on Msy7 Nathan Buttara son of Darral and Marianne Buttara of SmRhfiald has accepted a call to sane In Ihe California Arcadia LDS mission Ho enters the MTC on April 30 J McLeod son of Stave and Kay of Mendon and Coray 8 McLeod of Ogden has aocepted a can to sens in the Bradto Saheson Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West LDS Mission He speaks at 1130 am Sunday in the Mendon Stake House Ha antan the MTC on April 16 Brooke Nielson son of Alan and Janese Nielsen of Hyrum recently returned from the Pennsylvania PhtadetpWa LDS Mission Jed Palmar son of Alan and Nancy Palmer has recently returned from the Alabama Birmingham LDS Mission Justin Italasano son of John and Sher- has accepted a cal to serve in the Kentucky Louisville LDS rie Italasano of North Logan Mission He enters the MTC on April 16 Jacob Welch son of Keith and Irene Welch of Franklin has accepted a call to serve in the Illinois Chicago LDS Mission He enters the MTC April 16 Brent StevensHerald Holmes Rotston III Journal winner of this year’s Templeton Award for science and religion explains his theories to a Utah State University audience Friday Paul Stuart Oteen son of Ray and Carolyn Olsen of Mendon has accepted a cal to sene In the Argentina Mendoza LDS Mb-- ' sion He enters the MTC April 16 Religion report God had a hand in evolution argues Templeton Award winner Faith discussions St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Chinch 795 E 800 North will sponsor informal discussions about the Catholic faith Tuesday evenings at 7 pm April 22 and 29 May 6 and 13 Anyone who is not Catholic but is seeking a deeper meaning in life or is just curious about the Catholic way of life is encouraged to attend Call 2 for Margaret Stepan at more information or just come and ' 753-765- see Short story contest Sunstone Education Foundation announces die 2003 Brookie and DK Brown Memorial Fiction Con- test whose entry deadline is June 30 The two categories in the contest are: short stories (under 6000 words) and short-sho- rt stones (under 1500 words) Entries must in some way relate to Saint experience theology or worldview Tb receive a copy of the complete' contest rules and fees 6 or call Sunstone (801) visit the website wwwsunstoneon- linecom This short story contest has existed for 29 years Past winners include Brady Udall Levi Peterson Linda Sillitoe Phyllis Barber and Margaret Latter-da-y 355-592- Young Stories are judged by prominent Mormon authors and professors of English The contest is administered by Sunstone and winners arc published in Sunstone magazine Almost Broadway First Presbyterian Church will ’ stage its annual fundraising talent show “Almost Broadway” at 7:30 pm Friday in the Caine Lyric Theater in downtown Logan Admission is free but free-wi- ll offerings will be accepted with all In the words of Charles Darwin Rolston said the process of evolution is slow blundering low and cruel Scientists who came along later would form other conclusions that make evolution sound ungodly Paleontologist Stephen Gould concluded that people are the result of an unplanned process Other biologists that Rolston quot-- ' ed other took a different tack and decided that much of life was inevitable It was written in the chemistry of the earth “Life was bound to arise under the prevailing conditions” said Nobel laureate Christian de Duve' VThis universe breeds life inevitably” said Nobel laureate George Wald Rolston said evolution has result Bv Sally H N Wright My church calling requires that at least twice a month my house is full 1 of d girls As my ward’s Achievement Days leader I plan activities for the girls to teach them about several predetermined topics including art health scholarship service' and family 10-an- I’d been dodging the family skills ' em World” ed in ever more diversity that the number df families of creaturcsha? increased through the ages only slightly affected by mass extinctions like the one that happened to the dinosaurs Those extinctions were like priming the twigs of a tree he said the results were temporary But Rolston said that chemistry alone is not enough to explain the progress of Ufe through the ages Sodium and chlorine will chemically bind to make salt he said and it will happen easily because the two elements are so reactive But carbon oxygen sulfur and nitrogen will not form a trilobite (a Paleozoic-er- a invertebrate) unless an salt-wat- er enormous amount of information guides the process Biology is not just about matter he said it’s about information that is passed through the generations in the genes Grates themselves are an improbable leap in evolution he said so are the moves that concentrated the genetic code in the nucle- - Kingdom one toilet ! topic mainly because I 125-year-o-ld Rolston’s USU lecture was held in conjunction with the Languages and Philosophy Department's course “Religion and Science in the Mod- he messiness of life makes it hard for some biologists to believe that a God is involved in it said Holmes Rolston III a new Temple- ton Prize laureate ami pioneer in environmental ethics who spoke at Utah State University last week But Rolston a professor of philosophy at Colorado State University told his listeners that “God could be dipping information into the world" He argued that there are a few leaps in evolutionary history that cannot be explained by chemical reactions alone He was named winner of the Templeton Prize in March and will receive if in May in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace The $1 million award is given “for progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual realities” skills proceeds going to the church This year’s theme is “How the West was Sung” with such songs as “Cool Water” “Redwing” “Riders in the Sky” “Don’t Fence Me In” "Yellow Rose of Texas " “Crazy” and a medley from the movie “Paint Your Wagon” among others Of the 65 or so cast members some 30 are Utah State University faculty retired faculty staff members or children of USU employees Many are members of the Logan church while others are friends of members or limply enjoy ' tinging and playing in die annual production' By JoLynne J Lyon features writer couldn't think of a truly novel and practical activity My girls mil have ample opportunities to baby-s- it and make scrapbooks and crafts and potato casseroles and I was hoping-tteach them something useful they might not otherwise learn Yard work could be useful I mused if they learned to say mow anp edge a lawn maybe even MY lawn I briefly wondered if car wishing could be considered a “family skill” and if making my vehicle shine would qualify as an “achievement” But I realized I might get calls from irritated parents accusing me of being a slave driver instead of an Achievement Days leader so it was back to toe drawing board (tee of the proposed activities in toe official Achievement Days booklet is learning how to do basic home repairs At the suggestion of a fellow feminist friend who is anxious for all girls to be capable and confident I decided we would learn about plumbing specifically toilets I apologetically asked my best plumber friepd known throughout northern Utah as “Alan the Plumber” if he would be willing to teaich my girls a few basic things about toilets and what problems they' could fix on their own before calling a plumber' Alan the Plumber’s response surprised and humbled me' Instead of turning down toe request or agreeing toll begrudgingly he said he would be pleased to share plumbing secrets with us ‘Yod see” he told me earnestly “I ' - W: r ' ' : ' -i! U' ! An LDS MEMBER'S PERSPECTIVE made a little promise about building the Kingdom any way I could Aiid if that means teaching your girls about toilets I’ll do it” It’s easy to look at church callings as hassles instead of blessings And it’s even easier to raise a hand to say you’ll sustain someone else in a church calling but never help out with the calling But building the Kingdom of God and being a blessing to associates by helping them become better people is noteasy Alan the Plumber does it anyway My Achievement Days girls left toe plumber’s workshop with a sense of reverence for indoor plumbing as well as the ability to unclog a toilet three different ways change a flapper and prevent a toilet from us the advent of sexual reproduction multicellular life animal soci- eties and language All of these steps happened because of information Rolston said and at some moments in evolution the information seems to come from nowhere it has no precedent He argued that it is up to theologians to explain where the information came from He argued that God is the “ground of being” the reason that there is something instead of nothing Life has progressed he said because it was boosted along the way “We must detect God in the improbabilities as well as the probabilities” Rolston said He argued that divine inspiration has happened in the world right down to the molecular level To him the genetic molecules amount to the brooding winds of the Spirit moving over the waters at a time overflowing It was a new experience and new skills for all of them and for me too It was all in a day’s work for a plumber with an eternal perspective In 1 Chronicles Chapter 29 King David asks his people “Who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?" His people ’immediately gave all they had to his cause — a temple — ' and then in Verse 9 “rejoiced for that they offered willingly because : with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy” The people of King David and Alan toe Plumber are great examples of building the Kingdom of God through generous service something we’ve all been called to do More than yard work car washing or even toilet fixing willingly offering service to others is a real family skill Sally H N: Wright la a mom freelance writer and LDS church member living In Brigham City She is one of a e writers whose number of columns appear in The Herald Journal In an effort to expose readers to a variety of viewpoints free-lanc- ' |