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Show Thursday, September 25, 2008 Church Ne SPRINGVILLE HERALD What is Islam? Dr. Rex M. Rogers Islam is one of the world's great religions. The word Islam means "surrender" or "submission." "submis-sion." Followers of Islam are sometimes called Muslims. Mus-lims. Centered in Mecca, Islam focuses more than 1.2 billion Muslims on Allah Al-lah and Islam's principal prophet Mohammed. The country with perhaps per-haps the greatest population popula-tion of Muslims is Indonesia, Indone-sia, numbering about 175 million followers of Allah. About five million Muslims live in the United States. Mohammed was born in 570 A.D. and died at the relatively young age of 62 in 632 A.D. He considered con-sidered himself a direct descendant of the biblical Ishmael, Abraham's son by Hagar. The term Mohammed is not just a name, but a title like Pharaoh or Caesar. Mohammed means "The END OF SUMMER SALE: NOW 33 OFF Vinyl Now Available in C0L0RS red, green, bronze, white, almond, taupe y MX . CW 1,"'K., , . 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Christians should rec IIS 8MB Manuracwrers uu riiLe Triple Coat Low E Glass for energy efficiency! Qualifies for Energy Rebates Easy Clean Glass Multiple Brands & Models to choose from Lifetime Warranties Licensed & Insured In-House Installers Free Estimates Wood-Steel-Fiberglass 223-7052 www.rockymountainwindows.com ognize that not all followers follow-ers of Islam are fanatical fundamentalists and that Muslims do not all agree politically on a host of issues. is-sues. Muslims may be our neighbors who love their spouses, care for the children chil-dren and work hard in the local economy. But it is also important to understand that Islam and biblical Christianity are not the same, nor is Allah and the God of the Bible. Speaking the truth in love, Christians must always present Jesus who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Rex M. Rogers, Ph.D. in political science from University of Cincinnati, is a book author, synai- cated newspaper, consul- trmt and columnist in 95 npwsnaners in 33 states, and formerly president of Cornerstone University www.rexmrogers.com Special Education Extravaganza Mapleton Junior High will hold its second annual Special Education Extravaganza on Tuesday, Tues-day, Oct. 7, at the school, 362 E. 1200 North, Mapleton, Maple-ton, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be various track and field events, awards and a dance. Around 200 special education edu-cation students from the entire district will participate. partici-pate. Linda Lewis and Jo-Edan Jo-Edan Parker are directing the extravaganza! Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve ZJL Matthew Thatcher, son of John and Kelly Thatcher of Mapleton, has returned home after serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints in Johannesburg, South Africa. He will speak in church on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the Mapleton North Stake Center, 475 N. 1600 West, Mapleton. Local church news Grace Bible Pastor Derrick Smothers invites you to join them on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Grace Bible Church for a time of worship and teaching from the Word of God. Pastor Derrick will be teaching verse by verse through John. Grace Bible Church is a non-denominational church and they invite you to come worship our Lord and Savior just as you are. The church is located at 239 S. Main in Springville (The Little Brown Theater). Grace Bible Church offers a program for youth ages 12 through 18. Lighthouse Youth is a time of fun and learning God's Word for this age group. They meet Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. For more information call 491-8440. Eye Care Notes Eye Infections Dr. Traer Caywood Recently we have seen a surge in the number of eye infections. Hopefully, a reminder on how to avoid getting an eye infection will be helpful. The germs that cause eye infections need help getting into the eyes. Your own hands are the most common com-mon way for the germs to get there. Therefore, the first step in prevention would be to avoid touching your eyes unless you have just washed your hands. Many eye infections need treatment to avoid transmitting the infection to others. In our office we appoint patients calling Fly by the Wasatch Fault with GoogleEarth on YouTube The Utah Geological Survey Sur-vey (UGS) has uploaded a new and intriguing video about the Wasatch fault on YouTube. "The video is a great example of merging merg-ing technology and knowledge," knowl-edge," said Rick Allis, UGS director. "To our knowledge, knowl-edge, this is a first-of-its-kind video." The video is a 10-minute long 'flyover' of the Salt Lake City segment of the fault. It reveals the geologic story of the fault, and highlights high-lights features seen along the fault, potential hazards, and where the fault travels in the valley. . ll CI H Hit JH 1 eraraFi m W'w l-1; lfetfaal -j Easton Knight Folster has been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints in Buenos Aires, Argentina, North Mission. He will speak in church on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 at 9 a.m. in the LDS chapel at 1316 S. Main Street, Mapleton. He will enter the MTC on Oct. 1. Presbyterian Rev. Lesley Davies, of Louisville, Kentucky, will conduct services Sunday, Sept. 28, at Springville Community Presbyterian Church at 10:30 a.m., Fellowship Fel-lowship to follow. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Unitarian Utah Valley Unitarian Unitar-ian Universalist Fellowship Fellow-ship will hold a service, "Democracy, Superheroes and the Power of One," followed by a potluck dinner, din-ner, on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 4 p.m. at 245 S. 200 East, Springville. Child care and religious education for children chil-dren is available. For information infor-mation contact 853-5600. Website: www.uvuu.org Dr. Traer Caywood with an infection the same day. The project uses the technology tech-nology of GoogleEarth to provide a visually educational educa-tional and informative narrative nar-rative of the 240-mile long Wasatch fault. "We are hoping that school teachers, teach-ers, geologists, and other people interested in the Wasatch fault will use this resource," said Allis. To access the video, go to: http:geology.utah. aultflyby.htm or http:www.youtube.com watch?vDByPiCkznE0 or search "Wasatch fault" in YouTube. 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Many of the books are also for sale in the museum bookstore. Plan to attend story time at the museum of Saturdays at 11 a.m. You can also eat lunch with your young people peo-ple at the Atrium Cafe in the museum. Look out for fraudulent offers Francine A. Giani, executive exec-utive director of the Utah Department of Commerce, announced today that the division of Securities and Division of Real Estate are asking consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent offers in the face of economic eco-nomic uncertainty. "Consumers have been hit with shock and awe headlines from Wall Street over the past week," saif Giani. "The Department of Commerce wants Utahns to know that they can come to our agency with questions about whether an investment or real estate es-tate offer is legitimate to help safeguard their finances." fi-nances." "The meltdown on Wall Street has many investors concerned about their retirement re-tirement and brokerage accounts," said Keith M. Woodwell, director of the Division of Securities. "We encourage Utahns to contact our division to verify whether promoters promot-ers are properly licensed. In addition, we are alerting alert-ing investors to watch for fraud." Woodwell said we should be aware of those who attempt at-tempt to prey on fear and uncertainty in the stock market with offers of alternative al-ternative investments. The same principles apply ap-ply to challenging and booming economic times. While lower interest rates and the $7500 tax credit spell opportunity for Utah home buyers,' these may also attract fraudsters. Don't jump into a real estate es-tate deal or a foreclosure offer without doing your homework. The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. Linus Pauling |